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Spare Tires From Cheng Shen Excluded From Taiwan Car and Truck Tire Duties, Commerce Says

Spare tires imported by Cheng Shen Rubber USA are not covered by antidumping duties on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from Taiwan (A-583-869), the Commerce Department said in a recent scope ruling. The three models of spare tires, which…

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Cheng Shen said “are used exclusively as temporary-use, spare tires for light trucks and may not be used as regular-service tires,” meet each of the four criteria for an exclusion for spare tires from the AD/CVD orders, Commerce said. They are marketed exclusively as temporary spare tires, are made in the size designations listed in the scope, have the words “temporary use only” or “spare” molded into the sidewall, have a tread depth below 6.2 mm, and do not have a UTQG rating molded into the sidewall, Commerce said.