U.S. Keeps Taxes on Chinese Kitchen Shelf Imports
Published Date: 4/13/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. is keeping special taxes on kitchen appliance shelves and racks from China because stopping them could hurt American businesses. These taxes help stop unfair pricing and unfair government help from China. This decision started April 1, 2026, and means importers will keep paying extra fees to protect U.S. makers.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Duties Continue on China Kitchen Racks
The U.S. is keeping the antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CVD) duty orders on certain kitchen appliance shelving and racks from China. Effective April 1, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect AD and CVD cash deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of the covered merchandise.
Which Products Are Covered
The Orders cover shelving, baskets, racks (with or without extension slides), side racks, and subframes for refrigerators, freezers, ovens, and similar appliances, with specific size ranges and wire/sheet thicknesses listed in the notice. The merchandise is also identified by HTSUS statistical reporting numbers: 8418.99.8050, 8418.99.8060, 7321.90.5000, 7321.90.6090, 8516.90.8000, 8516.90.8010, 7321.90.6040, 8514.90.4000, and 8419.90.9520.
Glass-Surface Shelving Is Excluded
Shelving in which the support surface is glass is specifically excluded from these Orders. Imports of shelving with a glass support surface are not covered by the AD and CVD orders described in this notice.
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