New Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders Pave Way for Relief from Chinese Manipulation for American Trailer Manufacturing

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Trailer Manufacturers Coalition (ATMC) today celebrated the U.S. Department of Commerce's issuance of antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders on imports of van-type trailers and subassemblies from China. In issuing these orders, the U.S. government recognized Chinese importers' market manipulation and how it has materially injured the U.S. industry and its workers.

"Today's AD/CVD orders confirm that Chinese cheating cost American companies and their workers economic opportunities," said Robert E. DeFrancesco, III, counsel to the American Trailer Manufacturers Coalition. "American trailer manufacturers have been forced to compete with foreign importers who have leveraged illegal subsidies from the Chinese government that have manipulated markets. The downstream impact of these bad actors has resulted in layoffs and declines in American production. The relief provided today will create the conditions American companies need to invest and grow their business, which will create new trailer manufacturing jobs."

In response to dumped and subsidized Canadian, Chinese, and Mexican trailer products undercutting the domestic trailer industry, the ATMC filed AD/CVD petitions with the Department of Commerce and U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Nov. 20, 2025.

The Department of Commerce's issuance of AD/CVD orders follows the ITC's affirmative final injury determination on Mexico, Canada, and China announced on Sept. 25, 2026, and the Department of Commerce's final affirmative determinations on dumping and subsidies by imports from China.

ATMC awaits the ITC's final affirmative determinations for Canada and Mexico in early 2027. Before the ITC can formalize final determinations for these countries, the Department of Commerce must issue its own final affirmative AD/CVD determinations for Mexico and a final affirmative AD determination for Canada, which are proceeding on an extended timeline. Once the ITC issues its second final determination for Canada and Mexico, the Department of Commerce will also impose AD/CVD orders on imports from these countries.

The AD/CVD orders will remain in effect for a minimum of five years, and there is an opportunity each year for duty rates to increase through the annual administrative review process. Duty evasion, absorption, and circumvention are strictly illegal, and the ATMC will continue monitoring industry data and market intelligence for evidence of these practices.

The ATMC is a coalition of leading U.S. trailer producers Great Dane LLC, Stoughton Trailers LLC, and Wabash Corporation. The American trailer industry directly supports almost 10,000 U.S. jobs and indirectly supports approximately 50,000 across America.

About the American Trailer Manufacturers Coalition

The American Trailer Manufacturers Coalition represents the majority of U.S. van trailer production. Coalition members employ thousands of hardworking Americans throughout Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin. The coalition is fighting to address the unfair foreign trade practices harming the U.S. van-type trailer industry. Learn more at: www.americantrailercoalition.com.

SOURCE American Trailer Manufacturers Coalition