On November 20, 2025, the American Trailer Manufacturers Coalition (“the Coalition”) (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports into the United States of van-type trailers and subassemblies thereof imported from Canada, Mexico, and the People’s Republic of China (“China”).
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The physical characteristics of the covered products, which define the scope of this investigation, are as follows:
The merchandise covered by these investigations consists of certain van-type trailers and subassemblies thereof, whether finished or unfinished, whether assembled or unassembled, regardless of the number of axles, for carriage of goods. Van-type trailers are typically, but not limited to, rectangular cuboid trailers with a fully enclosed cargo space consisting of a front nose (with or without a refrigeration unit), side walls (with or without doors), movable rear panels (whether roll-up doors, swing doors, or another configuration), a floor and subframe, an affixed or removable roof, a suspension and axle system, wheels and tires, brakes, a lighting and electrical system, landing gear, and coupling for towing behind a truck tractor or a connection system for training behind another van-type trailer. Covered van-type trailers are those with a gross vehicle weight rating of greater than 26,000 pounds.
Subject merchandise includes, but is not limited to, the following subassemblies:
• Van-type trailer subframes, or sections of van-type trailer frames, typically consisting of welded crossmembers and slider rails for attaching the running gear;
• Nose wall, side wall, and roof subassemblies, whether insulated or non insulated, and with or without top, bottom, or side rails;
• Rear door frame, whether for swing or roll-up doors, with or without installed doors, bumpers, bumper plates, or reinforcing plates for liftgate;
• Door assemblies, whether for rear swing doors, roll-up doors, side doors or any other configuration, with or without lock rods, handles, hinges, or hinge pins;
• Rear impact guard subassemblies, typically consisting of a fabricated horizontal structural component (such as a guard tube) and uprights for connection to the underside of the rear frame;
• Coupler assembly for connection to truck tractor’s fifth wheel, typically consisting of main beams and cross members, support plates, and front nose wrap, and with or without kingpin installed;
• Running gear subassemblies or axle assemblies for connection to the subframe, which may or may not include suspension(s), wheel end components, slack adjusters, dressed axles, brake chambers, locking pins, wheels, and tires; and
• Landing gear subassemblies, typically consisting of two landing legs, a cross channel, braces, bracketing, a cross shaft, and a crank handle.
These subassemblies are subject to the investigation, whether entered alone or with other subassemblies and whether assembled or unassembled. The absence of any subassembly from an otherwise finished or unfinished van-type trailer does not remove the van-type trailer from coverage.
Subject merchandise also includes van-type trailers and subassemblies entered with components such as, but not limited to: hub and drum assemblies, brake assemblies (either drum or disc), bare axles, brake chambers, suspensions and suspension components, wheel end components, landing gear legs, wheels, tires, brake control systems, electrical harnesses and lighting systems, lift gate systems, tire inflation systems, or refrigeration units (with or without evaporators or fuel tanks).
Processing of finished and unfinished van-type trailers and subassemblies, such as trimming, cutting, grinding, notching, punching, drilling painting, coating, staining, finishing, assembly, or any other processing either in the country of manufacture of the in-scope product or in a third country does not remove the product from the scope. Inclusion of other components not identified as comprising the finished or unfinished van-type trailer does not remove the product from the scope.
The finished and unfinished van-type trailers subject to these investigations are typically classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”) at subheadings: 8716.39.0040 and 8716.90.5060. Imports of finished and unfinished subassemblies may also enter under HTSUS subheadings 7308.30.5050, 7308.90.9590, 7326.90.8688, 8708.29.1500, 8708.99.8180, 8716.90.5010. While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise under investigation is dispositive.
PETITIONERS
| Great Dane LLC 222 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 920 Chicago, IL 60601 (912) 644-2100 Website: https://greatdane.com/ | Stoughton Trailers LLC 416 Academy Street Stoughton, WI 53589 (608) 873-2500 Website: https://www.stoughtontrailers.com/ |
| Wabash National Corporation 3900 McCarty Lane, Ste. 220 Lafayette, IN 47905 (765) 771-5300 Website: https://onewabash.com/ |
COUNSEL FOR PETITIONERS
| WILEY REIN LLP Robert E. DeFrancesco, III Laura El-Sabaawi John Allen Riggins Paul A. Devamithran 2050 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 (202) 719-7000 |
NAMED PRODUCERS/EXPORTERS
For a list of foreign producers/exporters alleged by Petitioners, please see Attachment I.
NAMED IMPORTERS
For a list of importers alleged by the Petitioner, please see Attachment II.
ESTIMATED SCHEDULE
| Event | Earliest Date |
| Petition Filed | November 20, 2025 |
| DOC Initiation | December 10, 2025 |
| ITC Preliminary Investigation: | |
| Questionnaires Due | December 4, 2025 |
| Request to appear at hearing | December 9, 2025 |
| Hearing | December 11, 2025 |
| Briefs | December 14, 2025 |
| ITC Vote | January 4, 2026 |
| DOC Investigation Schedule: | |
| DOC Preliminary Antidumping Determination | April 29, 2026 |
| DOC Final Antidumping Determination | July 13, 2026 |
| DOC Preliminary Countervailing Determination | February 13, 2026 |
| DOC Final Countervailing Determination | April 29, 2026 |
| ITC Final Investigation: | |
| ITC Final AD Determination | August 27, 2026 |
| ITC Final CVD Determination | June 13, 2026 |
ALLEGED DUMPING MARGINS
Canada: 223.13% – 297.26%
Mexico: 209.47% – 431.89%
China: 362.65% – 1,363.25%
ALLEGED COUNTERVAILING DUTY MARGINS
Above de minimis
ALLEGED SUBSIDIES
For a list of alleged subsidies by the Petitioner, please see Attachment III.
IMPORTS OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE
Complete Van-Type Trailers (8716.39.0040)
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Q1-Q2 2024 | Q1-Q2 2025 | |
| Canada | |||||
| Quantity (Units) | 624 | 653 | 1,272 | 634 | 1,017 |
| Value (Customs, USD) | $30,034,764 | $31,824,493 | $55,731,377 | $28,078,282 | $38,287,953 |
| AUV ($/Units) | 48,130 | 48,736 | 48,814 | 44,288 | 37,648 |
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Q1-Q2 2024 | Q1-Q2 2025 | |
| Mexico | |||||
| Quantity (Units) | 67,006 | 71,657 | 47,441 | 32,349 | 20,060 |
| Value (Customs, USD) | $2,157,232,016 | $2,338,949,235 | $1,490,554,981 | $1,034,909,293 | $615,379,720 |
| AUV ($/Units) | 32,195 | 32,641 | 31,419 | 31,992 | 30,677 |
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Q1-Q2 2024 | Q1-Q2 2025 | |
| China | |||||
| Quantity (Units) | 2 | 23 | 38 | 29 | 5 |
| Value (Customs, USD) | $29,336 | $153,199 | $230,019 | $179,385 | $40,438 |
| AUV ($/Units) | 14,668 | 6,661 | 6,053 | 6,186 | 8,088 |
Trailer Parts (8716.90.5060)
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Q1-Q2 2024 | Q1-Q2 2025 | |
| Canada | |||||
| Quantity (Kilograms) | 42,801,105 | 59,346,133 | 52,631,243 | 31,274,106 | 36,720,853 |
| Value (Customs, USD) | $188,179,459 | $216,237,246 | $178,499,891 | $107,386,080 | $117,933,081 |
| AUV ($/Kilograms) | 4.40 | 3.65 | 3.40 | 3.40 | 3.20 |
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Q1-Q2 2024 | Q1-Q2 2025 | |
| Mexico | |||||
| Quantity (Kilograms) | 132,000,505 | 120,694,150 | 118,905,223 | 73,590,041 | 64,370,837 |
| Value (Customs, USD) | $471,203,027 | $371,621,406 | $363,232,242 | $222,429,173 | $222,742,198 |
| AUV ($/Kilograms) | 3.60 | 3.10 | 3.05 | 3.00 | 3.50 |
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Q1-Q2 2024 | Q1-Q2 2025 | |
| China | |||||
| Quantity (Kilograms) | 44,860,900 | 47,682,171 | 34,110,064 | 22,497,349 | 22,773,148 |
| Value (Customs, USD) | $147,467,736 | $152,075,685 | $125,616,665 | $80,591,823 | $79,611,926 |
| AUV ($/Kilograms) | 3.30 | 3.20 | 3.70 | 3.60 | 3.50 |
CONTACT US
For more information concerning this petition and how it may affect your business, please contact Nithya Nagarajan or Stephen Brophy.