XCMG Evaded Antidumping Tariffs on Scissor Lifts, U.S. Customs Claims
The agency's notice says the Chinese manufacturer falsely claimed the lifts were produced in Mexico before entering the U.S.
machineryasia XCMG North America Corp. has evaded tariff orders on some of its imported scissor lifts, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
CPB issued a notice of determination September 26 on accusations by U.S. aerial lift manufacturers that the Chinese-based corporation was falsely claiming products were being made in Mexico before entering the U.S.
The CBP said it determined the lifts and subassemblies were instead imported from China and shipped through Mexico to evade U.S. tariffs. Certain Chinese mobile aerial access equipment has for the past four years been subject to antidumping duties and countervailing duties, which are special tariffs designed to address foreign products that are sold at less than fair value and those that are unfairly subsidized by foreign governments.
The CBP has suspended the XCMG products investigated back to July 2025, and those products will likely face tariff rates of 69.31% on those and future imported products by XCMG from Mexico, according to the Wiley Law Firm.
The Washington-based firm represented the Coalition of American Manufacturers of Mobile Access Equipment in the trade complaint. The coalition includes JLG and Genie parent company Terex.
The coalition’s complaint supplied screenshots of two XCMG scissor lifts — the XG2632AC, with a platform height of 26 feet, and the XG1930AC, at 19 feet — according to CBP.
XCMG denied the allegations.
CBP says it is possible it could take “additional enforcement measures,” including “pursuing civil penalties or investigations into criminal violations.”
