US tire import duties case could take until March 2021

摘要

US-The US department of commerce has voted to initiate anti-dumping(AD)and countervailing duty(CVD)investigations into alleged dumping of passenger car and light truck(P/LT)tires from South Korea,Taiwan,Thailand and Vietnam.Petitions filed in early May by the United Steelworkers Union(USW)claimed that tire producers from these regions are dumping their products in the US at margins ranging from as low as 5.48%(Vietnam)to as high as 217.5%(Thailand).The CVD investigation will focus on Vietnam,Commerce said,in order to determine whether P/LT tire producers there are receiving unfair government subsidies or support.Commerce had reviewed testimonies submitted by both the USW and importers,tire wholesalers,tire producers and foreign government entities.