Thursday, November 12, 2026

New AD/CVD Deposit Rates Filed for India Steel Bar and Chinese Mouldings; Commerce Opens Mexican Tank-Car Case

Commerce and the USITC filed nine trade notices for public inspection at 8:45 a.m. ET on November 12, 2026, scheduled for Federal Register publication on November 13. Three final reviews reset cash deposits on publication. A court-ordered recalculation cuts 2019–2020 solar-cell dumping margins for Jinko and Risen. Separately, Commerce announced on November 10 new AD/CVD investigations of railway tank cars from Mexico.

Bundled stainless steel bars and stacks of wooden mouldings in a dim industrial warehouse
New Deposit Rates Filed

Three final reviews set new cash deposits from publication

Status: filed, not yet in force. Commerce's International Trade Administration (ITA) filed three final administrative-review results for public inspection on November 12. Each sets new cash-deposit rates for entries made, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date. All three were signed November 6, 2026.

Timing: filed November 12, 2026, 8:45 a.m. ET, and scheduled for publication November 13, 2026. If they publish as scheduled, the new deposits apply to entries from November 13. Commerce says it will send liquidation (assessment) instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after publication, about December 18, 2026. If someone files a timely summons at the Court of International Trade, liquidation stays suspended while a statutory injunction can still be requested (within 90 days of publication).
India stainless bar: Venus Group30.92%
China mouldings: China-wide220.87%
Deposit start (if published)Nov. 13, 2026

Stainless steel bar from India (A-533-810), final AD results

Period of review: February 1, 2024, to January 31, 2025. The Venus Group receives 30.92%, based on adverse facts available. The group includes Atlas Stainless, Astrabright, Bahubali Steel Industries, Eurostahl Tech, Venus Metal Corporation, Venus Wire Industries, Precision Metals, Hindustan Inox and Sieves Manufacturers (India). The Laxcon group receives 0.00%: Laxcon Steels, Ocean Steels, Metlax International, Parvati and Mega Steels. Five non-examined companies receive 15.46%, a simple average of the two: Aamor Inox, Bhansali Bright Bars, Chandan Steel, Mangalam Alloys and Welspun Specialty Solutions. The all-others rate stays at 12.45%. Importers must file reimbursement certificates before liquidation. FR public inspection 2026-23083

Wood mouldings and millwork from China (A-570-117), final AD results

Period of review: February 1, 2024, to January 31, 2025. Bel Trade Wood Industrial Co., Ltd. Youxi and Fujian Tim Feng Manufacturing Co., Ltd. keep separate rates of 37.24%. The two mandatory respondents, Fujian Hongjia Craft Products and Nanping Huatai Wood & Bamboo, withdrew from verification. Commerce applied adverse facts available and found them part of the China-wide entity, so they now face 220.87%. Putian Yihong Wood Industry is also treated as part of the China-wide entity. Non-Chinese exporters without their own rate take their Chinese supplier's rate. (The countervailing-duty review of the same product was published separately on November 12.) FR public inspection 2026-23084

Chlorinated isocyanurates from China (C-570-991), final CVD results

Period of review: calendar year 2023. Heze Huayi Chemical Co., Ltd., the only company reviewed, receives a 18.71% subsidy rate, unchanged from the preliminary results. All other producers and exporters stay at the investigation's all-others rate of 10.81%. Where a producer and an exporter both have their own rates and the rates differ, the higher rate applies. FR public inspection 2026-23079

Court ruling cuts 2019–2020 solar-cell margins for Jinko and Risen

Status: Timken notice filed. Deposits change only for Risen; liquidation waits for appeals. In Jinko Solar v. United States (Consol. Court No. 22-00219; Slip Op. 26-133, October 29, 2026), the Court of International Trade sustained Commerce's third remand results. Commerce has now filed a notice that the judgment is not in harmony with the 2019–2020 final results, and it amends those results. The case is crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from China (A-570-979), for the period December 1, 2019, to November 30, 2020. FR public inspection 2026-23154

  • Jinko (collapsed entity): 4.76%, down from 20.99% in the August 2022 amended results.
  • Risen (collapsed entity): 0.00%, down from 12.24%.
  • Three non-examined companies get a review-specific rate of 4.76%, down from 14.79%: BYD (Shangluo), JA Solar Technology Yangzhou and Shanghai JA Solar.
  • Trina was found ineligible for a separate rate and is not affected.
Timing: the amended results apply from November 8, 2026. Commerce will send CBP a revised cash-deposit instruction only for Risen. Jinko, BYD and the two JA Solar companies already have later, superseding deposit rates. The entries involved stay enjoined while any appeal is pending. Commerce will order assessment only after a final and conclusive court decision, or if no one appeals.

Preliminary results: Chinese metal lockers and Malaysian silicon metal

Status: preliminary. Deposits change only at the final results.

Metal lockers from China (A-570-133)

Period of review: August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025. The sole mandatory respondent, Xingyi Metalworking Technology (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd., receives a preliminary margin of 64.36%. Commerce intends to rescind the review for ten other companies after the petitioners withdrew their requests. Those companies' entries would be assessed at the deposit rate in effect at entry, with rescission instructions no earlier than 35 days after publication. The China-wide rate stays at 311.71%. Case briefs are due 21 days after publication (about December 4 if published November 13). Hearing requests are due within 30 days. FR public inspection 2026-23150

Silicon metal from Malaysia (A-557-820)

PMB Silicon Sdn. Bhd. receives a preliminary margin of 0.00%. Even so, Commerce preliminarily decided not to revoke the order for PMB, because the company has not met the regulatory requirements for revocation. The all-others rate stays at 12.27%. Commerce plans to verify PMB's data before the final results. Case briefs are due seven days after the last verification report. FR public inspection 2026-23081

Conflict in the notice: the silicon metal notice gives the review period as June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025, in one place and as August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025, in the margin table. Check which period applies before you rely on it for entry-level assessment planning.

Chassis orders stay in place; NAFTA panel affirms lumber redetermination

Status: no current deposit effect. After the USITC's November 2 affirmative sunset determination, Commerce continued the AD and CVD orders on chassis and subassemblies from China (A-570-135, C-570-136), effective November 2, 2026. CBP will keep collecting cash deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry. The notice lists HTSUS 8716.39.0090 and 8716.90.5060, and imports may also enter under 8716.90.5010. The written scope controls. FR public inspection 2026-23177

Separately, a NAFTA Article 1904 binational panel issued a decision on November 6, 2026. It affirms Commerce's second remand redetermination in the original less-than-fair-value investigation of softwood lumber from Canada (USA-CDA-2017-1904-03). The notice does not mention any change to current deposit rates. FR public inspection 2026-23082

Commerce opens AD/CVD investigations of railway tank cars from Mexico

Status: these are allegations, not duty rates. On November 10, 2026, Commerce announced the initiation of antidumping (A-201-872) and countervailing duty (C-201-873) investigations of certain railway tank cars and subassemblies from Mexico. Commerce had extended the initiation deadline to November 9 to examine industry support. The petitioner is UTLX Manufacturing LLC of Chicago, which filed on September 30, 2026. It alleges dumping margins of 11.97% to 31.72% and subsidies above de minimis. ITA initiation fact sheet

  • USITC preliminary injury determinations: on or about December 4, 2026.
  • Commerce preliminary determinations, if the USITC votes affirmatively: CVD January 14, 2027, and AD March 30, 2027. Both can be extended.
  • Cash deposits would start only after an affirmative preliminary determination is published. The fact sheet does not list HTS numbers. The scope will appear in the Federal Register initiation notice.

New Section 337 complaint targets streaming devices

Status: complaint only. No investigation or exclusion order yet. The USITC filed a notice of a complaint by Truesight Communications, LLC (Docket No. 3950, filed November 9, 2026) over certain streaming devices and their components. Named respondents include Apple, Google, ASUSTek, BLU Products, Walmart, several Hisense companies (including a Mexican manufacturing unit), OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Tinno Mobile and several Xiaomi entities. The complainant asks for a limited exclusion order, cease-and-desist orders and a bond during presidential review. FR public inspection 2026-23178

Public-interest comments are due eight calendar days after publication. If the notice publishes on November 13, that falls on Saturday, November 21, so the next business day (November 23) should apply under the Commission's general last-day rule.

Action items

AD/CVD filers and customs brokers

  • Update deposit tables for entries from November 13 (if published as scheduled): India stainless bar (Venus 30.92%, Laxcon 0%, non-examined 15.46%), Chinese wood mouldings (37.24% separate rate, 220.87% for Hongjia, Nanping Huatai and Putian Yihong) and chlorinated isocyanurates (Heze Huayi 18.71%). 2026-23083 · 2026-23084 · 2026-23079
  • Confirm the publication date in the Federal Register before switching rates in ACE. Watch for CBP's ADCVD messages that carry the new instructions.
  • For India stainless bar entries, have reimbursement certificates ready before liquidation.

Importers of record

  • Wood mouldings importers sourcing from Hongjia or Nanping Huatai: budget for the 220.87% China-wide deposit on new entries, and review your exposure on open 2024–2025 entries once assessment instructions issue.
  • Solar importers with enjoined 2019–2020 Jinko or Risen entries: track any appeal of Slip Op. 26-133. Liquidation at the lower rates happens only after a final and conclusive decision. 2026-23154
  • Metal locker buyers sourcing from XMT: deposits do not change until the final results, but 64.36% signals possible future exposure. 2026-23150

Exporters, rail and logistics

  • Rail-equipment buyers importing tank cars or subassemblies from Mexico: plan for a possible CVD deposit after January 14, 2027 (subject to the USITC's December 4 vote). ITA fact sheet
  • Chassis importers: the orders on Chinese chassis continue, so keep current deposit practices. 2026-23177
  • Device importers named in Docket 3950: consider filing public-interest comments by the deadline. 2026-23178

FAQ

Do the new stainless bar and wood moulding rates apply to goods already entered?

No. The new cash deposits apply to entries made or withdrawn from warehouse on or after the publication date (November 13, 2026, if published as scheduled). Duties on entries from the 2024–2025 review period are assessed separately under liquidation instructions issued at least 35 days after publication. 2026-23084

Does the solar court ruling lower today's deposits for Jinko?

No. Jinko's current deposit rate comes from a later segment and supersedes the amended 2019–2020 result, so Commerce is not sending CBP revised deposit instructions for Jinko. Only Risen gets a revised deposit instruction. 2026-23154

Must I pay duties on Mexican railway tank cars now?

No. The investigations have only been initiated, and the 11.97%–31.72% figures are the petitioner's allegations. Deposits could start only after an affirmative preliminary determination. The earliest scheduled one is the CVD preliminary on January 14, 2027. ITA fact sheet

Will PMB Silicon's 0% preliminary margin end the silicon metal order for it?

No. Commerce preliminarily decided not to revoke the order for PMB, and deposits do not change until the final results. 2026-23081

Original sources and dates

  • Stainless Steel Bar from India, final AD results (FR Doc. 2026-23083; filed Nov. 12, 2026; publication scheduled Nov. 13): federalregister.gov · PDF
  • Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products from China, final AD results (FR Doc. 2026-23084; filed Nov. 12): federalregister.gov · PDF
  • Chlorinated Isocyanurates from China, final CVD results (FR Doc. 2026-23079; filed Nov. 12): federalregister.gov · PDF
  • Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells from China, court decision and amended final results (FR Doc. 2026-23154; filed Nov. 12): federalregister.gov · PDF
  • Metal Lockers from China, preliminary AD results (FR Doc. 2026-23150; filed Nov. 12): federalregister.gov
  • Silicon Metal from Malaysia, preliminary AD results (FR Doc. 2026-23081; filed Nov. 12): federalregister.gov
  • Chassis from China, continuation of AD/CVD orders (FR Doc. 2026-23177; filed Nov. 12): federalregister.gov
  • NAFTA Article 1904 panel decision, softwood lumber (FR Doc. 2026-23082; filed Nov. 12): federalregister.gov
  • USITC complaint, Docket No. 3950, streaming devices (FR Doc. 2026-23178; filed Nov. 12): federalregister.gov
  • ITA, Initiation of AD/CVD Investigations of Certain Railway Tank Cars and Subassemblies Thereof from Mexico (Nov. 10, 2026): trade.gov