China truck bed covers AD: Ningbo Scarman amended
Producer/exporter listing corrected. 49.56% WADM; cash deposit 49.38%. Retroactive to Oct 1, 2026. CBP refund instructions to follow.
Commerce is amending its preliminary affirmative less-than-fair-value determination for truck bed covers from China to correct a significant ministerial error in the producer/exporter combination assigned to Ningbo Scarman International Trading Co., Ltd. and its producer Ningbo Scarman Auto Parts Co., Ltd. Case A-570-223. The notice (FR Doc. 2026-22353) was placed on public inspection October 30, 2026 at 8:45 a.m. and is scheduled for publication November 2, 2026. Dated October 28, 2026, Scot Fullerton. Period of investigation: July 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025.
Ningbo Scarman Auto Parts (producer) / Ningbo Scarman International Trading (exporter): amended prelim 49.56% WADM; cash deposit 49.38%. Retroactive to Oct 1, 2026.
What Commerce corrected
The Preliminary Determination published October 1, 2026 (91 FR 62485). On October 6, 2026, Ningbo Scarman (a non-selected separate-rate respondent) alleged significant ministerial errors. Commerce found it incorrectly listed the producer when assigning the non-selected preliminary rate to Ningbo Scarman and Ningbo Auto Parts. No other producer/exporter combination changed. Because no margin calculations changed, there are no new calculations to disclose.
Producer: Ningbo Scarman Auto Parts Co., Ltd. · Exporter: Ningbo Scarman International Trading Co., Ltd.
Amended prelim: 49.56% WADM · cash deposit (subsidy-offset adjusted) 49.38%
Cash deposit instructions effective retroactively to Oct 1, 2026 · CBP refund-request instructions to follow
Significant ministerial error test
Under 19 CFR 351.224(f) and (g), a ministerial error includes arithmetic mistakes, clerical copying errors, and similar unintentional errors. Correction is "significant" if it would change the weighted-average dumping margin by at least five absolute percentage points and not less than 25 percent of the margin, or flip a zero/de minimis margin to above de minimis (or the reverse). Commerce amends the preliminary determination under 19 CFR 351.224(e) when that test is met.
Because of the incorrect producer listing, entries from this chain would have been suspended at the China-wide entity rate. The corrected separate-rate cash deposit is lower than that China-wide rate (the amended notice does not restate the China-wide figure). Instructions are retroactive to October 1, 2026, and Commerce will instruct CBP to issue refund-request instructions for the deposit difference.
Action items
- Confirm producer/exporter pairing on entries of Ningbo Scarman Auto Parts / Ningbo Scarman International Trading goods entered since October 1, 2026.
- Watch for CBP refund instructions covering the difference between the Preliminary Determination deposits applied and the amended rate.
- Keep the companion CVD path separate. The final CVD determination is covered in truck bed covers from China: final CVD. This amended AD prelim is not a final determination.
AD/CVD duties are not eligible for drawback (19 U.S.C. 1677h; see AD/CVD drawback exclusion). Ordinary customs duties on the same entries can still be drawback-eligible when merchandise is exported or destroyed (or used to manufacture exported goods) and the claim otherwise qualifies (how to file a duty drawback claim). Commerce will notify the ITC of the amended preliminary determination.
- FR Doc. 2026-22353 (A-570-223): amended China truck bed covers AD prelim for Ningbo Scarman Auto Parts / Ningbo Scarman International Trading. Public inspection Oct 30; scheduled publication Nov 2, 2026.
- Corrected rate: 49.56% WADM; cash deposit 49.38% (subsidy-offset adjusted). No other producer/exporter combination changed.
- Cash deposit instructions effective retroactively to Oct 1, 2026. Commerce will instruct CBP on refund requests for the deposit difference.
- Significant ministerial error test: 19 CFR 351.224(g). AD/CVD remain generally outside drawback; ordinary customs duties may still qualify.
- Truck Bed Covers from the People's Republic of China: Amended Preliminary Determination of the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation (FR Doc. 2026-22353; A-570-223) · International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce
- Public inspection PDF: FR Doc. 2026-22353 · Federal Register
- ACCESS (Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Electronic Service System) · International Trade Administration
- 19 CFR Part 351 - Antidumping and Countervailing Duties · eCFR
This article is for general information and is not legal or tax advice. Drawback eligibility depends on your specific facts, and final refunds are determined by CBP at liquidation. Consult a licensed customs broker or attorney for your situation.