Hangers from Cambodia Dodge China Duty Bullet, Commerce Says No Way
Published Date: 9/22/2026
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Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that steel wire garment hangers made in Cambodia using materials from China or Vietnam are trying to dodge existing import taxes. This means these hangers will likely face the same duties as those from China and Vietnam starting September 22, 2026. Companies involved should get ready for possible extra costs and new rules soon.
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Huge cash deposits for hanger imports
If you import steel wire garment hangers completed in Cambodia using Chinese- or Vietnamese-origin steel wire (or steel wire and paper accessories), U.S. Customs will suspend liquidation and require cash deposits for unliquidated entries entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after August 12, 2025. Commerce says it will generally instruct CBP to collect at the Vietnam rates: an AD cash deposit of 220.68% and a CVD cash deposit of 31.58%.
Certain Cambodian exporters barred from certifying
Commerce preliminarily found Alpha Hanger, Everbrit, and Kaining ineligible to certify that their hangers were produced using Chinese-origin inputs. Those companies cannot participate in the dual certification program and therefore cannot submit the certifications that would affect which duty rate applies.
New dual certification program and record rules
Importers, producers, and exporters of these hangers must submit importer/producer/exporter certifications and supporting documents to CBP (uploaded into DIS in ACE) at the time the entry summary is filed, or within 45 days for certain prior unliquidated entries. Those parties must keep supporting documentation until the later of five years after the latest entry date or three years after the end of any U.S. litigation about the entries.
Must convert prior entries and post deposits
For unliquidated entries of hangers from Cambodia entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after August 12, 2025 but made before this preliminary finding, importers must file a post-summary correction with CBP to convert those entries to AD/CVD entry types and report them under the identified third-country case numbers and post the required cash deposits.
Certified Chinese-origin entries face China AD rate
If both the exporter and importer certify in Commerce's dual circumvention certification program that the hangers were produced using Chinese-origin steel wire or steel wire and paper accessories, Commerce intends to direct CBP to suspend liquidation and require a cash deposit at the antidumping cash deposit rate established for hangers from China (under third-country case number A-555-918).
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