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Notice of Scope Ruling Applications Filed in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings

A Notice by the International Trade Administration on 04/01/2026

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• Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-06327 (91 FR 16183) Document Headings ###### Department of Commerce

International Trade Administration

AGENCY:

Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY:

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received scope ruling applications, requesting that scope inquiries be conducted to determine whether identified products are covered by the scope of antidumping duty (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) orders and that Commerce issue scope rulings pursuant to those inquiries. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are notifying the public of the filing of the scope ruling applications listed below in the month of February 2026.

DATES:

Applicable April 1, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Yasmin Bordas, AD/CVD Operations, Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-3813.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Scope Ruling Applications

In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(3), we are notifying the public of the following scope ruling applications related to AD and CVD orders and findings filed in or around the month of February 2026. This notification includes, for each scope application: (1) identification of the AD and/or CVD orders at issue (19 CFR 351.225(c)(1)); (2) concise public descriptions of the products at issue, including the physical characteristics (including chemical, dimensional and technical characteristics) of the products (19 CFR 351.225(c)(2)(ii)); (3) the countries where the products are produced and the countries from where the products are exported (19 CFR 351.225(c)(2)(i)(B)); (4) the full names of the applicants; and (5) the dates that the scope applications were filed with Commerce and the name of the scope segment where the scope applications can be found on Commerce's online e-filing and document management system, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Electronic Service System (ACCESS). [1 ] This notice does not include applications which have been rejected and not properly resubmitted. The scope ruling applications listed below are available on ACCESS at https://access.trade.gov.

Scope Ruling Applications

Raw Flexible Magnets from the People's Republic of China (China) (A-570-922/C-570-923); Fun with Letters Magnet Activity Set, Set of 144+ Board; Magnetic Place Value Disks & Headings: Grades 1-3; Magnetic Numerals, Set of 100; and Magnetic Place Value Disks & Headings: Grades 3-6, Set of 147; [2 ] produced in and exported from China; submitted by Adams Magnetic Products Co.; February 12, 2026; ACCESS scope segment “SCO—Scope Inquiry—Adams Magnetic Products Fun with Letters”

Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof from China (A-570-891); TIM-401 Heavy-Duty Industrial 3-Wheel Cart; [3 ] produced in and exported from China; submitted by American Lubrication Equipment Corporation (American Lube); February 20, 2026; ACCESS scope segment “SCO—Scope Inquiry—American Lube—TIM-401 Raised Cart”

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Notification to Interested Parties

This list of scope ruling applications is not an identification of scope inquiries that have been initiated. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(1), if Commerce has not rejected a scope ruling application nor initiated the scope inquiry within 30 days after the filing of the application, the application will be deemed accepted and a scope inquiry will be deemed initiated the following day 31. [4 ] Commerce's practice generally dictates that where a deadline falls on a weekend, Federal holiday, or other non-business day, the appropriate deadline is the next business day. [5 ] Accordingly, if the 30th day after the filing of the application falls on a non-business day, the next business day will be considered the “updated” 30th day, and if the application is not rejected or a scope inquiry initiated by or on that particular business day, the application will be deemed accepted and a scope inquiry will be deemed initiated on the next business day which follows the “updated” 30th day. [6 ]

In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(m)(2), if there are companion AD and CVD orders covering the same merchandise from the same country of origin, the scope inquiry will be conducted on the record of the AD proceeding. Further, note that pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(m)(1), Commerce may either apply a scope ruling to all products from the same country with the same relevant physical characteristics (including chemical, dimensional, and technical characteristics) as the product at issue, on a country-wide basis, regardless of the producer, exporter, or importer of those products, or on a company-specific basis.

For further information on procedures for filing information with Commerce through ACCESS and participating in scope inquiries, refer to the Filing Instructions section of the Scope Ruling Application Guide at https://access.trade.gov/​help/​Scope​Ruling​Guidance.pdf. Interested parties, apart from the scope ruling applicant, who wish to participate in a scope inquiry and be added to the public service list for that segment of the proceeding must file an entry of appearance in accordance with 19 CFR 351.103(d)(1) and 19 CFR 351.225(n)(4). Interested parties are advised to refer to the case segment in ACCESS as well as 19 CFR 351.225(f) for further information on the scope inquiry procedures, including the timelines for the submission of comments.

Note that this notice of scope ruling applications filed in AD and CVD proceedings may be published before any potential initiation, or after the initiation, of a given scope inquiry based on a scope ruling application identified in this notice. Therefore, refer to the case segment on ACCESS to determine whether a scope ruling application has been accepted or rejected and whether a scope inquiry has been initiated.

Interested parties who wish to be served scope ruling applications for a particular AD or CVD order may file a request to be included on the annual inquiry service list during the anniversary month of the publication of the AD or CVD order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(n) and Commerce's procedures. [7 ]

Interested parties are invited to comment on the completeness of this monthly list of scope ruling applications received by Commerce. Any comments should be submitted to Scot Fullerton, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, via email to CommerceCLU@trade.gov.

This notice of scope ruling applications filed in AD and CVD proceedings is published in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(3).

Dated: March 30, 2026.

Steven Presing,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations.

Footnotes

1. See Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws, 86 FR 52300, 52316 (September 20, 2021) (“It is our expectation that the Federal Register list will include, where appropriate, for each scope application the following data: (1) identification of the AD and/or CVD orders at issue; (2) a concise public summary of the product's description, including the physical characteristics (including chemical, dimensional and technical characteristics) of the product; (3) the country(ies) where the product is produced and the country from where the product is exported; (4) the full name of the applicant; and (5) the date that the scope application was filed with Commerce.”).

Back to Citation 2.

                     The products are an array of learning aids and calendars consisting of a magnetic board that measures 9″ x 12″, magnetic letter tiles of 1
                    3/8
                    ″ in length, printed alphabets that are up to 1″ in length, disks measuring 1″ in diameter, headings (rectangular tiles) measuring 6″ W x 2″ H backed with laminated magnetic sheets, numerical tiles backed by laminated magnetic sheets measuring 0.88″ x 0.88,″ and grids composed of multicolor printed laminated magnetic sheets, including a blank dry-erase grid and labeled printed tiles featuring years, seasons, months, days, dates, birthdays, holidays, weather terms and symbols, and temperature indicators measuring 17.50″ W x 16″ H.

Back to Citation 3.

                     The products are steel carts made from bent sheet metal. The handle of the vertical frame of the product is forty-two inches from the floor. To the rear of the vertical frame's base is one caster wheel (8″ x 1.5″) with a locking brake. The horizontal frame of the product is not flush with the floor, does not project outward, and is elevated four inches off the ground. The horizontal tray is not angled and remains four inches off the ground for twenty inches of its twenty-two inch depth. The last two inches of its depth are bent down but remain two and three-quarter inches from the floor. The remaining three sides of the product has guide walls that prevent it from sliding under loads. The product has a single leg in the rear and two fixed wheels (8″ x 1.5″) in the front that prevent the horizontal tray from sliding under a load to lift and move it.

Back to Citation 4.

                     In accordance with [19 CFR 351.225(d)(2)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-19/section-351.225#p-351.225(d)(2)), within 30 days after the filing of a scope ruling application, if Commerce determines that it intends to address the scope issue raised in the application in another segment of the proceeding (such as a circumvention inquiry under [19 CFR 351.226](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-19/section-351.226) or a covered merchandise inquiry under [19 CFR 351.227](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-19/section-351.227)), it will notify the applicant that it will not initiate a scope inquiry, but will instead determine if the product is covered by the scope at issue in that alternative segment.

Back to Citation 5. See Notice of Clarification: Application of “Next Business Day” Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).

Back to Citation 6.

                     This structure maintains the intent of the applicable regulation, [19 CFR 351.225(d)(1)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-19/section-351.225#p-351.225(d)(1)), to allow day 30 and day 31 to be separate business days.

Back to Citation 7. See Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List; and Informational Sessions, 86 FR 53205 (September 27, 2021).

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Published Document: 2026-06327 (91 FR 16183)