Commerce Recalculates the Great Chinese Truck-Bed-Cover Tariff Dispute
Published Date: 11/2/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce fixed some big math mistakes in their early decision about truck bed covers from China. This change affects Chinese exporters and could change the extra fees they might pay for selling these covers in the U.S. The updated decision applies starting November 2, 2026, covering sales from mid-2025 to the end of that year.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Assigned Dumping Rate for Ningbo Scarman
Commerce corrected a ministerial error and assigned the producer/exporter chain Ningbo Scarman Auto Parts Co., Ltd. / Ningbo Scarman International Trading Co., Ltd. a weighted-average dumping margin of 49.56 percent and a cash-deposit rate of 49.38 percent. This amended rate applies in the less-than-fair-value investigation covering sales from July 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025.
Retroactive Cash-Deposit Revision and Refunds
Commerce will revise cash-deposit collection and suspension of liquidation according to the amended rates and make the cash-deposit instructions effective retroactively to October 1, 2026 (the date of the Preliminary Determination). U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be instructed to issue instructions for requesting a refund of the difference between amounts of cash deposits already paid under the Preliminary Determination and the amounts due under this amended preliminary determination.
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