Notice of final determination in the antidumping duty investigation of Certain Mobile Access Equipment and Subassemblies Thereof from the People's Republic of China (A-570-139)

1. On 02/22/2022, Commerce published in the Federal Register (87 FR 9576) its final determination of sales at less than fair value in the antidumping duty investigation of certain mobile access equipment and subassemblies thereof from the People's Republic of China (China). 2. The products covered by this investigation are: The merchandise covered by this investigation consists of certain mobile access equipment, which consists primarily of boom lifts, scissor lifts, and material telehandlers, and subassemblies thereof. Mobile access equipment combines a mobile (self-propelled or towed) chassis, with a lifting device (e.g., scissor arms, boom assemblies) for mechanically lifting persons, tools and/or materials capable of reaching a working height of ten feet or more, and a coupler that provides an attachment point for the lifting device, in addition to other components. The scope of this investigation covers mobile access equipment and subassemblies thereof whether finished or unfinished, whether assembled or unassembled, and whether the equipment contains any additional features that provide for functions beyond the primary lifting function. Subject merchandise includes, but is not limited to, the following subassemblies: - scissor arm assemblies, or scissor arm sections, for connection to chassis and platform assemblies. These assemblies include: (1) pin assemblies that connect sections to form scissor arm assemblies, and (2) actuators that power the arm assemblies to extend and retract. These assemblies may or may not also include blocks that allow sliding of end sections in relation to frame and platform, hydraulic hoses, electrical cables, and/or other components; - boom assemblies, or boom sections, for connection to the boom turntable, or to the chassis assembly, or to a platform assembly or to a lifting device. Boom assemblies include telescoping sections where the smallest section (or tube) can be nested in the next larger section (or tube) and can slide out for extension and/or articulated sections joined by pins. These assemblies may or may not include pins, hydraulic cylinders, hydraulic hoses, electrical cables, and/or other components; - chassis assemblies, for connection to scissor arm assemblies, or to boom assemblies, or to boom turntable assemblies. Chassis assemblies include: (1) chassis frames, and/or (2) frame sections. Chassis assemblies may or may not include axles, wheel end components, steering cylinders, engine assembly, transmission, drive shafts, tires and wheels, crawler tracks and wheels, fuel tank, hydraulic oil tanks, battery assemblies, and/or other components; - boom turntable assemblies, for connection to chassis assemblies, or to boom assemblies. Boom turntable assemblies include turntable frames. Boom turntable assemblies may or may not include engine assembly, slewing rings, fuel tank, hydraulic oil tank, battery assemblies, counterweights, hoods (enclosures), and/or other components. Importation of any of these subassemblies, whether assembled or unassembled, constitutes unfinished mobile access equipment for purposes of this investigation. Processing of finished and unfinished mobile access equipment and subassemblies such as trimming, cutting, grinding, notching, punching, slitting, drilling, welding, joining, bolting, bending, beveling, riveting, minor fabrication, galvanizing, painting, coating, finishing, assembly, or any other processing either in the country of manufacture of the in-scope product or in a third country does not remove the product from the scope. Inclusion of other components not identified as comprising the finished or unfinished mobile access equipment does not remove the product from the scope. The scope excludes forklifts, vertical mast lifts, mobile self-propelled cranes and motor vehicles that incorporate a scissor arm assembly or boom assembly. Forklifts are material handling vehicles with a working attachment, usually a fork, lifted along a vertical guide rail with the operator seated or standing on the chassis behind the vertical mast. Vertical mast lifts are person and material lifting vehicles with a working attachment, usually a platform, lifted along a vertical guide rail with an operator standing on the platform. Mobile self-propelled cranes are material handling vehicles with a boom attachment for lifting loads of tools or materials that are suspended on ropes, cables, and/or chains, and which contain winches mounted on or near the base of the boom with ropes, cables, and/or chains managed along the boom structure. The scope also excludes motor vehicles (defined as a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways, but does not include a vehicle operated only on a rail line pursuant to 49 U.S.C. Section 30102(a)(7)) that incorporate a scissor arm assembly or boom assembly. The scope further excludes vehicles driven or drawn by mechanical power operated only on a rail line that incorporate a scissor arm assembly or boom assembly. The scope also excludes: (1) rail line vehicles, defined as vehicles with hi-rail gear or track wheels, and a fixed (non-telescopic) main boom, which perform operations on rail lines, such as laying rails, setting ties, or other rail maintenance jobs; and (2) certain rail line vehicle subassemblies, defined as chassis subassemblies and boom turntable subassemblies for rail line vehicles with a fixed (non-telescopic) main boom. Certain mobile access equipment subject to this investigation is typically classifiable under subheadings 8427.10.8020, 8427.10.8030, 8427.10.8070, 8427.10.8095, 8427.20.8020, 8427.20.8090, 8427.90.0020 and 8427.90.0090 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Parts of certain mobile access equipment are typically classifiable under subheading 8431.20.0000 of the HTSUS. While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes only, the written description of the merchandise under investigation is dispositive. 3. This proceeding has been assigned case number A-570-139. 4. For imports of certain mobile access equipment and subassemblies thereof from China, CBP shall suspend liquidation of such shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 09/30/2021. 5. Effective 02/22/2022, CBP shall require, for entries of certain mobile access equipment and subassemblies thereof from China from the exporter/producer combinations listed below, a cash deposit equal to the antidumping duty cash deposit(s) shown below: Exporter: China-Wide Entity Case number: A-570-139-000 Cash deposit rate:165.14% Exporter: Lingong Group Jinan Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd. Producer: Lingong Group Jinan Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-139-001 Cash deposit rate: 165.10% Exporter: Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co., Ltd. Producer: Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-139-002 Cash deposit rate: 31.54% Exporter: Hunan Sinoboom Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. Producer: Hunan Sinoboom Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-139-003 Cash deposit rate: 51.66% Exporter: Mantall Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. Producer: Mantall Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-139-004 Cash deposit rate: 51.66% Exporter: Noblelift Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. Producer: Noblelift Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-139-005 Cash deposit rate: 51.66% Exporter: Oshkosh JLG (Tianjin) Equipment Technology Co., Ltd. Producer: Noblelift Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-139-006 Cash deposit rate: 51.66% Exporter: Sany Marine Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. Producer: Sany Marine Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-139-007 Cash deposit rate: 51.66% Exporter: Terex (Changzhou) Machinery Co., Ltd. Producer: Terex (Changzhou) Machinery Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-139-008 Cash deposit rate: 51.66% Exporter: Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. Producer: Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group Fire-Fighting Safety Equipment Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-139-009 Cash deposit rate: 51.66% 6. For all other entries of certain mobile access equipment and subassemblies thereof from China, the following cash deposit instructions apply: A. For all China exporters of certain mobile access equipment and subassemblies thereof from China which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit will be the China-wide rate. B. For all non-China exporters of certain mobile access equipment and subassemblies thereof from China which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the exporter/producer combinations that supplied that non-China exporter. 7. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OI:AG.) 8. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur