Federal Register #C-570-233

Preliminary trade determination concerning stationary and portable air compressors from China

The U.S. Department of Commerce issued a preliminary trade-remedy determination involving certain air compressors from China; this notice is not a request to buy goods or services. - Government agency: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Enforcement and Compliance. - Products covered: Certain stationary and portable reciprocating air compressors powered by electricity, gas, or batteries, with integrated pressure vessels of 1–80 gallons and power ratings of 0.5–30 HP. - The scope includes oil-free and oil-lubricated pumps, unfinished compressors, and compressors imported in packages or kits with accessories. - Rotary and dynamic compressors, and certain tankless inflators producing 1 CFM or less, are excluded. - Companies named: FNA (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.; Shanghai Aote E-Commerce Co., Ltd.; Shanghai Greeloy Industry Co., Ltd.; Suzhou Alton Electrical & Mechanical Industry Co., Ltd.; Suzhou Honbase Machinery Manufacturing (name truncated in the source); Taizhou Huanyang Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd.; Yancheng Dafeng Zhenlian Machinery; and petitioner MAT Industries, LLC. - Preliminary subsidy rates: 3.84% for FNA (Zhejiang) and the all-others category; 112.29% based on adverse facts available for the other listed companies. - Notable determination detail: Commerce aligned the final countervailing duty determination with the companion antidumping duty determination. The notice specifies no purchase quantities, product part numbers, or services.

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 China. The investigation covers products including certain electric-, gas-, or battery-powered reciprocating compressors with integrated pressure vessels, within specified capacities and power ranges; the notice gives detailed inclusions and exclusions. The period of investigation is January 1 through December 31, 2025, and interested parties are invited to comment. Commerce aligned the final countervailing duty determination with the companion antidumping duty determination, currently scheduled no later than February 10, 2027, unless postponed.

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