AD/CVD Aluminum Extrusions Final Determination

The Commerce Department issued a final determination in trade cases targeting aluminum extrusion imports from 14 countries, including China. The department imposed antidumping duties at rates ranging from 2.02% up to 376.85% and countervailing duties at rates ranging from 1.44% up to 168.81%.

The U.S. Aluminum Extruders Coalition and the United Steelworkers (USW) union, filed the case.

“These final determinations are another key step in remedying the harm caused by illegal dumping by foreign producers of aluminum extrusions, many of which have also benefited from unfair subsidies,” said Robert DeFrancesco, trade counsel to the petitioners and a partner in the International Trade Practice at Wiley Rein LLP. “The U.S. industry looks forward to relief from these unfairly traded imports when the U.S. International Trade Commission issues its final determination in November 2024.”

While many foreign extruders will be subject to significant duties as a result of today’s determinations, the petitioners also look forward to the final assessment rates calculated in the Commerce Department’s administrative review process a year from now.  The duty rates set cash deposit rates today; ultimately, final duty liability will be determined through the Commerce Department’s administrative review process.    These duties therefore may increase at a later time, with U.S. importers retroactively owing additional amounts of duties.