Certain Brake Drums From the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Türkiye: Countervailing Duty Orders

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <SUBAGY>International Trade Administration</SUBAGY> <DEPDOC>[C-489-854, C-570-175]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Certain Brake Drums From the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Türkiye: Countervailing Duty Orders</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> Based on affirmative final determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain brake drums (brake drums) from the People's Republic of China (China) and the Republic of Türkiye (Türkiye). </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> Applicable August 12, 2025. </DATES> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Charles Doss (Türkiye), Office III; telephone: (202) 482-4474; and Nathan James (China), Office V, telephone: (202)-482-5305; AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Background</HD> On June 18, 2025, Commerce published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> its affirmative final determinations in the CVD investigations of brake drums from China and Türkiye. <SU>1</SU> <FTREF/> On August 4, 2025, the ITC notified Commerce of its final determinations, pursuant to section 705(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), that an industry in the United States is materially injured within the meaning of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of imports of brake drums from China and Türkiye. <SU>2</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>1</SU>   <E T="03">See Certain Brake Drums from the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination,</E> 90 FR 26002 (June 18, 2025); and <E T="03">Certain Brake Drums from the Republic of Türkiye: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination,</E> 90 FR 26008 (June 18, 2025) (collectively, <E T="03">Final Determinations</E> ). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>2</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> ITC's Letter, Investigation Nos. 701-TA-729-730 and 731-TA-1698-1699 (Final), dated August 4, 2025. </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Scope of the Orders</HD> The products covered by these orders are brake drums from China and Türkiye. For a complete description of the scope of these orders, <E T="03">see</E> the appendix to this notice. <HD SOURCE="HD1">Countervailing Duty Orders</HD> Based on the affirmative final determinations by the ITC that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of subsidized imports of brake drums from China and Türkiye, <SU>3</SU> <FTREF/> in accordance with sections 705(c)(2) and 706(a) of the Act, Commerce is issuing these CVD orders. Because the ITC determined that imports of brake drums from China and Türkiye are materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, are subject to the assessment of countervailing duties. <FTNT> <SU>3</SU>   <E T="03">Id.</E> </FTNT> Therefore, in accordance with section 706(a) of the Act, Commerce will direct CBP to assess, upon further instructions by Commerce, countervailing duties on unliquidated entries of brake drums from China and Türkiye, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after December 3, 2024, the date of publication of the <E T="03">Preliminary Determinations,</E> <SU>4</SU> <FTREF/> but will not include entries occurring after the expiration of the provisional measures period and before the publication of the ITC's final injury determination under section 705(b) of the Act, as further described below. <FTNT> <SU>4</SU>   <E T="03">See Certain Brake Drums from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination,</E> 89 FR 95744 (December 3, 2024); and <E T="03">Certain Brake Drums from the Republic of Türkiye: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination,</E> 89 FR 95740 (December 3, 2024) (collectively, <E T="03">Preliminary Determinations</E> ). </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposits</HD> In accordance with section 706 of the Act, Commerce intends to instruct CBP to reinstitute the suspension of liquidation of brake drums from China and Türkiye, effective on the date of publication of the ITC's final affirmative injury determination in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> , and to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of the Act, countervailing duties on each entry of subject merchandise in an amount based on the net countervailable subsidy rates below. These instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further notice. Commerce also intends, pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of the Act, to instruct CBP to require cash deposits equal to the amounts as indicated below. Accordingly, effective on the date of publication of the ITC's final affirmative injury determination in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> , CBP will require, at the same time as importers would normally deposit estimated customs duties on the subject merchandise, a cash deposit for each entry of subject merchandise equal to the subsidy rates listed below. <SU>5</SU> <FTREF/> The all-others rates apply to all producers or exporters not specifically listed below, as appropriate. <FTNT> <SU>5</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> section 706(a)(3) of the Act. </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Estimated Countervailable Subsidy Rates</HD> The estimated countervailable subsidy rates are as follows: <HD SOURCE="HD2">China</HD> <GPOTABLE COLS="2" OPTS="L2,nj,tp0,i1" CDEF="s200,20"> <TTITLE> </TTITLE> <CHED H="1">Company</CHED> <CHED H="1"> Subsidy rate (percent <E T="03">ad valorem</E> <ENT I="01">CAIEC Trailer Master Co., Ltd./Trailer Master CVS Inc</ENT> <ENT>* 446.83</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Shandong ConMet Mechanical, Ltd./Weifang ConMet Mechanical Products Co., Ltd</ENT> <ENT>* 11.94</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Guangzhou Joyhand Import & Export Co</ENT> <ENT>* 446.83</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Hebei Iruijin Auto Parts Co., Ltd</ENT> <ENT>* 446.83</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Henan Broad Top Metal Work, Llc</ENT> <ENT>* 446.83</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Henan Valiant Braking System Co</ENT> <ENT>* 446.83</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">HTS (Tianjin) Supply Chain Co., Ltd</ENT> <ENT>* 446.83</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Panasia CVS (HK), Ltd</ENT> <ENT>* 446.83</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Raw King Brake Parts Co., Ltd</ENT> <ENT>* 446.83</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Tianjin Textile Group Import and Export Inc</ENT> <ENT>* 446.83</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Xiamen Tinmy Industrial Co., Ltd</ENT> <ENT>* 446.83</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Xingtai Xunchiyoute Auto Parts Co</ENT> <ENT>* 446.83</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Yancheng Terbon Auto Parts Co</ENT> <ENT>* 446.83</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Yantai Hongtian Autoparts Co., Ltd</ENT> <ENT>* 446.83</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Zhejiang Firsd Group Co., Ltd</ENT> <ENT>* 446.83</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">All Others </ENT> <ENT>11.94</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE>* Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <HD SOURCE="HD2">Türkiye</HD> <GPOTABLE COLS="2" OPTS="L2,nj,tp0,i1" CDEF="s200,20"> <TTITLE> </TTITLE> <CHED H="1">Company</CHED> <CHED H="1"> Subsidy rate (percent <E T="03">ad valorem</E> <ENT I="01">EKU Fren ve Dok. San. A.S </ENT> <ENT>2.80</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Akkus Dokum San.Ve Tic.Ltd.Sti </ENT> <ENT>* 131.60</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Buyuk Eker Bijon Sanayi Ve Ticaret </ENT> <ENT>* 131.60</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Genk Otomotiv San.Dis Tic.Ltd.Sti </ENT> <ENT>* 131.60</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">All Others </ENT> <ENT>2.80</ENT> </ROW> <TNOTE>* Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences.</TNOTE> </GPOTABLE> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Provisional Measures</HD> Section 703(d) of the Act states that the suspension of liquidation pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect for more than four months. In the underlying investigations, Commerce published the <E T="03">Preliminary Determinations</E> on December 3, 2024. <SU>6</SU> <FTREF/> As such, the four-month period beginning on the date of the publication of the <E T="03">Preliminary Determinations</E> ended on April 1, 2025. Therefore, entries of brake drums from China and Türkiye made on or after April 2, 2025, and prior to the date of publication of the ITC's final determinations in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> , are not subject to the assessment of countervailing duties due to Commerce's discontinuation of the suspension of liquidation. <FTNT> <SU>6</SU>   <E T="03">See Preliminary Determinations</E> . </FTNT> In accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, Commerce instructed CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to countervailing duties, unliquidated entries of brake drums from China and Türkiye entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after April 2, 2025, the date on which the provisional CVD measures expired, through the day preceding the date of publication of the ITC final injury determinations in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> . 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