WASHINGTON, May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Department
of Commerce announced its preliminarily determination that aluminum
extrusion producers and exporters in China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab
Emirates, and Vietnam sold
aluminum extrusions at less-than-fair value in the United States.
The U.S. Aluminum Extruders Coalition and the United Steel,
Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied
Industrial and Service Workers International unions—petitioners in
this case—commend Commerce's decision to impose duties, which are
crucial to U.S. producers and workers, and urge Commerce to
maintain these affirmative decisions in the final phase of the
proceeding.
"The Commerce Department's findings against these 14 countries
show just how widespread dumping practices are globally and
highlight the importance of strongly enforcing the antidumping laws
to shield U.S. businesses and workers from the devastating effects
of unfair trade," said Robert E.
DeFrancesco, trade counsel to the Petitioners and a partner
in the International Trade Practice at Wiley. "We are encouraged by
the preliminary affirmative findings and will continue to work with
the Commerce Department to ensure that for its final determination,
the margins properly reflect the full amount of dumping taking
place by the foreign producers."
Commerce calculated affirmative preliminary dumping rates from
these countries in the following ranges: China 4.91–376.85%; Colombia 8.85-34.47%, Ecuador 17.23-51.20%; India 3.44-39.05%; Indonesia 5.66-112.21%; Italy 15.3-41.67%; Korea 2.42%; Malaysia 26.7-27.51%; Mexico 9.18-82.03%; Taiwan 33.93-57.86%; Thailand 2.02-4.04%; Turkey 45.44-602.72%; UAE 9.13-42.29%; and
Vietnam 2.85-41.84%.
Commerce's determination establishes the preliminary duty rates
in the dumping segments of the investigations. In approximately one
week, following the publication of Commerce's preliminary
determination in the Federal Register, Commerce will instruct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection to begin suspending liquidation and
collecting preliminary duties (in the form of cash deposits) on
entries of aluminum extrusions from these 14 countries. For imports
from China, Mexico, Indonesia, and Turkey, antidumping duties will be added to
countervailing duties announced on March 5,
2024.
These are preliminary determinations only. Commerce continues to
collect information, and parties will have additional opportunities
to comment on Commerce's preliminary calculations. Commerce is
scheduled to issue its final determinations in mid-July, which
could be extended to late September
2024, and the preliminary calculated rates may increase.
The duties that will be imposed following today's decision are
assessed on the importer of record of the merchandise. Duty
evasion, absorption, and circumvention are illegal and closely
monitored by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in conjunction
with the Commerce Department.
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