# 2026-19519: Chinese Engines Busted Sneaking Past U.S. Import Rules!

2026-19519, Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc and 225cc, and Parts Thereof, From the People's Republic of China: Affirmative Final Determinations of Circumvention of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders-5C65M0 and BC70M0 Engines, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, International Trade Administration published 2026-09-24, effective 2026-09-24; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19519
- As of: 2026-10-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19519
- Title: Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc and 225cc, and Parts Thereof, From the People's Republic of China: Affirmative Final Determinations of Circumvention of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders-5C65M0 and BC70M0 Engines
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; International Trade Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 60587
- Published: 2026-09-24
- Effective: 2026-09-24
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-01

## In one line

Chinese Engines Busted Sneaking Past U.S. Import Rules!

## Summary

The U.S. Department of Commerce has decided that certain small engines (models 5C65M0 and BC70M0) made by a Chinese company, Zongshen, are sneaking around existing import rules. Starting September 24, 2026, these engines will face the same extra taxes as other similar Chinese engines to keep things fair for U.S. businesses. If you import or sell these engines, get ready for new costs and rules!

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of model numbers 5C65M0 and BC70M0 of small vertical shaft engines produced by Chongqing Zongshen General Power Machine Co., Ltd. (Zongshen) in the People's Republic of China (China) constitute later- developed merchandise that, when imported into the United States, circumvent the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain vertical shaft engines between 99cc and up to 225cc, and parts thereof (small vertical engines), from China.

## Effects PRIA read

- Two Zongshen Engine Models Made Subject to Duties: cost, medium. The Department of Commerce determined that Zongshen's engine models 5C65M0 and BC70M0 made in China are "later‑developed merchandise" that circumvent existing antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CVD) duty orders on small vertical shaft engines between 99cc and up to 225cc. As a result, these speci…
- CBP Must Suspend Liquidation and Require Cash Deposits: cost, medium. Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to continue suspension of liquidation and apply the applicable cash deposit rate to previously suspended entries and to require suspension of liquidation and a cash deposit of estimated AD and CVD duties for each unliquidated entry of Zongshen…

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## Sources
- [2026-19519 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/24/2026-19519/certain-vertical-shaft-engines-between-99cc-and-225cc-and-parts-thereof-from-the-peoples-republic-of)
- [2026-19519 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-24/pdf/2026-19519.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19519 (as of 2026-10-01).