Commerce Department Issues Preliminary Results on Chinese Passenger Tire Review
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Date: 2026-02-11
The U.S. Department of Commerce has published the preliminary results of the 2023-2024 antidumping duty administrative review on certain passenger vehicle and light truck tires from the People’s Republic of China.
Background
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) started the review based on requests filed between August 5 and September 3, 2024. The review covers the period from August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024. It involves 20 exporters from China.
Delays
Several delays affected the schedule. Commerce tolled deadlines on December 9, 2024, by 90 days. Then, again on November 14, 2025, due to a government shutdown, deadlines were tolled another 47 days. A further 21-day toll occurred on November 24, 2025. On December 17, 2025, Commerce gave a 30-day extension for the preliminary results. The new deadline became February 5, 2026.
Scope of the Review
The order covers passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China.
Partial Rescission
Commerce rescinded the review for 16 companies. These companies had either no requests remaining or no reported entries during the review period. The list of these companies is in Appendix II of the notice.
Further, for three companies—Shandong Yongsheng Rubber Group Co., Ltd. (Yongsheng), Qingdao Fullrun Tech Tyre Corp., Ltd. (Fullrun Tech), and Shandong Duratti Rubber Corporation Co., Ltd. (Duratti)—Commerce reviewed Customs documents to determine if they had any entries. It found that Yongsheng had no knowledge of U.S. shipments and rescinded the review. It also rescinded the review for Duratti due to no suspended entries. However, Fullrun Tech was found to be part of the China-wide entity.
Methodology
China is classified as a non-market economy. Commerce used constructed export prices and normal values based on surrogate values in line with law and regulation.
Adverse facts available were used for two companies: Qingdao Transamerica Tire Industrial Co., Ltd. (Transamerica) and Shandong Haohua Tire Co., Ltd. (Haohua). This was due to failures in providing necessary information.
Separate Rates
Commerce found that three companies qualified for separate rates:
- Qingdao Transamerica Tire Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Shandong Haohua Tire Co., Ltd.
- Triangle Tyre Co., Ltd.
Fullrun Tech did not qualify and is part of the China-wide entity.
The China-wide rate remains 76.46 percent.
Preliminary Dumping Margins
The following are the preliminary estimated weighted-average dumping margins:
- Transamerica: 61.43%
- Haohua: 62.56%
- Triangle Tyre: 61.47%
Public Comment
Commerce invites case briefs within 21 days of publication. Rebuttal briefs are due five days after that. All submissions must include a table of contents and table of authorities. Parties must also provide a short public summary of each issue, not more than 450 words.
Hearings
Interested parties may request a hearing within 30 days of publication. Requests should be filed via the ACCESS system.
Assessment Rates
Commerce will direct Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess duties after the final results. Transamerica and Haohua reported the entered value of their sales, which will form the basis for importer-specific rates.
Where exporters were found to be part of the China-wide entity, liquidation will occur at the 76.46 percent rate. For Triangle Tyre, the assessment rate will be the average of Transamerica and Haohua.
Companies for which the review was rescinded, including Duratti and Yongsheng, will be assessed at the cash deposit rates at the time of entry.
Cash Deposits
After the final results, new cash deposit rates will take effect:
- For companies with a separate rate, that final rate will apply.
- Other companies will continue with the most recent cash deposit rate.
- The China-wide rate of 76.46 percent stays the same.
Final Results Expected
Commerce intends to issue the final results within 120 days from the publication date of the preliminary results.
Further Information
The full decision memorandum and materials are available on the Enforcement and Compliance ACCESS system at https://access.trade.gov.
—for the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration.
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