The RVIA and others asked Commerce to consider dropping the last of these requirements because many imported ST tires do not have such speed rating marks molded into the sidewall and thus would subject to possible antidumping and countervailing duties, the RVIA said.
Commerce did not grant this request, however. Many of these stipulations were suggested by the United Steelworkers union, whose petition to Commerce in May led to the government's investigation of the import situation and subsequent ruling for countervailing duties.
“So while the revised scope is better than the original scope filed with the petition,” said Michael Ochs, director, government affairs, for the RVIA, “we are still concerned that many ST tires will be inadvertently affected and subjected to the countervailing duties and potential antidumping duties.”