Five-Year Sunset Review: Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders from China

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has formally initiated five-year sunset reviews of existing antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders covering non-refillable steel cylinders imported from China. These reviews are mandated under the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, which requires the ITC to periodically assess whether revoking trade remedy orders would likely cause or renew material injury to domestic industries. The central question under review is whether lifting these AD/CVD orders would lead to a continuation or recurrence of material injury to U.S. manufacturers of non-refillable steel cylinders. If the Commission determines that revocation would likely cause harm, the orders remain in place; if not, they are revoked and Chinese imports would no longer face those duties. Interested parties — including domestic producers, importers, exporters, and trade associations — are required to submit formal responses to the ITC with specified information within the deadlines set by the Commission. Failure to participate may result in a party being deemed non-responsive, which can affect the outcome of the review. This proceeding is strictly procedural at this stage: no duties have been changed yet. The ITC will evaluate submitted data and conduct a full review before issuing a final determination on whether the existing trade protections should continue.

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