The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping order on imports of hand trucks and certain parts thereof from China would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. 

As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determination, the existing order on imports of this product from China will remain in place. 

Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners David S. Johanson, Jason E. Kearns, and Amy A. Karpel voted in the affirmative. Commissioner Peter-Anthony Pappas did not participate in the vote. 

Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on this five-year (sunset) review.

The Commission’s public report, Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof from China (Inv. No. 731-TA-1059 (Fourth Review), USITC Publication 5777, August 2026), will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the review.

The report will be available on the USITC website by September 11, 2026.

BACKGROUND

The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time. 

The Commission’s institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the Commission concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally, within 95 days from institution, the Commission will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC’s notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the Commission conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.

The Commission generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews. Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the Commission’s prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the reviews, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.

The five-year (sunset) review concerning Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof from China was instituted on February 2, 2026.

On May 8, 2026, the Commission determined to conduct an expedited five-year review. Commissioners David S. Johanson, Jason E. Kearns, and Amy A. Karpel concluded that the domestic interested party group response was adequate and the respondent interested party group response was inadequate. Commissioner Johanson voted for a full review; Commissioners Kearns and Karpel voted for an expedited review. Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioner Peter-Anthony Pappas did not participate in the adequacy vote. 

A record of the Commission’s vote to conduct an expedited review is available on the investigations page for Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof from China; Inv. No. 731-TA-1059 (Review 4).