# 2025-15781: China's Cheap Fences Face U.S. Dumping Charges and Tariffs

2025-15781, Temporary Steel Fencing From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, International Trade Administration published 2025-08-19, effective The period of investigation is July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15781
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-15781
- Title: Temporary Steel Fencing From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; International Trade Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 40332
- Published: 2025-08-19
- Effective: The period of investigation is July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

China's Cheap Fences Face U.S. Dumping Charges and Tariffs

## Summary

The U.S. says temporary steel fencing from China is probably being sold here for less than it should be, which isn’t fair to American businesses. This means extra duties might be added to these fences to level the playing field. The investigation covers sales from July to December 2024, and the final decision is taking a bit longer, so stay tuned!

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that temporary steel fencing from the People's Republic of China (China) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is July 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

## Effects PRIA read

- Preliminary Finding: Dumping of Chinese Fencing: cost, medium. The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily found that temporary steel fencing from the People’s Republic of China was sold in the United States at less than fair value for the period July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. This preliminary finding means extra duties might be added to imports of these…
- Preliminary Critical Circumstances Finding, in Part: cost, medium. Commerce made a preliminary affirmative determination of critical circumstances, in part, regarding temporary steel fencing from China. The investigation covers entries during July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
- Final Decision Postponed; Provisional Measures Extended: cost, low. Commerce is postponing the final determination and extending provisional measures in the investigation of temporary steel fencing from China. The investigation's period of interest is July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.

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## Sources
- [2025-15781 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/19/2025-15781/temporary-steel-fencing-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-preliminary-affirmative-determination-of)
- [2025-15781 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-19/pdf/2025-15781.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15781 (as of 2026-06-08).