US Dept of Commerce Final Determinations of Unfair Trade Practices Investigations – Peoples Republic of China LSVPTVs
June 17, 2025 The US Department of Commerce published their Final Determinations of investigation into unfair trade practices by the Peoples Republic of China with regard to export of both LSVs (street-legal) and PTVs (Personal Transportation Vehicles (golf carts).
The investigation found two categories of unfair trade practices for Chinese low-speed personal transportation vehicles, such as golf-cart-type vehicles:
Dumping — selling into the U.S. at unfairly low prices
Commerce made a final affirmative antidumping determination, meaning it found Chinese producers/exporters were selling subject vehicles in the U.S. at less than fair value.
Countervailable subsidies — government support that unfairly benefits exporters
Plain English: the U.S. investigated whether Chinese manufacturers were undercutting U.S. industry through artificially low export prices and whether they were benefiting from unfair Chinese government subsidies. Commerce answered yes on both.
Final Affirmative Determinations in the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Low-Speed Personal Transportation Vehicles from the People’s Republic of China
On June 17, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its final affirmative determinations in the antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigations of low-speed personal transportation vehicles from the People’s Republic of China (China).
Final Dumping Rates
China
| Producer | Exporter | Dumping Margin (percent) | Cash Deposit Rate (Adjusted for Subsidy Offset) (percent) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guangdong Lvtong New Energy Electric Vehicle Technology Co., Ltd. | Guangdong Lvtong New Energy Electric Vehicle Technology Co., Ltd. | 119.39 | 119.33 |
| Xiamen Dalle New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. | Xiamen Dalle New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. | 312.31 | 312.31 |
| Companies Eligible for a Separate Rate | 291.04 | 291.01 | |
| China-Wide Entity | 478.09* | 478.09 | |
* Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences.
Final Subsidy Rates
China
| Exporter/Producer | Subsidy Rates (percent) |
|---|---|
| Guangdong Lvtong New Energy Electric Vehicle Technology Co., Ltd. | 31.45 |
| Hebei Machinery Import and Export Co., LTD. | 679.44* |
| Shandong Odes Industry Co. Ltd. | 679.44* |
| Xiamen Dalle New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. | 44.38 |
| All Others | 41.14 |
