Subsidized Cylinders from China, India, Mexico Face U.S. Duties Probe
Published Date: 9/14/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. is starting investigations into special taxes on certain hydraulic cylinders and parts imported from China, India, and Mexico. This move aims to check if these countries are getting unfair government help that hurts U.S. makers. If proven, extra duties could be added soon, affecting import prices and trade starting September 8, 2026.
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 5 mixed.
Initiation of CVD Investigations
The Department of Commerce initiated countervailing duty (CVD) investigations into imports of certain linear hydraulic cylinders from the People’s Republic of China, India, and Mexico. The notice is dated September 8, 2026, and Commerce will make preliminary determinations no later than 65 days after initiation while the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will preliminarily decide injury within 25 days after receiving Commerce's initiation notice.
Products and HTS Codes Defined in Scope
The investigation scope covers linear hydraulic cylinders with steel barrels, a bore (inner diameter) of 25.4 mm (one inch) or more, and a retracted length of 101.6 mm (four inches) or more, plus specified steel barrels, piston rods, and parts attached to or imported with those barrels or rods. The notice lists HTSUS subheadings 8412.21.0015, 8412.21.0030, 8412.21.0045, 8412.21.0060, 8412.21.0075, and 8412.90.9005; the written scope description controls.
Number of Alleged Subsidy Programs per Country
Commerce found sufficient information to initiate CVD investigations on 21 alleged subsidy programs for China, 33 alleged programs for India, and 23 alleged programs for Mexico. These counts come from the petitioners' allegations and Commerce's initiation checklists.
Respondent Selection Using CBP Import Data
Commerce may select mandatory respondents and calculate company-specific subsidy rates; it will use U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) import data for respondent selection if the number of companies is large. CBP import data were released under APO on September 8, 2026, and parties wishing to comment on that data or respondent selection must do so within three business days of the publication date of the notice of initiation.
Scope Comment and Filing Deadlines
Interested parties may submit scope comments (public executive summaries limited to 450 words) by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 28, 2026, and rebuttal comments by 5:00 p.m. ET on October 8, 2026. All submissions must be filed electronically via Commerce’s ACCESS system and factual information in scope comments must be public.
Period of Investigation Set for 2025
Because the petitions were filed on July 29, 2026, Commerce set the Period of Investigation (POI) for each CVD investigation as January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. Data from that POI will be the basis for subsidy and other analyses in these investigations.
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