A group of U.S. intermodal equipment manufacturers is petitioning the Trump administration for anti-dumping duties on foreign-made chassis.
The U.S. Chassis Manufacturers Coalition on Wednesday filed petitions alleging that chassis imported from Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam are hurting American producers.
Chassis are the skeletal trailers used to transport shipping containers by road.
The petitions with the Commerce Department and United States International Trade Commission (USITC) ask for anti-dumping duties to counteract what the makers say are unfair trade practices, according to a release from Wiley Rein LLP, a Washington law firm representing the chassis coalition.
It’s the second time that the domestic industry has asked for protection against imported chassis. In 2020, chassis makers petitioned the first Trump administration for anti-dumping duties on China-based manufacturer CIMC, which were eventually granted by the Biden administration in 2021. Those duties helped push up prices of domestic-made chassis but also contributed to massive supply chain issues during the coronavirus pandemic.
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