Federal Register #C-552-857

Preliminary trade determination concerning air compressors from Vietnam

The U.S. Department of Commerce issued a preliminary trade determination on qualifying air compressors from Vietnam, rather than a solicitation to buy equipment or services. - Government office: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Enforcement and Compliance. - Products under investigation: Stationary and portable electric-, gas-, or battery-powered reciprocating (piston) air compressors, oil-free or oil-lubricated, with integrated pressure vessels of 1–80 gallons and power ratings of 0.5–30 horsepower. No purchase quantities or part numbers are specified. - Relevant HTSUS subheadings: 8414.80.1615, 8414.80.1625, 8414.80.1635 (stationary) and 8414.80.1685 (portable). - Exclusions include rotary and dynamic compressors and specified low-output inflators without an integrated air tank or reservoir. - Named producers, exporters, and companies: Faraday Products Co., Ltd.; Fusheng Da Nang Branch (Production & Sales); Fusheng (Vietnam) Industrial Co., Ltd.; Jinfeida (Viet Nam) Co., Ltd.; Hongkong Sun Rise Trading Limited; Hybest-Vietnam, Limited Liability Company; TTI (Vietnam); Tu-Seiki Air Compressor Joint Stock Company; and Victor Auto Appliance Company Limited. MAT Industries, LLC is identified as the petitioner. Hongkong Sun Rise Trading Limited is identified by name but is not treated here as an OEM. - Preliminary subsidy rates: Reported rates range from 0.35% for Hybest-Vietnam to 74.39% for several companies; the all-others rate is 37.20%. - Notable context: The determination concerns countervailable subsidies on imports from Vietnam. The final countervailing duty determination is aligned with the companion antidumping determination.

Description

The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determined that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of stationary and portable air compressors from Vietnam. The investigation covers certain stationary and portable reciprocating air compressors, with details and exclusions specified in the notice. Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary determination. Commerce is aligning the final countervailing duty determination with the final antidumping duty determination, currently scheduled no later than February 10, 2027, unless postponed.

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