TARIFF TRACKER
Commerce issues AD and CVD orders on temporary steel fencing from China
Commerce issued antidumping and countervailing duty orders on temporary steel fencing from China. Importers should review affected HTSUS subheadings and supplier rates for cash deposits.
Updated October 12, 2026
STATUS
In effect
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EFFECTIVE
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AD/CVD
RATE
49.19% to 184.25%
AD cash deposit rates include 129.68 percent for listed exporter-producer combinations and 184.25 percent for the China-wide entity. CVD subsidy rates are 49.19 percent for Hebei Minmetals and all others, and 178.97 percent for listed companies based on adverse facts available.
COUNTRIES
China
PRODUCT FAMILIES
Steel
HTS CHAPTERS
73
COVERED GOODS
Temporary steel fencing from China, including temporary steel fence panels and temporary steel fence stands, currently classified under HTSUS 7308.90.9590 and possibly 7326.90.8688 or 7323.99.9080.
EXCLUSIONS
Decorative steel fence panels are excluded if they meet all stated size, weight, tubing width and decorative pattern criteria.
WHAT TO DO (OUR GUIDANCE, NOT LEGAL ADVICE)
Check whether fencing SKUs fall under the written scope and listed HTSUS subheadings. Match Chinese exporters and producers to the AD and CVD tables before estimating cash deposits on entries.
SOURCES
International Trade Administration notice, 91 FR 27023 (May 13, 2026)
QUOTES FROM THE SOURCE
Signed: "Dated: May 7, 2026. Christopher Abbott, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations" (source)
Effective date: "DATES: Applicable May 13, 2026." (source)
Countries: "Commerce is issuing antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on temporary steel fencing from the People's Republic of China (China)." (source)
Covered goods: "The merchandise subject to these orders is temporary steel fencing. Temporary steel fencing consists of temporary steel fence panels and temporary steel fence stands." (source)
Covered goods: "Merchandise covered by these orders is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under the subheading 7308.90.9590." (source)
Rate: "Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd............. Huanghua Wangang Hardware 129.70 129.68" (source)
Rate: "China-wide Entity................ ............................. * 184.27 184.25" (source)
Rate: "Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd................................ 49.19" (source)
Rate: "Shijiazhuang SD Company Ltd............................. * 178.97" (source)
Exclusions: "Excluded from the scope of these orders are decorative steel fence panels." (source)
Checked against source
on
AD order A-570-198 cash deposits 129.68 percent for all listed combinations and 184.25 percent China-wide; CVD order C-570-199 Hebei Minmetals and all others 49.19, listed AFA companies 178.97 percent; applicable May 13, 2026 (dated May 7); HTS 7308, 7323, 7326 (Ch. 73); FR API search by case number on 2026-10-12 shows no later revocation or amendment.
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