Certain Steel Wheels 12 to 16.5 Inches in Diameter From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order and Countervailing Duty Order

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <SUBAGY>International Trade Administration</SUBAGY> <DEPDOC>[A-570-090, C-570-091]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Certain Steel Wheels 12 to 16.5 Inches in Diameter From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order and Countervailing Duty Order</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping (AD) order and countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain steel wheels 12 to 16.5 inches in diameter (steel trailer wheels) from China would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders. </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> Applicable March 13, 2025. </DATES> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Kate Fracke, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3299. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Background</HD> On September 3, 2019, Commerce published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> the AD and CVD orders on steel trailer wheels. <SU>1</SU> <FTREF/> On August 1, 2024, the ITC instituted, <SU>2</SU> <FTREF/> and Commerce initiated, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). As a result of its reviews, Commerce determined that revocation of the <E T="03">Orders</E> would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and countervailable subsidies, and therefore, notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins of dumping and subsidy rates likely to prevail should the <E T="03">Orders</E> be revoked. <SU>4</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>1</SU>   <E T="03">See Certain Steel Trailer Wheels 12 to 16.5 Inches from the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders,</E> 84 FR 45952 (September 3, 2019) ( <E T="03">Orders</E> ). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>2</SU>   <E T="03">See Steel Trailer Wheels from China; Institution of Five-Year Reviews,</E> 89 FR 62783 (August 1, 2024). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>3</SU>   <E T="03">See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews,</E> 89 FR 62717 (August 1, 2024). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>4</SU>   <E T="03"> See Certain Steel Wheels 12 to 16.5 Inches in Diameter from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order,</E> 89 FR 95179 (December 2, 2024), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM); <E T="03">see also Certain Steel Wheels 12 to 16.5 Inches in Diameter from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order; 2024,</E> 89 FR 95174 (December 2, 2024), and accompanying IDM. </FTNT> On March 13, 2025, the ITC published its determination, pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of the <E T="03">Orders</E> would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time. <SU>5</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>5</SU>   <E T="03">See Steel Trailer Wheels from China,</E> 90 FR 11995 (March 13, 2025) ( <E T="03">ITC Final Determination</E> ). </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Scope of the Orders</HD> The scope of the <E T="03">Orders</E> covers certain on-the-road steel wheels, discs, and rims for tubeless tires with a nominal wheel diameter of 12 inches to 16.5 inches, regardless of width. Certain on-the-road steel wheels with a nominal wheel diameter of 12 inches to 16.5 inches within the scope are generally for road and highway trailers and other towable equipment, including, inter alia, utility trailers, cargo trailers, horse trailers, boat trailers, recreational trailers, and towable mobile homes. The standard widths of certain on-the-road steel wheels are 4 inches, 4.5 inches, 5 inches, 5.5 inches, 6 inches, and 6.5 inches, but all certain on-the road steel wheels, regardless of width, are covered by the scope. The scope includes rims and discs for certain on-the-road steel wheels, whether imported as an assembly, unassembled, or separately. The scope includes certain on-the-road steel wheels regardless of steel composition, whether cladded or not cladded, whether finished or not finished, and whether coated or uncoated. The scope also includes certain on-the-road steel wheels with discs in either a “hub-piloted” or “stud-piloted” mounting configuration, though the stud-piloted configuration is most common in the size range covered. All on-the-road wheels sold in the United States must meet Standard 110 or 120 of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, which requires a rim marking, such as the “DOT” symbol, indicating compliance with applicable motor vehicle standards. <E T="03">See</E> 49 CFR 571.110 and 571.120. The scope includes certain on-the-road steel wheels imported with or without NHTSA's required markings. Certain on-the-road steel wheels imported as an assembly with a tire mounted on the wheel and/or with a valve stem or rims imported as an assembly with a tire mounted on the rim and/or with a valve stem are included in the scope of these orders. However, if the steel wheels or rims are imported as an assembly with a tire mounted on the wheel or rim and/or with a valve stem attached, the tire and/or valve stem is not covered by the scope. The scope includes rims, discs, and wheels that have been further processed in a third country, including, but not limited to, the painting of wheels from China and the welding and painting of rims and discs from China to form a steel wheel, or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the orders if performed in China. Excluded from this scope are the following: (1) Steel wheels for use with tube-type tires; such tires use multi piece rims, which are two-piece and three-piece assemblies and require the use of an inner tube; (2) aluminum wheels; (3) certain on-the-road steel wheels that are coated entirely in chrome. This exclusion is limited to chrome wheels coated entirely in chrome and produced through a chromium electroplating process, and does not extend to wheels that have been finished with other processes, including, but not limited to, Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD); (4) steel wheels that do not meet Standard 110 or 120 of the NHTSA's requirements other than the rim marking requirements found in 49 CFR 571.110S4.4.2 and 571.120S5.2; (5) steel wheels that meet the following specifications: steel wheels with a nominal wheel diameter ranging from 15 inches to 16.5 inches, with a rim width of 8 inches or greater, and a wheel backspacing ranging from 3.75 inches to 5.5 inches; and (6) steel wheels with wire spokes. Certain on-the-road steel wheels subject to these orders are properly classifiable under the following category of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS): 8716.90.5035 which covers the exact product covered by the scope whether entered as an assembled wheel or in components. Certain on-the-road steel wheels entered with a tire mounted on them may be entered under HTSUS 8716.90.5059 (Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled, parts, wheels, other, wheels with other tires) (a category that will be broader than what is covered by the scope). While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the subject merchandise is dispositive. <HD SOURCE="HD1">Continuation of the Orders</HD> As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that revocation of the <E T="03">Orders</E> would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce hereby orders the continuation of the <E T="03">Orders.</E> U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect AD and CVD cash deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of subject merchandise. The effective date of the continuation of the <E T="03">Orders</E> will be March 13, 2025. <SU>6</SU> <FTREF/> Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year reviews of the <E T="03">Orders</E> not later than 30 days prior to fifth anniversary of the date of the last determination by the ITC. <FTNT> <SU>6</SU>   <E T="03">See ITC Final Determination.</E> </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Administrative Protective Order (APO)</HD> This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby requested. 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