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Importers of chassis from Mexico and Thailand get hit with duties
Commerce’s order puts new border costs on certain chassis and subassemblies from Mexico and Thailand. Importers must post cash deposits and pay duties, which can affect prices, contracts and downstream buyers.
For importers, this is the kind of trade decision that shows up in the invoice. The Commerce Department issued countervailing duty orders on certain chassis and subassemblies from Mexico and Thailand, and the orders are applicable June 18, 2026.
Comment deadline: within 30 days after publication Submit comments: https://access.trade.gov Effective date: June 18, 2026
That means covered shipments can now face extra duties when they enter the country, with the added cost likely to move through manufacturing and other supply chains that depend on those parts.
Why the duties landed
The order rests on affirmative final determinations by Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission. The ITC found that a U.S. industry is materially injured by subsidized imports of chassis and subassemblies from Mexico and Thailand.
That finding is the key that turns a trade case into a live cost. Once the order takes effect, importers of the covered parts have to account for the duty at entry, not later, which can change how contracts are priced and how margins are protected.
Where the cost can spread
The notice does not map every downstream buyer, but the pressure does not stop at the dock. Manufacturers that rely on the covered parts can feel the change in their own costs, and that can carry into finished products if buyers or suppliers do not absorb it.
Because the order covers certain chassis and subassemblies, not every vehicle or component automatically falls under it. The practical impact depends on what a company buys, how that merchandise is classified, and whether the added duty gets absorbed or passed along.
Agency: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce Docket ID: C-201-866 CFR parts: 351.211(b) Comment deadline: within 30 days after publication Effective date: June 18, 2026 Submit comments: https://access.trade.gov Contact: Jose Rivera • AD/CVD Operations • (202) 482-0842 • 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230