Commerce Department, International Trade Administration
In response to a circumvention inquiry request from Briggs & Stratton, LLC (Briggs & Stratton), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a circumvention inquiry to determine whether certain models of vertical shaft engines exported from the People's Republic of China (China) are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on vertical shaft engines between 99cc and 225cc, and parts thereof (small vertical engines) from China.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-570-124, C-570-125] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: In response to a circumvention inquiry request from Briggs & Stratton, LLC (Briggs & Stratton), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a circumvention inquiry to determine whether certain models of vertical shaft engines exported from the People's Republic of China (China) are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on vertical shaft engines between 99cc and 225cc, and parts thereof (small vertical engines) from China. DATES: Applicable July 11, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Hoadley, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3148. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On June 18, 2025, Briggs & Stratton, a domestic interested party, requested that Commerce initiate a circumvention inquiry to determine whether two models of vertical shaft engines produced in China by Chongqing Zongshen General Power Machine Co., Ltd. (Zongshen) are circumventing the AD and CVD orders  [ 1 ] on small vertical engines from China. [ 2 ] Briggs & Stratton alleges that these two models were developed after the initiation of the original AD/CVD investigations of small vertical…
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc and 225cc, and Parts Thereof, From the People's Republic of China: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders
Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc and Up to 225cc and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With Final Scope Ruling and Notice of Amended Final Scope Ruling Pursuant to Court Decision
Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc and Up To 225cc, and Parts Thereof, From the People's Republic of China: Affirmative Final Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders-Dual-Piston Engines
Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc and Up To 225cc, and Parts Thereof, From the People's Republic of China: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders-Dual-Piston Engines; Rescission in Part
Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc and Up To 225cc, and Parts Thereof, From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Circumvention Inquiry of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders-Dual-Piston Engines
Citation: 90 FR 30874
