Cambodian Steel Hangers Caught in a U.S. Trade-Duty Detour
Published Date: 11/6/2026
Notice
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 import taxes meant for hangers from those countries. Starting November 6, 2026, these hangers will face the same duties as if they were made in China or Vietnam. This means importers need to pay attention to these rules to avoid extra costs and delays.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 4 costs, 1 mixed.
Cambodia-made Hangers Treated as China/Vietnam
If you import steel wire garment hangers that were completed in Cambodia using steel wire or steel wire and paper accessories produced in China or Vietnam, those hangers are now covered by the existing antidumping (and countervailing) duty orders on hangers from China or Vietnam. This inclusion is applicable November 6, 2026.
Suspension and Cash Deposit From Aug 12, 2025
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will continue to suspend liquidation and require cash deposits of estimated antidumping or countervailing duties on unliquidated entries of the covered hangers that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after August 12, 2025. The suspension and cash deposit requirements will remain in effect until further notice.
Specified Cash Deposit Rates to Be Collected
For entries where both China and Vietnam orders could apply, CBP has been instructed to collect cash deposits at the Vietnam rates: an antidumping (AD) cash deposit rate of 220.68 percent for the Vietnam-wide entity and a countervailing duty (CVD) cash deposit rate of 31.58 percent for all other companies. For entries of Cambodia-completed hangers where the producer, exporter, and importer certify the inputs are Chinese-origin, CBP will collect the AD cash deposit rate applicable to hangers from China (case number A-555-918).
Dual Certification Program and Documentation Rules
Commerce implements a certification program that allows importers, exporters, and producers to certify that Cambodia-completed hangers were produced using Chinese-origin inputs so those entries may be treated under the China Order rather than the Vietnam Orders. Certifications and supporting documentation generally must be submitted to CBP at the time the entry summary is filed (or within specified 45-day windows for certain unliquidated entries), uploaded into the document imaging system (DIS) in ACE, and retained until the later of five years after the latest entry or three years after any related U.S. litigation.
Named Companies Ineligible to Certify
Commerce indicates that, as discussed in its preliminary materials, Alpha Hanger, Everbrit, and Kaining are ineligible to participate in the certification program (i.e., they cannot certify that entries were produced using Chinese-origin inputs).
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