Tariffs & HTS
U.S. ITC affirmative sunset vote on Chinese boltless shelving
The ITC determined that revoking the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale from China would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to a U.S. industry. The determinations in these second five-year reviews were filed on September 24, 2026; the notice sets no new duty or deposit rate.
What changed
The reviews (Investigation Nos. 701-TA-523 and 731-TA-1259, Second Review) were instituted on April 1, 2026.
On July 6, 2026 the ITC found the domestic interested party group response adequate and the respondent group response inadequate, so it ran expedited reviews; only the response of Edsal Manufacturing Company LLC was found individually adequate.
The ITC later extended the review period by up to 90 days, finding the reviews extraordinarily complicated. Commissioner Samuel T. Negatu did not participate. The vote is a finding on what revocation would likely cause: the notice does not revoke the orders, restate their scope or change any rate. The Commission's views are in USITC Publication 5793.
What an import team should check
- Confirm with your customs broker that your shelving products match the scope of the existing orders on boltless steel shelving from China; the ITC notice does not restate the scope or HTS lines.
- Do not change AD/CVD deposit handling for Chinese boltless shelving on the basis of this notice; it sets no rates, so confirm current rates by manufacturer and exporter with your broker.
- Watch the Federal Register for Commerce's next notice on these orders, and read USITC Publication 5793 (September 2026) if you need the Commission's reasoning.