Commerce sets antidumping margins on Korean passenger and light-truck tires, cash deposits effective on publication
Importers of Korean passenger and light-truck tires must post antidumping cash deposits at the new company-specific or 21.74% all-others rate on entries made on or after 13 July 2026, and file a reimbursement certificate before liquidation
Change
On 13 July 2026 Commerce published the final results of the antidumping administrative review of passenger vehicle and light truck tires from Korea for 2023-2024, assigning dumping margins to Hankook and Nexen, a weighted-average rate to Kumho, and directing CBP to assess antidumping duties and collect cash deposits (all-others rate 21.74%) on entries made on or after publication.
Why it matters
The final results fix binding antidumping margins and create an immediate cash-deposit obligation on tire entries entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after 13 July 2026: listed exporters at their weighted-average rate, previously reviewed exporters at their most recent company-specific rate, and all others at 21.74 percent. Commerce will issue CBP assessment instructions no earlier than 35 days after publication, with a statutory injunction window if a timely summons is filed. Importers must file a reimbursement certificate before liquidation or Commerce may presume reimbursement and assess double antidumping duties.
Implications
- — Import compliance teams at U.S. importers of Korean passenger and light-truck tires must post antidumping cash deposits at the company-specific rate (or the 21.74% all-others rate) on entries entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after 13 July 2026 — deposits are effective on publication, so entries from that date are exposed to assessment if deposits are not posted.
- — Import compliance and legal teams must file the certificate regarding reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation; failure permits Commerce to presume reimbursement and assess double antidumping duties.
- — CBP entry-processing teams and customs brokers must implement Commerce's assessment instructions when issued (no earlier than 35 days after publication) and apply the assigned rates, or withhold liquidation per Commerce's instructions if a timely summons is filed.
Who is affected
- — Import compliance teams at U.S. importers of Korean passenger and light-truck tires
- — Import compliance and legal teams responsible for reimbursement certificates
- — CBP entry-processing teams and customs brokers handling covered tire entries
What to watch
- — Effective: 13 July 2026 — antidumping cash-deposit rates apply to shipments entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after publication.
- — Assessment instructions: no earlier than 17 August 2026 (35 days after publication).
- — Injunction window: within 90 days of publication — if a timely summons is filed, CBP is directed not to liquidate relevant entries until it expires.