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Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
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 July 2026.
Applicable September 4, 2026.
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.
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 July 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 ACCESS scope segment where the scope applications can be found.[1] This notice does not include applications which have been rejected and not properly resubmitted. The scope ruling applications listed below are available on Commerce's online e-filing and document management system, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Electronic Service System (ACCESS), at https://access.trade.gov.
Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of China (China) (A-570-967/C-570-968); LED Tape Light System; [2] produced in and exported from China and Thailand; submitted by Wangs Alliance Corporation and WAC Lighting (Dongguan) Co., Ltd.; July 8, 2026; ACCESS scope segment “SCO—WAC LED Tape Light System.”
Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel From India and China (A-533-873/A-570-058/C-533-874/C-570-059); Inner Surface Finished Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing; [3] produced in and exported from China and India; submitted by ArcelorMittal Tubular Products; Michigan Seamless Tube, LLC; PTC Alliance LLC; Webco Industries, Inc.; and Zekelman Industries, Inc.; July 9, 2026; ACCESS scope segment “SCO—Inner Surface Finished CDMT.”
Mattresses from Mexico (A-201-859); polyurethane foams; [4] produced in and exported from Mexico; submitted by Kuka Sleep, Inc.; July 27, 2026; ACCESS scope segment “SCO—Kuka Sleep Inc.—Foams.”
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—day 31.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(m)(2), if there are companion AD and CVD orders covering the same ( printed page 56860) merchandise from the same country of origin, the scope inquiry will be conducted on the record of the AD proceeding. Further, please 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, please refer to the Filing Instructions section of the Scope Ruling Application Guide, at https://www.trade.gov/file-scope-ruling. 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.
Please 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, please 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.[8]
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: August 31, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
1. See Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws,86 FR 52300, 52316 (September 20, 2021) ( Final Rule) (“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 Citation2. The product is an illumination system, that includes an aluminum channel, LED tape lights, and a power feed unit, for use in architectural and construction projects. The length of the system ranges from 5 feet to 8 feet, the width of the system ranges from 0.5 inches to 1.5 inches, and the depth ranges from 0.3 inch to 0.75 inches.
Back to Citation3. The product is an inner-surface-finished cold-drawn mechanical tubing made of carbon and alloy steel. It is produced by cold drawing and subsequently refined through precision inner-surface finishing processes, including honing or skiving and burnishing. The tubing has a circular cross-section, measures 304.8 millimeters or more in length, and has actual outside diameters of less than 331 millimeters. The honing process uses rotating abrasive stones to remove small amounts of material and create a smoother inner surface and enhanced geometric form. The skiving and burnishing process removes a thin internal layer with a cutting tool and follows with roller burnishing to achieve a polished finish and improved dimensional accuracy. Inner-surface-finished cold-drawn mechanical tubing retains the same physical, chemical, dimensional, and technical characteristics as other in-scope cold-drawn mechanical tubing.
Back to Citation4. The products are polyurethane foams with lengths ranging from 5.5 to 84 inches, with widths from 7 to 79.5 inches; and thicknesses from 0.25 to 4.0 inches.
Back to Citation5. In accordance with 19 CFR 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 or a covered merchandise inquiry under 19 CFR 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 Citation6. 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 Citation7. This structure maintains the intent of the applicable regulation, 19 CFR 351.225(d)(1), to allow day 30 and day 31 to be separate business days.
Back to Citation8. See Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List; and Informational Sessions,86 FR 53205 (September 27, 2021).
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