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$130.86 dumping margin hits Chinese van trailers
Commerce assigned the China-wide entity a preliminary margin of 130.86%, using adverse facts available because no respondent qualified for a separate rate. The case also reaches Chinese subassemblies routed through third countries, including Canada.
The Commerce Department preliminarily set a 130.86% dumping margin for the China-wide entity in its van-trailer case. That finding can trigger cash deposits and raise costs for importers if it holds.
- Commerce issued a preliminary dumping finding on Chinese van-type trailers.
- The case covers sales from April 1 through Sept. 30, 2025.
- The determination took effect June 15, 2026.
- In Washington, the Commerce Department preliminarily found that van-type trailers and subassemblies from the People's Republic of China were, or were likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value
- That is trade-law language for dumping, which can put imported products under extra scrutiny
In Washington, the Commerce Department preliminarily found that van-type trailers and subassemblies from the People's Republic of China were, or were likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value. That is trade-law language for dumping, which can put imported products under extra scrutiny.
The determination is effective June 15, 2026.
The price test
The case covers shipments during the period of investigation from April 1, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2025. Commerce's finding does not end the matter, but it does mark the agency's first official judgment on whether the pricing was unfairly low.
For importers, that kind of finding matters because it can shape the costs attached to future entries of the product if the case continues through the trade process.