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Truck Bed Covers From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of a Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation

A Notice by the International Trade Administration on 03/20/2026

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  • FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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  • The Petition
  • Period of Investigation
  • Scope of the Investigation
  • Comments on the Scope of the Investigation
  • Filing Requirements
  • Comments on Product Characteristics
  • Determination of Industry Support for the Petition
  • Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation
  • Allegations of Sales at LTFV
  • U.S. Price
  • Normal Value
  • Factors of Production
  • Fair Value Comparisons
  • Initiation of LTFV Investigation
  • Respondent Selection
  • Separate Rates
  • Use of Combination Rates
  • Distribution of Copies of the Petition
  • ITC Notification
  • Preliminary Determination by the ITC
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Department of Commerce

International Trade Administration

1. [A-570-223]

AGENCY:

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

DATES:

Applicable March 17, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Crespo at (202) 482-3693 or Sofia Pedrelli at (202) 482-4310, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Petition

On February 25, 2026 the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received an antidumping duty (AD) petition concerning imports of truck bed covers from the People's Republic of China (China) filed in proper form on behalf of RealTruck (the petitioner), [1 ] a domestic producer of truck bed covers. [2 ] The AD Petition was accompanied by a countervailing duty (CVD) Petition concerning imports of truck bed covers from China. [3 ]

Between March 3 and 11, 2026, Commerce requested supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petition in supplemental questionnaires. [4 ] Between March 6, and 12, 2026, the petitioner filed timely ( printed page 13569) responses to these requests for additional information. [5 ]

In accordance with section 732(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that imports of truck bed covers from China are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) within the meaning of section 731 of the Act, and that imports of such products are materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, the truck bed covers industry in the United States. Consistent with section 732(b)(1) of the Act, the Petition was accompanied by information reasonably available to the petitioner supporting its allegations.

Commerce finds that the petitioner filed the Petition on behalf of the domestic industry, because the petitioner is an interested party, as defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act. Commerce also finds that the petitioner demonstrated sufficient industry support for the initiation of the requested LTFV investigation. [6 ]

Period of Investigation

Because the Petition was filed on February 25, 2026, and because China is a non-market economy (NME) country, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.204(b)(1), the period of investigation (POI) is July 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025.

Scope of the Investigation

The products covered by this investigation are truck bed covers from China. For a full description of the scope of this investigation, see the appendix to this notice.

Comments on the Scope of the Investigation

On March 3 and 10, 2026, Commerce requested information and clarification from the petitioner regarding the proposed scope to ensure that the scope language in the Petition is an accurate reflection of the products for which the domestic industry is seeking relief. [7 ] On March 6 and 12, 2026, the petitioner provided clarifications and revised the scope. [8 ] The description of merchandise covered by these investigation, as described in the appendix to this notice, reflects these clarifications.

As discussed in the Preamble to Commerce's regulations, we are setting aside a period for interested parties to raise issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope). [9 ] Commerce will consider all scope comments received from interested parties and, if necessary, will consult with interested parties prior to the issuance of the preliminary determinations. If scope comments include factual information, [10 ] all such factual information should be limited to public information. Commerce requests that interested parties provide at the beginning of their scope comments a public executive summary for each comment or issue raised in their submission. Commerce further requests that interested parties limit their public executive summary of each comment or issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. Commerce intends to use the public executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the analysis of scope comments. To facilitate preparation of its questionnaires, Commerce requests that scope comments be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on April 6, 2026, which is 20 calendar days from the signature date of this notice. Any rebuttal comments, which may include factual information, and should also be limited to public information, must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on April 16, 2026, which is 10 calendar days from the initial comment deadline.

Commerce requests that any factual information that parties consider relevant to the scope of this investigation be submitted during that period. However, if a party subsequently finds that additional factual information pertaining to the scope of the investigation may be relevant, the party must contact Commerce and request permission to submit the additional information. All scope comments must be filed simultaneously on the records of the concurrent LTFV and CVD investigations.

Filing Requirements

All submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), unless an exception applies. [11 ] An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by the time and date it is due.

Comments on Product Characteristics

Commerce is providing interested parties an opportunity to comment on the appropriate physical characteristics of truck bed covers to be reported in response to Commerce's AD questionnaires. This information will be used to identify the key physical characteristics of the subject merchandise in order to report the relevant factors of production (FOP) accurately, as well as to develop appropriate product comparison criteria.

Interested parties may provide any information or comments that they feel are relevant to the development of an accurate list of physical characteristics. In order to consider the suggestions of interested parties in developing and issuing the AD questionnaires, all product characteristics comments must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on April 6, 2026 which is 20 calendar days from the signature date of this notice. Any rebuttal comments must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on April 16, 2026, which is 10 calendar days from the initial comment deadline. All comments and submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically using ACCESS, as explained above, on the record of the LTFV investigation.

Determination of Industry Support for the Petition

Section 732(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on behalf of the domestic industry. Section 732(c)(4)(A) of the Act provides that a petition meets this requirement if the domestic producers or workers who support the petition account for: (i) at least 25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product; and (ii) more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support for, or opposition to, the petition. Moreover, section 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act provides that, if the petition ( printed page 13570) does not establish support of domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of the total production of the domestic like product, Commerce shall: (i) poll the industry or rely on other information in order to determine if there is support for the petition, as required by subparagraph (A); or (ii) determine industry support using a statistically valid sampling method to poll the “industry.”

Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines the “industry” as the producers as a whole of a domestic like product. Thus, to determine whether a petition has the requisite industry support, the statute directs Commerce to look to producers and workers who produce the domestic like product. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), which is responsible for determining whether “the domestic industry” has been injured, must also determine what constitutes a domestic like product in order to define the industry. While both Commerce and the ITC must apply the same statutory definition regarding the domestic like product, [12 ] they do so for different purposes and pursuant to a separate and distinct authority. In addition, Commerce's determination is subject to limitations of time and information. Although this may result in different definitions of the like product, such differences do not render the decision of either agency contrary to law. [13 ]

Section 771(10) of the Act defines the domestic like product as “a product which is like, or in the absence of like, most similar in characteristics and uses with, the article subject to an investigation under this title.” Thus, the reference point from which the domestic like product analysis begins is “the article subject to an investigation” (i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to be investigated, which normally will be the scope as defined in the petition).

With regard to the domestic like product, the petitioner does not offer a definition of the domestic like product distinct from the scope of the investigation. [14 ] Based on our analysis of the information submitted on the record, we have determined that truck bed covers, as defined in the scope, constitute a single domestic like product, and we have analyzed industry support in terms of that domestic like product. [15 ]

In determining whether the petitioner has standing under section 732(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered the industry support data contained in the Petition with reference to the domestic like product as defined in the “Scope of the Investigation,” in the appendix to this notice. To establish industry support, the petitioner provided its own 2025 production of the domestic like product and compared this to the estimated total production of the domestic like product for the entire domestic industry. [16 ] We relied on data provided by the petitioner for purposes of measuring industry support. [17 ]

Our review of the data provided in the Petition, the First General Issues Supplement, and other information readily available to Commerce indicates that the petitioner has established industry support for the Petition. [18 ] First, the Petition established support from domestic producers (or workers) accounting for more than 50 percent of the total production of the domestic like product and, as such, Commerce is not required to take further action in order to evaluate industry support (e.g., polling). [19 ] Second, the domestic producers (or workers) have met the statutory criteria for industry support under section 732(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act because the domestic producers (or workers) who support the Petition account for at least 25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product. [20 ] Finally, the domestic producers (or workers) have met the statutory criteria for industry support under section 732(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act because the domestic producers (or workers) who support the Petition account for more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support for, or opposition to, the Petition. [21 ] Accordingly, Commerce determines that the Petition was filed on behalf of the domestic industry within the meaning of section 732(b)(1) of the Act. [22 ]

Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation

The petitioner alleges that the U.S. industry producing the domestic like product is being materially injured, or is threatened with material injury, by reason of the imports of the subject merchandise sold at LTFV. In addition, the petitioner alleges that subject imports exceed the negligibility threshold provided for under section 771(24)(A) of the Act. [23 ]

The petitioner contends that the industry's injured condition is illustrated by a significant increase in the volume of subject imports; reduced market share; underselling and price depression and/or suppression; lost sales and revenues; and negative impact on operations and financial performance. [24 ] We assessed the allegations and supporting evidence regarding material injury, threat of material injury, causation, as well as negligibility, and we have determined that these allegations are properly supported by adequate evidence, and meet the statutory requirements for initiation. [25 ]

Allegations of Sales at LTFV

The following is a description of the allegations of sales at LTFV upon which Commerce based its decision to initiate the LTFV investigation of imports of truck bed covers from China. The sources of data for the deductions and adjustments relating to U.S. price and normal value (NV) are discussed in greater detail in the China AD Initiation Checklist.

U.S. Price

The petitioner based export price (EP) on online price quotes for truck bed covers produced in China and offered for sale in the U.S. market during the POI. [26 ] The petitioner made certain adjustments to U.S. price to calculate a net ex-factory U.S. price, where applicable. [27 ]

Normal Value

Commerce considers China to be an NME country. [28 ] In accordance with ( printed page 13571) section 771(18)(C)(i) of the Act, any determination that a foreign country is an NME country shall remain in effect until revoked by Commerce. Therefore, we continue to treat China as an NME country for purposes of the initiation of this LTFV investigation. Accordingly, we base NV on FOPs valued in a surrogate market economy country in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act.

The petitioner claims that Malaysia is an appropriate surrogate country for China because Malaysia is a market economy country that is at a level of economic development comparable to that of China and is a significant producer of comparable merchandise. [29 ] In response to supplemental questions from Commerce, the petitioner additionally identified Brazil and Serbia as market economy countries at a level of economic development comparable to that of China and provided information indicating that these countries are producers/exporters of comparable merchandise. [30 ] The petitioner provided publicly available information from Brazil, Malaysia, and Serbia to value all FOPs. [31 ] Based on the information provided by the petitioner, we believe it is appropriate to use Brazil, Malaysia, and Serbia as surrogate countries for China to value all FOPs for initiation purposes.

Interested parties will have the opportunity to submit comments regarding surrogate country selection and, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3)(i), will be provided an opportunity to submit publicly available information to value FOPs within 30 days before the scheduled date of the preliminary determination.

Factors of Production

Because information regarding the volume of inputs consumed by Chinese producers/exporters was not reasonably available, the petitioner relied on the material inputs and product-specific usage rates obtained through a physical teardown analysis/deconstruction of specific Chinese products as well as its own production experience (for labor usage rates) as a surrogate to value Chinese manufacturers' FOPs. [32 ] Additionally, the petitioner calculated factory overhead, SG&A, and profit based on the experience of a Malaysian producer of comparable merchandise. [33 ]

Fair Value Comparisons

Based on the data provided by the petitioner, there is reason to believe that imports of truck bed covers from China are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at LTFV. Based on comparisons of EP to NV in accordance with sections 772 and 773 of the Act, the estimated dumping margins for truck bed covers from China range from 116.12-233.06 percent using Malaysia as the primary surrogate country. [34 ]

Initiation of LTFV Investigation

Based upon the examination of the Petition and supplemental responses, we find that they meet the requirements of section 732 of the Act. Therefore, we are initiating a LTFV investigation to determine whether imports of truck bed covers from China are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at LTFV. In accordance with section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless postponed, we will make our preliminary determination no later than 140 days after the date of this initiation.

Respondent Selection

The petitioner identified 30 companies in China as producers and/or exporters of truck bed covers. [35 ] Our standard practice for respondent selection in AD investigations involving NME countries is to select respondents based on Q&V questionnaires in cases where it has determined that the number of companies is large and it cannot individually examine each company based upon its resources. Therefore, considering the number of producers and/or exporters identified in the Petition, Commerce will solicit Q&V information that can serve as a basis for selecting exporters for individual examination in the event that Commerce determines that the number is large and decides to limit the number of respondents individually examined pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Given the number of producers and/or exporters identified in the Petition, Commerce has determined that it will issue Q&V questionnaires to the producers and/or exporters for which there is complete address information on the record.

Commerce will also post the Q&V questionnaires along with filing instructions on Commerce's website at https://www.trade.gov/​ec-adcvd-qv-questionnaire. Exporters/producers of truck bed covers from China that do not receive Q&V questionnaires may still submit a response to the Q&V questionnaire and can obtain a copy of the Q&V questionnaire from Commerce's website. Responses to the Q&V questionnaire must be submitted by the relevant producers/exporters no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 31, 2026, which is two weeks from the signature date of this notice. An electronically filed document must be received successfully, in its entirety, by ACCESS no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on the deadline noted above.

Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under an administrative protective order (APO) in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(b). Instructions for filing such applications may be found on Commerce's website at https://www.trade.gov/​administrative-protective-orders.

Separate Rates

In order to obtain separate rate status in an NME investigation, exporters and producers must submit a separate rate application. The specific requirements for submitting a separate rate application in an NME investigation are outlined in detail in the application itself, which is available on Commerce's website at https://access.trade.gov/​Resources/​nme/​nme-sep-rate.html. Note that Commerce recently promulgated new regulations pertaining to separate rates, including the separate rate application deadline and eligibility for separate rate status, in 19 CFR 351.108. [36 ] Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.108(d)(1), the separate rate application will be due 21 days after publication of this initiation notice. [37 ] Exporters and producers must file a timely separate rate application if they want to be considered for individual examination. In addition, pursuant to 19 ( printed page 13572) CFR 351.108(e), exporters and producers who submit a separate rate application and have been selected as mandatory respondents will be eligible for consideration for separate rate status only if they fully respond to all parts of Commerce's AD questionnaire and participate in the LTFV proceeding as mandatory respondents. [38 ] Commerce requires that companies from China submit a response both to the Q&V questionnaire and to the separate rate application by the respective deadlines to receive consideration for separate rate status. Companies not filing a timely Q&V questionnaire response will not receive separate rate consideration.

Use of Combination Rates

Commerce will calculate combination rates for certain respondents that are eligible for a separate rate in an NME investigation. The Separate Rates and Combination Rates Bulletin states:

{w}hile continuing the practice of assigning separate rates only to exporters, all separate rates that {Commerce} will now assign in its NME investigation will be specific to those producers that supplied the exporter during the period of investigation. Note, however, that one rate is calculated for the exporter and all of the producers which supplied subject merchandise to it during the period of investigation. This practice applies both to mandatory respondents receiving an individually calculated separate rate as well as the pool of non-investigated firms receiving the {weighted average} of the individually calculated rates. This practice is referred to as the application of “combination rates” because such rates apply to specific combinations of exporters and one or more producers. The cash-deposit rate assigned to an exporter will apply only to merchandise both exported by the firm in question and produced by a firm that supplied the exporter during the period of investigation. [39 ]

Distribution of Copies of the Petition

In accordance with section 732(b)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.202(f), a copy of the public version of the Petition has been provided to the Government of China via ACCESS. To the extent practicable, we will attempt to provide a copy of the public version of the Petition to each exporter named in the Petition, as provided under 19 CFR 351.203(c)(2).

ITC Notification

Commerce will notify the ITC of our initiation, as required by section 732(d) of the Act.

Preliminary Determination by the ITC

The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 45 days after the date on which the Petition was filed, whether there is a reasonable indication that imports of truck bed covers from China are materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, a U.S. industry. [40 ] A negative ITC determination will result in the investigation being terminated. [41 ] Otherwise, this LTFV investigation will proceed according to statutory and regulatory time limits.

Submission of Factual Information

Factual information is defined in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i) evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available information to value factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed on the record by Commerce; and (v) evidence other than factual information described in (i)-(iv). Section 351.301(b) of Commerce's regulations requires any party, when submitting factual information, to specify under which subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information is being submitted [42 ] and, if the information is submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct factual information already on the record, to provide an explanation identifying the information already on the record that the factual information seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct. [43 ] Time limits for the submission of factual information are addressed in 19 CFR 351.301, which provides specific time limits based on the type of factual information being submitted. Interested parties should review the regulations prior to submitting factual information in this investigation.

Extensions of Time Limits

Parties may request an extension of time limits before the expiration of a time limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as otherwise specified by Commerce. In general, an extension request will be considered untimely if it is filed after the expiration of the time limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as otherwise specified by Commerce. [44 ] For submissions that are due from multiple parties simultaneously, an extension request will be considered untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. ET on the due date. Under certain circumstances, Commerce may elect to specify a different time limit by which extension requests will be considered untimely for submissions which are due from multiple parties simultaneously. In such a case, we will inform parties in a letter or memorandum of the deadline (including a specified time) by which extension requests must be filed to be considered timely. An extension request must be made in a separate, standalone submission; under limited circumstances we will grant untimely filed requests for the extension of time limits, where we determine, based on 19 CFR 351.302, that extraordinary circumstances exist. Parties should review Commerce's regulations concerning the extension of time limits and the Time Limits Final Rule prior to submitting factual information in this investigation. [45 ]

Certification Requirements

Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information. [46 ] Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR 351.303(g). [47 ] Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the submitting party does not comply with the applicable certification requirements.

Notification to Interested Parties

Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Parties wishing to participate in this investigation should ensure that they meet the requirements of 19 CFR 351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the required letter of appearance). Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f). [48 ]

This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 732(c)(2) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).

( printed page 13573) Dated: March 17, 2026.

Christopher Abbott,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Scope of the Investigation

The scope of the investigation covers truck bed covers, which are protective shields made of aluminum, steel, fiberglass, carbon fiber, plastic, and/or water-resistant fabric that are sized to span the open-top area of a pickup truck. When fully assembled and installed, truck bed covers have a width between 45 and 75 inches (actual) and a length between 55 and 100 inches (actual), and can be used to secure the cargo area of a pickup truck and/or repel water.

Truck bed covers typically encompass four general configurations— i.e., folding, roll-up, one-piece, and retractable. Folding truck bed covers consist of two or more interconnected, hinged panels which may be made from a rigid material or a soft material with a rigid frame. Roll-up truck bed covers can be made of soft material with rigid crossbars, or rigid material such as slats, which allow the cover to roll forward for access to the truck bed, and which can be secured with straps, buckles, or other fasteners. One-piece truck bed covers are rigid covers that open from the tailgate end of the truck bed using a hinge or pivot, typically with the assistance of struts for opening and closing. Retractable truck bed covers are made of interconnected rigid slats or one-piece aluminum-reinforced polycarbonate that retract into a recessed canister to allow access to the truck bed. Retractable truck bed covers may be manually operated or electrically powered with a motor, and electric models may include additional features such as fob keys, Bluetooth connectivity, or LED lights.

The scope of the investigation includes not only the cover material (i.e., the protective shield made of aluminum, steel, fiberglass, carbon fiber, plastic, and/or water-resistant fabric), but also any accompanying hardware for the mounting or storage of the truck bed cover (e.g., rails, canisters, latches, straps, clasps, clamps, nuts, bolts, washers, screws, hitch pins, weather strips/seals/gaskets) or other parts (e.g., locks, struts, drain tubes, motors), provided that such hardware or other parts are entered with and invoiced with the cover material. Truck bed covers are included within the scope whether or not they are accompanied with such hardware or other parts. Moreover, any hardware for the mounting or storage of the truck bed cover (e.g., rails, canisters, latches, straps, clasps, clamps, nuts, bolts, washers, screws, hitch pins, weather strips/seals/gaskets) or other parts (e.g., locks, struts, drain tubes, motors) are covered within the scope if such items are separately entered as a truck bed cover mounting or installation kit.

Excluded from the scope are truck caps (also known as camper shells, toppers, or canopies), which are enclosures that can be mounted on truck bed rails to extend the height of a truck bed by at least 12 inches (actual), thus creating a fully-enclosed, lockable storage area for cargo.

Also excluded from the scope of the investigation are any products already covered by the scope of any extant antidumping and/or countervailing duty orders, including Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 30650 (May 26, 2011), and Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 76 FR 30653 (May 26, 2011).

The products subject to the investigation are currently classifiable under subheading 8708.29.5160 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the investigation is dispositive.

Footnotes

1.

                     The petitioner is RealTruck, Inc., Laurmark Enterprises, Inc. (d/b/a BAK Industries), Undercover, Inc., Retrax Holdings, LLC, Truxedo, Inc., Extang Corporation, A.R.E. Accessories LLC, and Roll-N-Lock Corporation (collectively, RealTruck).

Back to Citation 2.

                     
                    See 
                     Petitioner's Letter, “Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions,” dated February 25, 2026 (Petition).

Back to Citation 3. Id.

Back to Citation 4.

                     
                    See 
                     Commerce's Letters, “Supplemental Questions,” dated March 3, 2026 (First General Issues Questionnaire); “Supplemental Questions,” dated March 3, 2026 (First China AD Supplemental Questionnaire); “Supplemental Questions,” dated March 10, 2026 (Second General Issues Questionnaire); and “Supplemental Questions,” dated March 11, 2026 (Second China AD Supplemental Questionnaire).

Back to Citation 5.

                     
                    See 
                     Petitioner's Letters, “Amendments to Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions; Volume SI—General Issues and Injury,” dated March 6, 2026 (First General Issues Supplement); “Amendments to Antidumping Duty Petition; Volume SII—China AD” (First China AD Supplement), dated March 6, 2026; “Amendments to Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions; Volume SSI—General Issues and Injury,” dated March 12, 2026 (Second General Issues Supplement); and “Amendments to Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions; Volume SSII—China AD,” dated March 12, 2026 (Second China AD Supplement).”

Back to Citation 6.

                     
                    See 
                     section on “Determination of Industry Support for the Petition,” *infra.*

Back to Citation 7.

                     
                    See 
                     First General Issues Questionnaire; *see also* Second General Issues Questionnaire.

Back to Citation 8.

                     
                    See 
                     First General Issues Supplement at 2-7 and Exhibit SI-1; *see also* Second General Issues Supplement at 1-4 and Exhibit SSI-1.

Back to Citation 9. See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble); see also 19 CFR 351.312.

Back to Citation 10.

                     
                    See [19 CFR 351.102(b)(21)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-19/section-351.102#p-351.102(b)(21)) (defining “factual information”).

Back to Citation 11. See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011); see also Enforcement and Compliance: Change of Electronic Filing System Name, 79 FR 69046 (November 20, 2014) for details of Commerce's electronic filing requirements, effective August 5, 2011. Information on using ACCESS can be found at https://access.trade.gov/​help.aspx and a handbook can be found at https://access.trade.gov/​help/​Handbook​on​Electronic​Filing​Procedures.pdf.

Back to Citation 12.

                     
                    See 
                     section 771(10) of the Act.

Back to Citation 13. See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F.Supp.2d 1, 8 (CIT 2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 688 F.Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988), aff'd 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)).

Back to Citation 14.

                     For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis as applied to this case and information regarding industry support, *see* Checklist, “Antidumping Duty Investigation Initiation Checklist: Truck Bed Covers from the People's Republic of China,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (China AD Initiation Checklist), at Attachment II, Analysis of Industry Support for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Truck Bed Covers from the People's Republic of China (Attachment II). This checklist is on file electronically via ACCESS.

Back to Citation 15.

                     For further discussion, *see* Attachment II of the China AD Initiation Checklist.

Back to Citation 16. Id.

Back to Citation 17. Id.

Back to Citation 18. Id.

Back to Citation 19. Id.; see also section 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act.

Back to Citation 20.

                     
                    See 
                     Attachment II of the China AD Initiation Checklist.

Back to Citation 21. Id.

Back to Citation 22. Id.

Back to Citation 23.

                     For further discussion, *see* China AD Initiation Checklist at Attachment III, Analysis of Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Truck Bed Covers from the People's Republic of China.

Back to Citation 24. Id.

Back to Citation 25. Id.

Back to Citation 26.

                     
                    See 
                     China AD Initiation Checklist.

Back to Citation 27. Id.

Back to Citation 28. See, e.g., Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, 88 FR

                    15372 (March 13, 2023), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 5, unchanged in *Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less-Than-Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances,* [88 FR 34485](https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/88-FR-34485) (May 30, 2023).

Back to Citation 29.

                     
                    See 
                     Petition at Volume II (pages 8-9 and Exhibits II-11 and II-12); *see also* First China AD Supplement at 8-10 and China AD Initiation Checklist.

Back to Citation 30.

                     
                    See 
                     Petition at Volume II (page 9 and Exhibit II-12); *see also* First China AD Supplement at 8-11.

Back to Citation 31.

                     
                    See 
                     Petition at Volume II (pages 9-11 and Exhibits II-13 through II-18); *see also* First China AD Supplement at 8-19 and Exhibits SII-13 through SII-12, Second China AD Supplement at 4-9 and Exhibits SSII-6 through SSII-10 and China AD Initiation Checklist.

Back to Citation 32.

                     
                    See 
                     China AD Initiation Checklist.

Back to Citation 33. Id.

Back to Citation 34.

                     Comparisons of EP to NV using Brazil as the primary surrogate country results in estimated dumping margins ranging from 156.37%-508.77%. Comparisons of EP to NV using Serbia as surrogate country result in estimated dumping margins ranging from 185.40%-213.77%. For further discussion of the estimated margins, *see* China AD Initiation Checklist.

Back to Citation 35.

                     
                    See 
                     Petition at Volume I (pages 14-20); *see also* First General Issues Supplement at 1-2.

Back to Citation 36. See Regulations Enhancing the Administration of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Trade Remedy Laws, 89 FR 101694, 101759-60 (December 16, 2024).

Back to Citation 37.

                     
                    See [19 CFR 351.108(d)(1)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-19/section-351.108#p-351.108(d)(1)).

Back to Citation 38.

                     
                    See [19 CFR 351.108(e)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-19/section-351.108#p-351.108(e)).

Back to Citation 39.

                         
                        See 
                         Enforcement and Compliance's Policy Bulletin No. 05.1, regarding, “Separate-Rates Practice and Application of Combination Rates in Antidumping Investigation involving NME Countries,” (April 5, 2005), at 6 (emphasis added), available on Commerce's website at *[https://access.trade.gov/​Resources/​policy/​bull05-1.pdf](https://access.trade.gov/Resources/policy/bull05-1.pdf).*

Back to Citation 40.

                     
                    See 
                     section 733(a) of the Act.

Back to Citation 41. Id.

Back to Citation 42.

                     
                    See [19 CFR 351.301(b)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-19/section-351.301#p-351.301(b)).

Back to Citation 43.

                     
                    See [19 CFR 351.301(b)(2)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-19/section-351.301#p-351.301(b)(2)).

Back to Citation 44.

                     
                    See [19 CFR 351.301](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-19/section-351.301); *see also Extension of Time Limits; Final Rule,* [78 FR 57790](https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/78-FR-57790) (September 20, 2013) (*Time Limits Final Rule*), available at *[https://www.gpo.gov/​fdsys/​pkg/​FR-2013-09-20/​html/​2013-22853.htm](https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm).*

Back to Citation 45.

                     
                    See [19 CFR 351.302](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-19/section-351.302); *see also, e.g., Time Limits Final Rule.*

Back to Citation 46.

                     
                    See 
                     section 782(b) of the Act.

Back to Citation 47. See Certification of Factual Information to Import Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule). Additional information regarding the Final Rule is available at https://access.trade.gov/​Resources/​filing/​index.html.

Back to Citation 48. See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069 (September 29, 2023).

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