United States keeps anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on Chinese 99cc to 225cc lawn mower engines, effective Oct. 20, 2026.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Department of Commerce has kept its extra duties on small Chinese lawn mower engines in place, effective Oct. 20, 2026.<\/p>\n
The decision covers spark-ignited engines of 99cc up to 225cc, mainly used in walk-behind lawn mowers, and some of their parts1<\/a><\/sup>. Commerce signed its continuation notice on Oct. 22, 2026, and it is set for publication in the Federal Register on Oct. 26, 20261<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n In short, nothing gets cheaper for these engines from China. Customs will keep collecting the same extra duty deposits at the border, at the rates in force on the day each shipment enters1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The notice continues two separate duty orders on the same goods. One is an anti-dumping duty, an extra import tax on goods sold abroad below their normal price. The other is a countervailing duty, an extra tax that cancels out subsidies a foreign government pays its makers1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Commerce first issued both orders on May 4, 20211<\/a><\/sup>. U.S. law says such orders end after five years, unless two agencies find that ending them would bring back the harm2<\/a><\/sup>. Those two agencies are Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), an independent body that judges harm to American industry2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Both agencies have now reached that finding. Commerce therefore ordered the continuation of both orders<\/strong> under section 751(d)(2) of the Tariff Act of 19301<\/a><\/sup>. The case numbers are A-570-124 for the anti-dumping order and C-570-125 for the countervailing duty order1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Commerce looked first at prices and subsidies. In July 2026 it found that removing the anti-dumping order would likely lead to more dumping3<\/a><\/sup>. It put the likely dumping margins, the gap between the export price and normal value, at up to 541.75%<\/strong>3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n In a second notice the same month, Commerce found that Chinese subsidies would likely continue if the countervailing duty order ended4<\/a><\/sup>. It listed the subsidy rates it expects would apply without the order4<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The ITC then looked at harm to U.S. makers. It found that ending the orders would likely bring back "material injury" to a U.S. industry within a reasonably foreseeable time5<\/a><\/sup>. Material injury means real damage to American producers, such as lost sales or lower prices.<\/p>\n The ITC vote was unanimous among those who took part. Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns, Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser and David Foley Jr. voted in favour2<\/a><\/sup>. Commissioner Samuel T. Negatu did not take part in the vote2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The order covers spark-ignited vertical shaft engines<\/strong> used off the road, mainly in walk-behind lawn mowers1<\/a><\/sup>. They may also power other outdoor machines that are not held in the hand, such as pressure washers1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\nWhat did Commerce decide on small vertical engines?<\/h2>\n
Why did the orders stay in place?<\/h2>\n
Which engines does the order cover?<\/h2>\n
What the order covers<\/h4>\n