Steel Cylinders From China Keep Their U.S. Trade Duties
Published Date: 10/29/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. government is keeping special taxes on non-refillable steel cylinders from China because stopping them could hurt American businesses. These taxes, called antidumping and countervailing duties, help protect U.S. companies from unfair pricing and subsidies. This decision started on October 14, 2026, and means importers will keep paying these extra fees for now.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties Continued
The U.S. is continuing the antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CVD) duty orders on non-refillable steel cylinders from the People’s Republic of China, effective October 14, 2026. Commerce and the ITC found that removing the orders would likely lead to dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury to a U.S. industry, so the extra duties remain in place.
Cash Deposits Collected at Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect antidumping and countervailing duty cash deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of the covered non-refillable steel cylinders. This collection practice is effective as of October 14, 2026.
Protection for U.S. Cylinder Industry
Commerce and the ITC determined that keeping the AD and CVD orders is necessary because revoking them would likely lead to material injury to a U.S. industry. The continuation of the orders therefore maintains trade remedy protection for domestic producers of the covered non-refillable steel cylinders, effective October 14, 2026.
Which Cylinders Are Covered
The orders cover seamed (welded or brazed), non-refillable steel cylinders that meet or are produced to meet USDOT Specification 39, Transport Canada Specification 39M, or UN ISO 11118, and that are portable with water capacity from 300 cubic inches (4.9 liters) to 1,526 cubic inches (25 liters). Seamless non-refillable steel cylinders are specifically excluded. The merchandise is recorded under HTSUS numbers 7311.00.0060, 7311.00.0090, and may also enter under 7310.29.0025 and 7310.29.0050.
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