The U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday announced new duties on trailers from Canada and Mexico after an antidumping investigation.
Commerce found van-type trailers imported from Mexico were sold at less than fair value and imposed preliminary antidumping duties ranging from 3.21% to 79.92% in addition to preliminary countervailing duties previously announced. The duties will also be applied to the antidumping and countervailing duties previously announced for van-type trailers imported from China and shipped to the U.S. through Canada.
"These preliminary determinations represent another meaningful step toward restoring fair competition in the U.S. trailer market," says Robert E. DeFrancesco, trade counsel to the American Trailer Manufacturers Coalition (ATMC), a group of U.S. trailer producers including Great Dane, Stoughton Trailers and Wabash.
"We look forward to working with the Commerce Department over the final phase of the investigation to ensure the American trailer manufacturers and their employees receive the full measure of relief and can compete on a level playing field."
