Commerce Department, International Trade Administration
In response to a request from Webb Wheel Products, Inc. (Webb), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a country-wide circumvention inquiry to determine whether imports of compacted graphite iron (CGI) brake drums from the People's Republic of China (China) are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain brake drums (brake drums) 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-570-174, C-570-175] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: In response to a request from Webb Wheel Products, Inc. (Webb), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a country-wide circumvention inquiry to determine whether imports of compacted graphite iron (CGI) brake drums from the People's Republic of China (China) are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain brake drums (brake drums) from China. DATES: Applicable January 27, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Justin Enck at (202) 482-1614 or Walter Schaub at (202) 482-0907, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On November 17, 2025, pursuant to section 781(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.226(k) , Webb filed a circumvention inquiry request  [ 1 ] alleging that CGI brake drums produced in China, including model number M328D557, produced by PanAsia CVD (HK) Limited (PanAsia), constitute later-developed merchandise that are circumventing the AD and CVD orders on brake drums from China, [ 2 ] and accordingly, should be included within the scope of the Orders. Due to a backlog of documents that were electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's Ant…
Citation: 91 FR 3435
