Legal & enforcement
U.S. sets preliminary AD rates on Chinese truck bed covers
Commerce preliminarily found that truck bed covers from China are sold, or likely to be sold, in the U.S. at less than fair value. Margins are 51.35% for Hangzhou Golden Sun Autoparts, 46.95% for Wenzhou Tianmao/Wenzhou Chaoming, 49.56% for the 15 listed separate-rate producer/exporter combinations and 107.58% for the China-wide entity, with cash deposits from October 1, 2026. The period of investigation is July 1 through December 31, 2025.
What changed
Golden Sun and Tianmao were individually examined; Commerce treats Tianmao and Wenzhou Chaoming Auto Parts as a single entity, and the 49.56% separate rate is a weighted average of the two calculated margins. The China-wide rate rests on facts available with adverse inferences.
Cash deposits are offset for subsidies found in the companion CVD case, so they are 51.17%, 46.77%, 49.38% and 107.41%; if CVD provisional measures expire first, CBP collects the unadjusted margins. Suspension of liquidation applies to entries made on or after October 1, 2026.
The scope covers shields of aluminum, steel, fiberglass, carbon fiber, plastic or water-resistant fabric, 45 to 75 inches wide and 55 to 100 inches long, in folding, roll-up, one-piece and retractable designs, plus hardware entered and invoiced with them or entered separately as a mounting kit.
Truck caps and goods under existing orders, such as aluminum extrusions, are excluded. The HTSUS line is 8708.29.5160, but the written scope controls. At Golden Sun's request, the final determination is postponed to no later than 135 days after publication and provisional measures are extended to up to six months.
What an import team should check
- Match the producer and exporter on each invoice to the rate table: rates attach to combinations, so Tianmao-made covers exported by Ruian Lingsheng take 49.56%, and unlisted Chinese companies fall under the China-wide rate.
- Compare width, length, material and configuration with the written scope, and check whether hardware ships on the same entry and invoice or as a separate mounting kit; truck caps and goods under the aluminum extrusions orders are excluded.
- Plan for cash deposits on entries from October 1, 2026, and ask your customs broker how the subsidy-offset rates would change if the companion CVD provisional measures expire first.
- Diary the final determination, due no later than 135 days after October 1, 2026, plus the deadlines for hearing requests (30 days after publication) and non-scope case briefs (seven days after the final verification report).