oday, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced its preliminary determination that imports of common alloy
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from China are being sold at less than fair value (or “dumped”) in the
United States. As a result, the agency will instruct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (“CBP”) to require U.S. importers of common alloy
aluminum sheet from China to deposit estimated antidumping duties at the
time of import.
“The association and its member companies that
produce common alloy aluminum sheet are very pleased with this finding
that again underscores the Commerce Department’s commitment to
combatting unfair trade,” said Heidi Brock, President and CEO of the
Aluminum Association. “For too long, the Government of China has been
unfairly and illegally subsidizing its aluminum industry, leading to
massive market overcapacity and challenging producers across the value
chain. Today’s action by the Commerce Department is exactly the kind of
strong, targeted trade enforcement we need in support of the
rules-based global trading system.”
Based on information gathered
to date, the Commerce Department calculated preliminary antidumping
margins of 91.47 percent of the value of the imported aluminum sheet.
In particular, the Commerce Department calculated an antidumping margin
of 91.47 percent for Henan Mingtai Al Industrial Co., Ltd. and its
affiliates, which the Department selected for mandatory investigation.
In addition, the Commerce Department relied on the antidumping margin
calculated for Henan Mingtai Al Industrial, Co., Ltd. to establish the
antidumping margins for Nanjie Resources Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang GKO
Aluminum Stock Co., Ltd., two other companies selected for mandatory
investigation, on the basis of adverse facts available. The Commerce
Department also calculated an antidumping margin of 91.47 percent for
companies that cooperated with the agency’s investigation and requested
separate rate status, but were not individually investigated. Finally,
the Department preliminarily established an antidumping margin of 91.47
percent for all other Chinese producers and exporters that did not
participate in the Department’s investigation.*
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