Certain Linear Hydraulic Cylinders and Parts Thereof From Canada, the People's Republic of China, India, the Republic of Korea, and Mexico: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
1. See Petitioners' Letter, “Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,” dated July 29, 2026 (Petitions).
3. See Commerce's Letters, “General Issues Supplemental Questions,” dated August 3, 2026 (First General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire); First Country-Specific AD Supplemental Questionnaires: China AD Supplemental, India AD Supplemental, Mexico AD Supplemental, and Korea AD Supplemental, dated August 3, 2026; Canada AD Supplemental, dated August 4, 2026; Second Country-Specific AD Supplemental Questionnaires: Second Canada Supplemental, Second India AD Supplemental and Second Korea AD Supplemental, dated August 11, 2026; “Second General Issues Supplemental Questions,” dated September 2, 2026.
4. See Petitioners' Letters, “Petitioners' Response to General Issues Supplemental Questions,” dated August 11, 2026 (First General Issues Supplement); First Country-Specific AD Supplemental Responses: China AD Supplement, and Mexico AD Supplement, dated August 6, 2026; Canada AD Supplement, India AD Supplement, and Korea AD Supplement dated August 7, 2026; Second Country-Specific AD Supplemental Responses: Second Canada AD Supplement, Second India AD Supplement and Second Korea AD Supplement, dated August 13, 2026; “Response to Second General Issues Supplemental Questions,” dated September 4, 2026 (Second General Issues Supplement).
5. See Notice of Extension of the Deadline for Determining the Adequacy of the Antidumping Duty Petition: Certain Linear Hydraulic Cylinders and Parts Thereof from Canada, the People's Republic of China, India, the Republic of Korea, and Mexico,91 FR 53848 (August 18, 2026) ( Initiation Extension Notice). After extending the initiation deadline by 20 days, the new deadline for initiation falls on September 7, 2026, which is a federal holiday. Commerce's practice dictates that where a deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the appropriate deadline is the next business day (in this instance, September 8, 2026).
6. See section on “Determination of Industry Support for the Petitions,” infra.
7. See First General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire; see also Second General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire.
8. See First General Issues Supplement at 3-20; see also Second General Issues Supplement at 3-12.
12. See section 771(10) of the Act.
13. See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F.Supp.2d 1, 8 (CIT 2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 688 F.Supp.639, 644 (CIT 1988), aff'd Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)).
14. For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis as applied to these cases and information regarding industry support, see Checklists, “Antidumping Duty Investigation Initiation Checklists: Certain Linear Hydraulic Cylinders and Parts Thereof from Canada, the People's Republic of China, India, the Republic of Korea, and Mexico,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists), at Attachment II, Analysis of Industry Support for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Certain Linear Hydraulic Cylinders and Parts Thereof from Canada, the People's Republic of China, India, the Republic of Korea, and Mexico (Attachment II). These checklists are on file electronically via ACCESS.
15. For further discussion, see Attachment II of the Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists.
17. See Initiation Extension Notice, 91 FR at 53848.
18. See Commerce's Letter, “Polling Questionnaire,” dated August 20, 2026.
20. See Petitioners' Letter, “Petitioners' Comments on Responses to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Polling Questionnaire,” dated August 31, 2026.
21. See Attachment II of the Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists.
23. For further discussion, see Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists at Attachment III, Analysis of Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Certain Linear Hydraulic Cylinders and Parts Thereof from Canada, the People's Republic of China, India, the Republic of Korea, and Mexico.
26. See Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists.
27. In accordance with section 773(b)(2) of the Act, for the Canada, India, Korea, and Mexico investigations, Commerce will request information necessary to calculate the constructed value (CV) and COP to determine whether there are reasonable grounds to believe or suspect that sales of the foreign like product have been made at prices that represent less than the COP of the product.
28. See Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists.
29. See Korea AD Initiation Checklist.
31. See, e.g., Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances,88 FR 15372 (March 13, 2023), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 5, unchanged in Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less-Than-Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances,88 FR 34485 (May 30, 2023).
32. See China AD Initiation Checklist.
36. See Korea AD Initiation Checklist.
38. See Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists.
40. See Petitions at Volume I (page 26 and Exhibit GEN-5); see also First General Issues Supplement at 3 and Exhibit GEN-5-Supp.
41. See Country-Specific Memoranda, “Release of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Entry Data,” dated September 8, 2026.
42. See Petitions at Volume I (page 26 and Exhibit GEN-5); see also First General Issues Supplement at 3 and Exhibit GEN-5-Supp.
43. See Memorandum, “Release of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Entry Data,” dated September 8, 2026.
44. See Regulations Enhancing the Administration of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Trade Remedy Laws,89 FR 101694, 101759-60 (December 16, 2024).
48. See section 733(a) of the Act.
54. See section 782(b) of the Act.
56. See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069 (September 29, 2023).
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