There definitely are two different portraits of the U.S. tire industry being drawn in the debate over antidumping and countervailing duties against passenger and light truck tires imported from China. Those pictures were drawn clearly during the recent hearing before the International Trade Administration that led to a decision to support substantial duties against those importing tire lines from China into the U.S. The International Trade Commission will make its determination July 14 on whether final duties will go into effect. In reality, there's really little doubt the Chinese government supports its manufacturers, so they can export the tires into the U.S. at below-market prices. The question, really, is whether anyone is being injured.
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