US Moves Toward Anti-Dumping Duties on Truck Tires from China
WASHINGTON — Truck and bus tires from China were being dumped in the United States at below-market prices, a potential step toward the imposition of duties, the Commerce Department announced Aug. 29.
In a preliminary determination, the department said the tires were being dumped at margins ranging from 20.87% to 22.57%. In a related preliminary finding in June, it said China also was unfairly subsidizing the products.
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The department said it would announce its final determination in the anti-dumping case no later than Jan. 17. It had previously said it would announce a finding in the companion anti-subsidy case on or about Nov. 10.
Any duties would be contingent on a final determination by the U.S. International Trade Commission that the domestic industry was being harmed. An estimated $1.07 billion worth of truck and bus tires was imported from China in 2015.
