Affirmative amended preliminary scope ruling - antidumping/countervailing duty order(s) on Certain Steel Wheels from the People's Republic of China: (A-570-082, C-570-083; Third-Country Case Numbers: A-549-082; C-549-083)

Re: Affirmative amended preliminary scope ruling - antidumping/countervailing duty order(s) on Certain Steel Wheels from the People's Republic of China: (A-570-082, C-570-083; Third-Country Case Numbers: A-549-082; C-549-083) 1. On 01/20/2026, Commerce issued an amended preliminary scope ruling that steel truck wheels manufactured by Leading Wheel Company Limited and exported from Thailand with nominal rim diameters of 22.5 and 24.5 inches are covered by the scope of the antidumping/countervailing duty orders on certain steel wheels from the People's Republic of China. 2. Specifically, Commerce preliminarily determined that steel truck wheels manufactured by Leading Wheel Company Limited and exported from Thailand with nominal rim diameters of 22.5 and 24.5 inches are covered by the scope of the orders because Leading Wheel failed to demonstrate that the discs and rims used to manufacture the steel truck wheels are manufactured in Thailand rather than China. 3. This preliminary scope ruling is applicable only to merchandise exported by Leading Wheel Company Limited. 4. Continue to suspend liquidation of entries of steel truck wheels with nominal rim diameters of 22.5 and 24.5 inches exported from Thailand by Leading Wheel Company Limited that are already subject to the suspension of liquidation in accordance with message 4297401, dated 10/15/2024. 5. For all entries of steel truck wheels with nominal rim diameters of 22.5 and 24.5 inches exported from Thailand by Leading Wheel Company Limited not already subject to the suspension of liquidation, CBP should suspend liquidation of: (i) shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 10/15/2024, and (ii) shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 11/04/2021. CBP shall require, for such entries, a cash deposit at the applicable rate(s) in effect on the date of entry. Commerce established a third-country case number(s) to allow steel wheels exported from Thailand to be properly reported as subject to the order on steel wheels from China (A-570-082, C-570-083) upon entry. Third Country: Thailand Case Number: A-549-082 Exporter: All Others Case Number: A-549-082-000 Cash Deposit Rate: 231.08 % Third Country: Thailand Case Number: C-549-083 Exporter: All Others Case Number: C-549-083-000 Cash Deposit Rate: 457.10 % The third country AD/CVD case number(s) above have been assigned for CBP purposes. 6. Entries of products covered by paragraphs 4 and 5 should not be liquidated until specific liquidation instructions are issued. Any such entries that are set for liquidation must be unset immediately. 7. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(l)(5), this instruction does not affect or otherwise limit CBP's independent authority to take any additional action with respect to the suspension of liquidation or related measures. 8. 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 OP:JW) 9. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur