[Joecooool]

Big news just dropped yesterday! On July 17, 2025, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) issued its final affirmative determination.

What does this mean for Chinese golf carts? With the USITC’s affirmative vote (including on critical circumstances), the Commerce Department will now issue anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on these Chinese imports. Duties could be retroactive and will make future imports much more expensive or stop them entirely for at least five years. The Chinese imports will likely rush to liquidate their current inventory at steep discounts and cash out.

If you’re considering a Chinese-made cart, think twice: Parts and repairs could become impossible to source or insanely pricey once the supply dries up.

This is a massive victory for domestic and established players like Club Car, EZGO, and Yamaha, who pushed for these investigations to level the playing field against unfairly priced competition.

Here is the ruling - Access Denied

[KennyP]

128 to 478% Tariffs on low speed personal Transportation Vehicles, the US government announced that in January.

Cost of the carts and parts will be astronomical. Once supply runs out who knows what will happen. Won't be good.

[Joecooool]

Final Dumping / Subsidy Rates- EC AD CVD Final Determinations of Low-Speed Personal Transportation Vehicles from China

Based on the final antidumping and countervailing duty determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce on June 17, 2025, new golf carts manufactured by Guangdong Lvtong New Energy Electric Vehicle Technology Co., Ltd. (including the brands ICON, Evolution, Advance, Epic, and others) will see a significant cost increase. The Department set a dumping margin of 119.39% and a subsidy rate of 31.45%, resulting in combined duties of approximately 150.84% of the import value. For example, if the base import cost of a golf cart is $9,000, the combined duties would add about $13,576, bringing the total to around $22,576. Even a cart with a landed cost of $6,000 could see an increase of more than $9,000, making the final cost roughly $15,000. This will hit August 7, 2025.

[ElDiabloJoe]

Originally Posted by Joecooool

Final Dumping / Subsidy Rates- EC AD CVD Final Determinations of Low-Speed Personal Transportation Vehicles from China

Based on the final antidumping and countervailing duty determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce on June 17, 2025, new golf carts manufactured by Guangdong Lvtong New Energy Electric Vehicle Technology Co., Ltd. (including the brands ICON, Evolution, Advance, Epic, and others) will see a significant cost increase. The Department set a dumping margin of 119.39% and a subsidy rate of 31.45%, resulting in combined duties of approximately 150.84% of the import value. For example, if the base import cost of a golf cart is $9,000, the combined duties would add about $13,576, bringing the total to around $22,576. Even a cart with a landed cost of $6,000 could see an increase of more than $9,000, making the final cost roughly $15,000. This will hit August 7, 2025.

Good! CCP has been raping and robbing us blind for decades. We have capitulated. Time to retake Americans supporting America.

[Joecooool]

Today is the day...

I expect that since they all have to go back and pay millions in duty fees before they can import another cart, all of them are going to go belly up.

They will hold their prices for existing inventory until the word gets out, then its going to be a fire sale for the remaining unsold carts.

[ElDiabloJoe]

I am watching this as an interested observer. Mrs. EDJ wants an Atomic Kool Kart. We will see how this situation manifests itself.

[Hacker1]

Originally Posted by Joecooool

Final Dumping / Subsidy Rates- EC AD CVD Final Determinations of Low-Speed Personal Transportation Vehicles from China

Based on the final antidumping and countervailing duty determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce on June 17, 2025, new golf carts manufactured by Guangdong Lvtong New Energy Electric Vehicle Technology Co., Ltd. (including the brands ICON, Evolution, Advance, Epic, and others) will see a significant cost increase. The Department set a dumping margin of 119.39% and a subsidy rate of 31.45%, resulting in combined duties of approximately 150.84% of the import value. For example, if the base import cost of a golf cart is $9,000, the combined duties would add about $13,576, bringing the total to around $22,576. Even a cart with a landed cost of $6,000 could see an increase of more than $9,000, making the final cost roughly $15,000. This will hit August 7, 2025.

Icon and Epic golf carts are manufactured in Tampa, FL, according to their website.

[Joecooool]

Originally Posted by Hacker1

Icon and Epic golf carts are manufactured in Tampa, FL, according to their website.

That is not true. They buy the rolling chassis from LvTong (Advanced EV) in China, and then they put the seats, wheels, steering wheel, and sound system on when it gets there.

They will be heavily impacted by this new anti-dumping duty.

They are going to owe millions and millions of back duties, which they probably can not afford, and will have to pay before another single cart is imported after today.

That includes parts for existing carts too.

Evolution already dumped their carts and is going to start sourcing from Vietnam. That will be subject to about a 25% tariff and may be subject to anti dumping duties in the future.

[Whatnext]

Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe

Good! CCP has been raping and robbing us blind for decades. We have capitulated. Time to retake Americans supporting America.

If the US public happily keep buying CCP goods, and America cannot make those products competitively, where is the rape and robbery?
Seems consensual to me.

[Joecooool]

Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe

I am watching this as an interested observer. Mrs. EDJ wants an Atomic Kool Kart. We will see how this situation manifests itself.

Guangzhou BorCart Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd. appears to be the manufacturing source for the Atomic Cool Kartz, per a reference on BorCart’s website, which introduces the "Atomic Cool Kartz" as one of their electric vehicle offerings.
borcartev.com

There’s also forum chatter from the BuggiesGoneWild community suggesting that Atomic Cool Kartz units exhibit components with Chinese markings, and owners report challenges getting technical support or parts—further indicating a Chinese manufacturing origin.


So, while BorCart is the only manufacturer explicitly linked, these insights strongly point to Atomic Cool Kartz being produced in China, then shipped (likely as kits or finished units) to Florida for final assembly or distribution.

Are They Impacted by the New Anti‑Dumping Duties?
Yes — since Atomic Cool Kartz are imported from China, they fall under the scope of the Low-Speed Personal Transportation Vehicles (LSPTVs) AD/CVD investigations.

As of August 7, 2025, importers of Chinese LSPTVs are subject to both antidumping and countervailing duties, following affirmative determinations by Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission.

What Are the Specific Duty Rates?
Duty rates vary depending on the specific Chinese producer/exporter. Here are the final rates from the Commerce determinations:

Chinese Company Antidumping Duty (%) Countervailing Duty (Subsidy Rate) (%)
Guangdong Lvtong New Energy Electric Vehicle Tech 119.39 31.45
Xiamen Dalle New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. 312.31 44.38
Hebei Machinery Import & Export Co., Ltd. — 679.44 (adverse inference)
Shandong Odes Industry Co. Ltd. — 679.44 (adverse inference)
All‑Others (China‑Wide Entity) 478.09 41.14


If Atomic Cool Kartz are manufactured by Guangzhou BorCart, but BorCart isn’t separately listed, then the "All‑Others" rate likely applies. That means an antidumping duty of 478.09% and a countervailing duty of 41.14% may apply.


Summary
Supplier: Most probable Chinese supplier is Guangzhou BorCart.

Duty Impact: Yes — they will be impacted by AD/CVD duties effective August 7, 2025.

Estimated Duties: Assuming no special listing, the All‑Others rate applies — approximately 478% antidumping plus 41% countervailing duty.

[Joecooool]

Originally Posted by Whatnext

If the US public happily keep buying CCP goods, and America cannot make those products competitively, where is the rape and robbery?
Seems consensual to me.

It's not.

China was found “guilty” by U.S. trade authorities to have engaged in unfair trade practices involving the export of low-speed personal transportation vehicles (LSPTVs), including golf carts. Specifically, the U.S. Department of Commerce concluded that Chinese manufacturers were “dumping” these vehicles into the American market—selling them at prices below fair market value, often even below the cost of production. In addition to dumping, the investigation found that the Chinese government was providing significant subsidies to its manufacturers, including low-interest loans, tax breaks, direct grants, and discounted raw materials. These subsidies allowed Chinese producers to sell products at artificially low prices, putting U.S. manufacturers at a disadvantage.

Following this investigation, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) ruled on July 17, 2025, that these practices had materially harmed the U.S. golf cart and low-speed vehicle industry. As a result, the U.S. imposed steep trade penalties: anti-dumping duties of up to 478% and countervailing duties of up to 679% on Chinese-made LSPTVs. These penalties are permitted under U.S. trade law and international rules (such as those under the World Trade Organization) to level the playing field and protect domestic industries from unfair competition.