The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has decided to lower the tariffs imposed on OTR tires imported from the People’s Republic of China from September 1, 2013 – Aug. 31, 2014.
On Oct. 9, 2015, the DOC published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain pneumatic OTR tires imported from China. After analyzing comments received, the DOC decided to make changes in the weighted average dumping margins, which were published in the Federal Register.
The six Chinese exporters involved are still required to pay the tariffs, but will now pay a lower amount. The changes in weighted average dumping margins include:
| Xuzhou Xugong Tyres Co. Ltd. (or Armour Rubber Co. Ltd., or Xuzhou Hanbang Tyre Co. Ltd.) | Original Tariff New Tariff86.78% 65.33% |
| Qingdao Qihang Tyre Co. Ltd. | 99.36% 79.86% |
| Qingdao Free Trade Zone Full-World International Trading Co. Ltd. | 91.30% 70.55% |
| Tianjin Leviathan International Trade Co. Ltd. | 91.30% 70.55% |
| Trelleborg Wheel Systems (Xingtai) China Co. Ltd. | 91.30% 70.55% |
| Weihai Zhongwei Rubber Co. Ltd. | 91.30% 70.55% |
Additionally, the DOC has instructed non-examined separate rate companies to have a 70.55% tariff and the tariff for the PRC-wide entity will be 105.31%.
