US Investigates Aluminum Extrusions from 14 Countries

On October 25,2023,the US Department of Commerce announced that it officially launched anti - dumping and counter - vailing investigations on aluminum extrusions from four countries,namely China,Indonesia,Mexico,and Turkey,and launched anti - dumping investigations on aluminum extrusions from ten countries including Colombia,the Dominican Republic,Ecuador,India,Italy,South Korea,Malaysia,Thailand,the UAE,Vietnam,and the Taiwan region of China.The initiation of this investigation was based on an application submitted on October 4,2023,by the Aluminum Extruders Council and the United Steel,Paper and Forestry,Rubber,Manufacturing,Energy,Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union.

The products covered by this investigation mainly involve multiple items under the US Customs Code,including but not limited to 7604.10.1000,7604.10.3000,7604.10.5000,etc.The import value of these products in 2022 reached hundreds of millions of US dollars,with the import amounts from countries such as China,Mexico,and Vietnam being particularly prominent.

The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) is expected to issue a preliminary ruling on industry harm by November 20,2023.If the commission determines that the import of the products involved has caused substantial harm or poses a substantial threat of harm to the domestic industry of the United States,the U.S.Department of Commerce will continue to conduct an in-depth investigation and is expected to issue a preliminary ruling on countervailing duties by December 28,2023,and a preliminary ruling on anti-dumping duties by March 12,2024.

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