Temporary-Use Tires From China Not Subject to AD/CVD on Passenger Car and Light Truck Tires
In a scope ruling released May 7, the Commerce Department said that certain temporary use spare tires imported from China by Logistical Resource Development aren’t subject to antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Chinese passenger vehicle and light truck tires. It has reached similar decisions regarding temporary use tires from Taiwan and Thailand (see 2403120022) and 2401250038).
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In the ruling, Commerce considered “pneumatic rubber temporary spare tires for use on passenger motor vehicles in two sizes,” classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 4011.10. The AD/CVD orders cover passenger vehicle and light truck tires “with a ‘P’ or ‘LT’ prefix.” They also cover tires that don’t have either prefix, but only “as long as the tire is of a size that fits passenger cars or light trucks,” it said. Further, the orders exclude “new pneumatic tires” that are “of a size that is not listed in the passenger car section or light truck section of the Tire and Rim Association Year Book.”
The department said it considered the plain language of the orders and prior rulings to make its decision. Logistical Resource’s tires don’t have either the “P” or “LT” prefix, and they are pneumatic tires of a size not listed in the TRA Year Book, it said.