Overhead Door Counterbalance Torsion Springs From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, in the Countervailing Duty Investigation

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 [C-570-187] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that critical circumstances exist, in part, with respect to imports of overhead door counterbalance torsion springs (overhead door springs) from certain producers and exporters from the People's Republic of China (China). Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination of critical circumstances. DATES: Applicable July 16, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel Smalley, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3456. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On October 29, 2024, Commerce received a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of overhead door springs from China filed in proper form on behalf of the petitioners, IDC Group Inc., Iowa Spring Manufacturing, Inc., and Service Spring Corp (collectively, the petitioners). [ 1 ] On November 25, 2024, we initiated this investigation  [ 2 ] and, on April 3, 2025, Commerce published its affirmative Preliminary Determination. [ 3 ] Commerce selected Foshan Nanhai Xulong Spring Factory (Xulong Spring) and Tianjin Wangxia Spring Co., Ltd. (Tianjin Wangxia) as the individually-examined r…