China Hand Trucks: Commerce Intends AD Duty Exemption for Multifunction Carts
The Commerce Department intends to exempt a multifunction cart imported by Positec from antidumping duties on hand trucks from China (A-570-971), it said in the preliminary results of a changed circumstances review (here). Positec is requesting partial revocation of the AD duty order for its patented WORX “Aerocart,” which can be converted from a dolly to a wheelbarrow. The domestic manufacturers that originally requested the hand truck duties do not oppose the request, according to Commerce. If Commerce finalizes its exemption in the final results of its changed circumstances review, it will add the following language to the scope of the AD duty order on hand trucks from China:
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“Excluded from the scope of the order is a multifunction cart that combines, among others, the capabilities of a wheelbarrow and dolly. The product comprises a steel frame than can be converted from vertical to horizontal functionality, two wheels toward the lower end of the frame and two removable handles near the top. In addition to a foldable projection edge in its extended position, it includes a permanently attached steel tub or barrow. This product is currently available under proprietary trade names such as the ‘Aerocart.’”
(Federal Register 03/03/15)