The Department of Commerce published the Antidumping Duty Order and Countervailing Duty Order on truck and bus tires from the People’s Republic of China (China) in Federal Register on February 15, 2019 based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC).

In the final determination in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of truck and bus tires, the Commerce determined that Chinese exporters of truck and bus tires sold the subject merchandise at less than fair value during the period of investigation from July 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015, the weighted average margin for all the respondents who have separate rate qualifications is 9.00 percent, and the China-wide rate is 22.57%.

In the final determination in the countervailing duty investigation of truck and bus tires, the Commerce determined that Chinese exporters of truck and bus tires received countervailable subsidies during the period of investigation from January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015. The specific subsidy rates are as follows: