Commerce Department Announces June 2025 Scope Ruling Applications in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Cases

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On July 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, published a list of scope ruling applications received in June 2025 for antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) proceedings. These applications ask the Department to decide if certain products fall under the scope of AD or CVD orders.

List of Scope Ruling Applications

The following applications were submitted:

1. Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates from Japan (A-588-881)

  • Product: Flexographic printing plates.
  • Description: Contains 40-80% styrene polymer coating, 20-40% butadiene coating, 5-20% polymer resins and colorants, and 5-10% polyester substrate. These plates do not contain aluminum. They are flexible, made for flexographic printing presses, and are not used with lithographic presses.
  • Produced and exported from: Japan.
  • Applicant: Miraclon Corporation Ltd.
  • Date filed: June 4, 2025.
  • ACCESS scope segment: “Non-Aluminum-Based Printing Plates”.

2. Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and Parts Thereof from China (A-570-129/C-570-130)

  • Product: Walk-behind lawn mowers.
  • Description: Rotary lawn mowers, both self-propelled and push type. Powered by internal combustion engines under 3.7 kw, maximum displacement of 197cc. Assembled in Thailand with U.S.-origin engines and Chinese chassis. The cutting deck shell and blade parts are attached in Thailand.
  • Produced in and exported from: China.
  • Applicant: Daye North America, Inc. (DNA).
  • Date filed: June 6, 2025.
  • ACCESS scope segment: “DNA US Engines”.

3. Stainless-Steel Flanges from India (A-533-877/C-533-878)

  • Product: Ring-shaped components of measurement instruments.
  • Description: Made of various metals, these rings reinforce measurement instrument parts and connect the instrument to a flange. The products may have any of the following features: non-standard bore, hub, precision or stepped grooves, threads, chamfering, bolt holes, tapped holes, or non-standard neck length.
  • Produced and exported from: India.
  • Applicant: Pradeep Metals Limited, Inc.
  • Date filed: June 25, 2025.
  • ACCESS scope segment: “Ring-shaped Components”.

Process and Deadlines

This list shows applications filed but does not mean scope inquiries have started. The Department will accept applications or start inquiries within 30 days of filing. If the 30th day is not a business day, action will occur on the next business day.

If there are both AD and CVD orders for the same product from the same country, the inquiry will be on the AD proceeding record. The Department may apply a scope ruling country-wide or to specific companies.

Other interested parties must file an entry of appearance to participate. For more details on procedures, refer to the Scope Ruling Application Guide at https://access.trade.gov/help/Scope_Ruling_Guidance.pdf.

Notices of scope ruling applications may be posted before or after a scope inquiry begins. To check the latest information, visit the ACCESS system at https://access.trade.gov.

Parties can request to be on the service list for a specific order each year during the order’s anniversary month.

Comments and Contact Information

Comments on the completeness of this list can be sent to Scot Fullerton, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Operations, International Trade Administration, at [email protected].

This notice is issued under 19 CFR 351.225(d)(3).

Dated: July 22, 2025.
Scot Fullerton, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.


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