US Slaps Antidumping Duties on Chinese Float Glass Imports Today
Published Date: 4/6/2026
Notice
Summary
Starting April 6, 2026, the U.S. is putting extra taxes on float glass products from China because they were sold here at unfairly low prices, hurting American glass makers. This means importers will have to pay more, helping U.S. companies compete fairly. If you buy or sell float glass from China, watch out for these new costs and rules!
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 2 mixed.
Antidumping Duties Now in Effect
Starting April 6, 2026, the U.S. has issued an antidumping duty order on float glass products from China. Unliquidated entries of those products entered for consumption on or after July 15, 2025 are subject to antidumping duties equal to the amount by which normal value exceeds export price, subject to the timing exceptions described in the notice.
Large Cash Deposit Rates Required
Customs will require cash deposits at import equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margins published in the notice (for many named exporters 151.29 percent adjusted to about 151.27 percent, and a China-wide rate of 181.54 percent adjusted to about 181.52 percent). CBP will require these cash deposits effective on the date of publication of the ITC's final determination in the Federal Register.
Suspension Gap and Liquidation Window
Commerce instructed CBP to terminate suspension of liquidation for entries of float glass from China entered on or after January 11, 2026 through the day before the ITC's final injury determination, and those entries were liquidated without regard to antidumping duties. Suspension of liquidation and collection of cash deposits resumed on the date of publication of the ITC's final determination.
Which Float Glass Products Are Covered
The order covers float glass products made by floating molten soda-lime-silica glass on a tin (or similar) bath with an actual thickness of at least 2.0 mm and an actual surface area of at least 0.37 square meters (4.0 square feet). The notice also lists specific included assemblies and many explicit exclusions (for example, patterned flat glass Type II, wired glass, vacuum insulating glass, certain solar glass, framed mirrors without LEDs, and other listed items).
U.S. Industry Found Injured — Domestic Protection
The U.S. International Trade Commission found on March 26, 2026 that a U.S. industry is materially injured by dumped imports of float glass from China, and Commerce issued the antidumping duty order accordingly. The order imposes duties on those imports to address that injury.
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