• Effective Date: Aug 07, 2025
  • Period of Review: Oct 01, 2023 to Mar 31, 2024
  • Cite as: 90 FR 38730 • Cite date: Aug 12, 2025
1. On 08/12/2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register its antidumping duty (AD) order on certain brake drums (brake drums) from the People's Republic of China (China) (90 FR 38730). 2. Effective 01/29/2025, Commerce established third-country case numbers to accommodate entries of brake drums from China assembled in Mexico (see message number 5041405, dated 02/10/2025). Consequently, brake drums from China assembled in Mexico and subsequently exported to United States are considered subject to the AD order on brake drums from China. 3. The merchandise covered by this order is certain brake drums made of gray cast iron, whether finished or unfinished, with an actual or nominal inside diameter of 14.75 inches or more but not over 16.6 inches, weighing more than 50 pounds. Unfinished brake drums are those which have undergone some turning or machining but are not ready for installation. Subject brake drums are included within the scope whether imported individually or with non-subject merchandise (for example, a hub), whether assembled or unassembled, or if joined with non-subject merchandise. When a subject drum is imported together with non-subject merchandise, such as, but not limited to, a drum-hub assembly, only the subject drum is covered by the scope. Subject merchandise also includes finished and unfinished brake drums that are further processed in a third country or in the United States, including, but not limited to, assembly or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of this order if performed in the country of manufacture of the subject brake drums. The inclusion, attachment, joining, or assembly of non-subject merchandise with subject drums either in the country of manufacture of the subject drum or in a third country does not remove the subject drum from the scope. Specifically excluded is merchandise covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain chassis and subassemblies thereof from the People's Republic of China. See Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 86 FR 36093 (July 8, 2021) and Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order and Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 86 FR 24844 (May 10, 2021). The scope also excludes composite brake drums that contain more than 38 percent steel by weight. The merchandise covered by this order is classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading 8708.30.5020. The merchandise covered by this order may be classifiable under HTSUS subheading 8708.30.5090 when entered as part of an assembly. Subject merchandise may also enter under HTSUS subheading 8716.90.5060, 8704.10, 8704.23.01, 8704.32.01, 8704.43.00, 8704.52.00, 8704.60.00, 8708.50.61, 8708.50.6500, 8716.90.5010, 8716.31.00, 8716.39.00, 8716.40.00. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise covered by this order is dispositive. 4. For imports of brake drums from China, CBP shall suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 08/07/2025 (the date on which the International Trade Commission published its final determination in the Federal Register). Effective 08/07/2025, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the percentages for the exporter/producer combinations identified below. These cash deposit rates have been adjusted to reflect the appropriate subsidy offsets determined in the companion countervailing duty proceeding. Exporter: China-Wide Entity Case number: A-570-174-000 Cash deposit rate: 150.25 percent Exporter: Shandong ConMet Mechanical Co., Ltd. Producer: Shandong ConMet Mechanical Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-174-001 Cash deposit rate: 77.14 percent Exporter: Liaoning Hechuang CV Parts MFG Co. Producer: Liaoning Hechuang CV Parts MFG Co. Case number: A-570-174-002 Cash deposit rate: 77.14 percent Exporter: Ningbo Qingchen International Trade Co., Ltd. Producer: Hebei OE Auto Spare Parts Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-174-003 Cash deposit rate: 77.14 percent Exporter: Qingdao Jasmine International Trade Co., Ltd Producer: Longyao County Yiheng Auto Parts Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-174-004 Cash deposit rate: 77.14 percent Exporter: Qingdao Tordon Brake Co., Ltd. Producer: Shandong Lingang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-174-005 Cash deposit rate: 77.14 percent Exporter: Qiqihar Beimo Auto Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd Producer: Qiqihar Beimo Auto Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd Case number: A-570-174-006 Cash deposit rate: 77.14 percent Exporter: Shandong Haoxin Co., Ltd. Producer: Shandong Lingang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-174-007 Cash deposit rate: 77.14 percent Exporter: Shandong Hongma Engineering Machinery Co., Ltd Producer: Shandong Hongma Engineering Machinery Co., Ltd Case number: A-570-174-008 Cash deposit rate: 77.14 percent Exporter: Shandong North Autotech Co., Ltd Producer: Longyao Gucheng Automobile Parts Factory Case number: A-570-174-009 Cash deposit rate: 77.14 percent Exporter: Shanghai Winsun Auto Parts Co., Ltd. Producer: Shandong Longji Machinery Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-174-010 Cash deposit rate: 77.14 percent Third Country: Mexico Exporter: All Others Case Number: A-201-174-000 Cash Deposit Rate: 150.25 percent Exporter: Consolidated Metco, Inc. Producer: Shandong ConMet Mechanical Co., Ltd. Case number: A-201-174-001 Cash deposit rate: 77.14 percent 5. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OV: SF) 6. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur