# Federal Register #2026-23108

USITC Final Determination on Freight Rail Couplers and Parts from the Czech Republic and India

**Buyer:** International Trade Commission
**Posted:** November 13, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-23108

The U.S. International Trade Commission issued final trade-injury determinations concerning freight rail couplers and parts from the Czech Republic and India.
- **Government agencies:** U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC); the notice also references findings by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
- **Investigation details:** Cases 701-TA-775 and 731-TA-1759-1760.
- **Products at issue:** Freight rail couplers and parts imported from the Czech Republic and India; these are subjects of the investigation, not requested purchases.
- **Determination:** The USITC found that the imports materially injure a U.S. industry. Commerce found the imports were sold in the United States at less than fair value, and found imports from India were subsidized.
- **Procurement status:** This is an investigative determination, not a solicitation or contract award. No suppliers, OEMs, quantities, part numbers, or services are identified.

### Description

The U.S. International Trade Commission determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by imports of freight rail couplers and parts from the Czech Republic and India. The determination concerns imports found by the Department of Commerce to be sold at less than fair value, and imports from India found to be subsidized. The notice covers final investigations numbered 701-TA-775 and 731-TA-1759-1760. It reports that the Commission completed and filed its determinations on November 9, 2026.

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