Preliminary Determinations in the AD Investigations of Aluminum Extrusions from Multiple Countries

Preliminary Affirmative Determinations in the Antidumping Duty (AD) Investigations of Aluminum Extrusions from 14 Trading Partners. 

On May 2, Commerce announced affirmative preliminary determinations in the AD investigations of aluminum extrusions from the People’s Republic of China (China), Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, the Republic of Korea (Korea), Taiwan, Thailand, the Republic of Türkiye (Türkiye), the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam). Commerce is conducting concurrent countervailing duty investigations on imports of aluminum extrusions from China, Indonesia, Mexico, and Türkiye.

Preliminary Dumping Rates

China 

¹ Commerce has preliminarily determined that the mandatory respondent Sanhua (Hangzhou) Micro Channel Heat Exchanger Co., Ltd. is affiliated with the following companies and has treated these companies as a single entity: Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd.; Shaoxing Sanhua New Energy Automotive Components Co., Ltd.; Shaoxing Sanhua Automotive Thermal Management Technology Co., Ltd.; Sanhua Heat Exchanger (Zhengzhou) Co., Ltd.; and Sanhua International Singapore Pte. Ltd. (collectively, “Sanhua Collapsed Entity”).

* This rate is based on an adverse inference.

Colombia 

² Aluminio Nacional S.A. is currently operating under the legal name Aluminio Nacional S.A. en reorganizacion.

Ecuador

India 

* This rate is based on an adverse inference.

Indonesia 

* This rate is based on an adverse inference.

Italy 

* This rate is based on an adverse inference.

Malaysia 

⁴ Commerce preliminarily determines that Genesis Aluminium Industries Sdn. Bhd. and Zenshin Industries Sdn. Bhd. should be collapsed and treated as a single entity.

* This rate is based on an adverse inference.

Mexico

⁵ Commerce preliminarily determines that these companies are a single entity.

* This rate is based on an adverse inference.

Korea 

⁶ Commerce preliminarily determines that ALMAC Co., Ltd, ALMAC Korea, and AR Aluminum are affiliates and that the companies should be treated as a single entity.

* This rate is based on an adverse inference.

Taiwan 

* This rate is based on an adverse inference.

Thailand

Turkiye

* This rate is based on an adverse inference.

** Rates adjusted due to Amended Preliminary Determination. 

UAE 

⁷ Commerce preliminarily determines that Gulf Extrusions LLC and a non-selected respondent, Automotive Precision Technology LLC, are affiliated within the meaning of section 771(33)(F) of the Act and should be treated as a single entity pursuant to 19 CFR 351.401(f) for this preliminary determination.

* This rate is based on an adverse inference.

Vietnam 

* This rate is based on an adverse inference.

Case Calendar

NOTE: Commerce’s preliminary and final determination deadlines are governed by statute. For AD investigations, the deadlines are set forth in sections 733(b) and 735(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. 
* This will take place only in the event of a final affirmative determination from Commerce.
** This will take place only in the event of final affirmative determinations from Commerce and the International Trade Commission (ITC).

Import Statistics

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, accessed through S&P Global Trade Atlas (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)) subheadings 7604.10.1000; 7604.10.3000; 7604.10.5000; 7604.21.0000; 7604.21.0010; 7604.21.0090; 7604.29.1000; 7604.29.1010; 7604.29.1090; 7604.29.3060; 7604.29.3090; 7604.29.5050; 7604.29.5090; 7608.10.0030; 7608.10.0090; 7608.20.0030; 7608.20.0090; 7610.10.0010; 7610.10.0020; 7610.10.0030; 7610.90.0040; and 7610.90.0080.

Other Case Information

• The petitioners are the U.S. Aluminum Extrusions Coalition (the Coalition) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (Pittsburgh, PA). The Coalition consists of 14 U.S. aluminum extruders: Alexandria Extrusion Company (Alexandria, MN); APEL Extrusions Inc. (Coburg, OR); Bonnell Aluminum (Newnan, GA); Brazeway (Adrian, MI); Custom Aluminum Products (South Elgin, IL); Extrudex Aluminum (North Jackson, OH); International Extrusions (Garden City, MI); Jordan Aluminum Company (Memphis, TN); M-D Building Products (Oklahoma City, OK); Merit Aluminum (Corona, CA); MI Metals (Oldsmar, FL); Pennex Aluminum (Wellsville, PA); Tower Extrusions (Olney, TX); Western Extrusions (Carrollton, TX).
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• To date, Commerce maintains 671 AD and CVD orders that provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.
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