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U.S. Finds Chinese Overhead Door Torsion Springs Sold Below Fair Value


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U.S. Finds Chinese Overhead Door Torsion Springs Sold Below Fair Value

On June 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced its preliminary findings in an important trade investigation.

The Department found that overhead door counterbalance torsion springs from the People’s Republic of China are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV).

Investigation Details

The investigation looks at torsion springs made in China. These springs are used to open and close overhead doors, including garage, warehouse, and trailer doors. The time frame of the investigation is from April 1, 2024, to September 30, 2024.

The U.S. Department of Commerce began this investigation in November 2024. On March 11, 2025, the Department delayed the preliminary findings until May 27, 2025.

Scope of the Investigation

The investigation covers helically-wound, counterbalance torsion steel springs with cones or similar fittings attached or sold with them. These springs must have a coil inside diameter of 15.8 mm or more, but not more than 304.8 mm, a wire diameter between 2.5 mm and 20.4 mm, and a length of at least 127 mm.

The springs may be made from any type of steel wire, of any shape, any winding direction, any end type, any coating, and may or may not have hardware attached. The investigation includes springs sold as part of kits.

Some products are not included, such as leaf, disc, extension, compression, and spiral springs.

Method and Margins

According to the law, Commerce looks at both company-specific and country-wide sales practices.

The Department used facts available with adverse inferences for the China-wide entity, including the main companies checked: Foshan Nanhai Xulong Spring Factory and Tianjin Wangxia Spring Co Ltd. This means these companies did not give required data and were not cooperative.

The estimated weighted-average dumping margin for most Chinese producers and exporters is 734.33 percent. For all other Chinese companies (the “China-wide entity”), the rate is 778.31 percent.

Affected Companies and Rates

Examples of producer/exporter pairs with the 734.33 percent rate include:

  • Suzhou Shunchi Hardware Co., Ltd / Chi Hardware Corporation Limited
  • Hangzhou Fuxing Spring Co., Ltd / Hangzhou Fuxing Spring Co., Ltd
  • Tianjin Gangzhen Auto Parts Co., Ltd / Hebei Meirui Metals & Minerals Co., Ltd
  • MFG Direct (Ningbo) Limited / MFG Direct (Ningbo) Limited

Full details are available in the Federal Register notice.

Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposits

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will suspend liquidation of these imports and will require a cash deposit equal to the dumping margin shown above.

If the related countervailing duty (CVD) investigation’s measures expire first, CBP will use the dumping margin without subsidy offset adjustments.

Next Steps and Comments

Interested parties may comment on the findings within 30 days of the notice’s publication. Rebuttal briefs are due five days after case briefs. Parties can request a hearing.

The Department of Commerce will make a final determination within 75 days of this preliminary announcement.

If the final decision is positive, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will decide if imports harm or threaten U.S. industry.

Full Details

The decision, including a description of products and full methods, can be found in the Federal Register, Volume 90, Number 104, June 2, 2025.

For more information, visit https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.


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