The US International Trade Commission (ITC), in a 2 to 1 vote, has ruled that anti-dumping (ADD) and countervailing (CVD) investigations covering aluminum extrusions from 14 counties will be terminated. Following their investigation, the ITC determined that the US aluminum industry is not being materially threatened by these imports. Following this decision, the US Department of Commerce will not issue new ADD or CVD duties for these products. As required by this decision, any ADD/CVD deposits already paid to Customs as a result of this case will be refunded.
This case covered imports of aluminum extrusions from China, Columbia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam. The scope of the case was extraordinarily broad and would have also applied to all products made wholly or partially from extruded aluminum which are a part or subassembly of a fully finished product.
The petitioners may appeal the ITC decision to the Court of International Trade if they choose; however, any future actions will not affect current imports. A report from the ITC on their investigation and decision will be published by December 10th.
ADD/CVD cases (A-570-967 & C570-968) from 2011 covering aluminum extrusions from China are not affected by this action and remain in force.
Best Regards,
Sam McClure, LCB
Director of Compliance & Customs Services