Commerce Probes Whether Canadian Spray Foam Dodges China Chemical Duties
Published Date: 7/23/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce is checking if spray-foam systems from Canada, made with parts from China, are dodging special taxes on certain chemicals from China. This could affect companies importing these products and might lead to new duties or rules starting July 23, 2026. The goal is to keep trade fair and stop sneaky moves around existing tax orders.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Imports Suspended; Cash Deposits Applied
Commerce has opened a country-wide inquiry on certain spray-foam systems from Canada assembled with Chinese-origin esters and has directed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue the suspension of liquidation for affected entries and to apply the cash deposit rate that would apply if the products were covered by the antidumping and countervailing duty orders. Commerce will also instruct CBP to begin suspension and application of cash deposits for unliquidated entries entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after July 23, 2026, and may instruct suspension for some entries before that date.
150- and 300-Day Decision Deadlines
Commerce intends to issue a preliminary circumvention determination within 150 days and a final determination within 300 days from the July 23, 2026 publication of this initiation notice, unless the inquiry is rescinded, extended, or otherwise changed. These deadlines set the timetable for when importers and exporters may face a preliminary or final finding affecting duties or scope.
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