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The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determined that antidumping duties (ADD) will be applied to imports of aluminum extrusions from China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam. The corresponding preliminary notices can be found at https://access.trade.gov . Please note that there were four previously reported Countervailing Duty (CVD) preliminary determinations published for China, Indonesia, Mexico, and Turkey.
Suspension of Liquidation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise as described in the scope of the investigation entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after May 7, 2024. CBP will require a cash deposit rates depending on the country, manufacturer, and exporter. The following ad valorem rates apply. Please refer to the Trade.gov website indicated above for specific rates by manufacture and exporter.
Country Case Number Cash Deposit Rate Cash Deposit All Others Rate
China A-570-158 0.00 – 365.19
Colombia A-301-806 8.85 – 34.47% 12.42
Ecuador A-331-804 17.23 – 51.20 % 22.52
India A-533-920 3.44 - 39.05 3.44
Indonesia A-560-840 5.65- 112.21 9.17
Italy A-475-846 0.00 – 41.67 15.30
Korea, S A-580-918 0.00 – 43.56 2.42
Malaysia A-557-826 0.00 – 27.51 26.70
Mexico A-201-860 9.18 – 82.03 13.63
Taiwan A-583-874 0.73 – 67.86 33.93
Thailand A-549-847 2.02 – 4.04 3.03
Turkey A-489-850 45.41- 594.55 73.23
UAE A-520-810 9.13 – 42.29 9.15
Vietnam A-552-837 2.85 41.38
U.S. International Trade Commission Notification: If the final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after the date of the preliminary determination or 45 days after the final determination whether imports of aluminum extrusions from these countries are materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry. If affirmative, the case will go to order and remain in force.
Scope: The merchandise subject to this investigation are aluminum extrusions, regardless of form, finishing, or fabrication, whether assembled with other parts or unassembled, whether coated, painted, anodized, or thermally improved. Aluminum extrusions are shapes and forms, produced by an extrusion process, made from aluminum alloys having metallic elements corresponding to the alloy series designations published by the Aluminum Association commencing with the numbers 1, 3, and 6 (or proprietary equivalents or other certifying body equivalents).
The country of origin of the aluminum extrusion is determined by where the metal is extruded (i.e., pressed through a die). Aluminum extrusions that are drawn subsequent to extrusion (drawn aluminum) are also included in the scope.
Merchandise that is comprised solely of aluminum extrusions or aluminum extrusions and
fasteners, whether assembled at the time of importation or unassembled, is covered by the scope in its
entirety. The scope also includes aluminum extrusions contained in merchandise that is a part or subassembly of a larger whole, whether or not the merchandise also contains a component other than aluminum extrusions that is beyond a fastener.
The scope excludes aluminum extrusions contained in fully and permanently assembled merchandise, or unassembled, if it is not a part or subassembly of a larger whole. To be excluded under this paragraph, the assembled or unassembled merchandise must also contain a component other than aluminum extrusions, beyond fasteners.
For further information regarding the scope, please see the attached Appendix I, and the Trade.gov website indicated above. Commerce will make its final determination no later than 135 days after the date of publication of the preliminary determination.
Determinación del Valor comercial aduanal para los Productos perecederos
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Determining Customs Value Of Fresh Produce . (An Informed Compliance Publication)
SUBJECT: Port of Nogales Sunday Service for 2023
Dear friends and customers,
The following is to inform you that the U.S. is increasing import tariffs on hundreds of goods from Russia and imposing a number of additional sanctions against that country in response to its ongoing war against Ukraine.
Under an April 2022 law that revoked permanent normal trade relations status for (and thus increased tariffs on) imports from Russia, President Biden has issued an executive order that, effective July 27, will further increase to 35 percent U.S. import tariffs on more than 570 groups of goods from Russia. The annex to the proclamation that will list the affected goods is not yet available, but the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said it includes steel and aluminum; minerals, ores, and metals; chemicals; arms and ammunition; wood and paper products; aircraft and parts; and automotive parts.
Other measures the U.S. intends to take in the near future include the following.
- Adding companies “engaging in backfill activities in support of Russia” to the Entity List, which will prohibit those companies from purchasing U.S.-made goods and technologies
- Imposing blocking sanctions against (1) major Russian state-owned defense enterprises, defense research organizations, and other defense-related entities and (2) persons tied to aiding Russia’s efforts to evade U.S. sanctions
- Issuing an alert to financial institutions to aid in detecting potential violations of export controls
For more information, please refer to U.S. Further to Increase Tariffs, Impose More Sanctions on Russia.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our offices.
Sincerely,
Dear friends and customers,
The following is to inform you that the U.S. will ban imports of all goods made in whole or in part from any good from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China effective June 21. Companies should be finalizing efforts to ensure their supply chains do not include such goods.
President Biden signed into law Dec. 23, 2021 the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which effectively deems all goods mined, produced, or manufactured in the XUAR to be produced by forced labor in China. Even companies not importing directly from China may have goods detained if the materials used to produce the imported goods in a second country are tied at any level to XUAR or specific entities or commodities associated with forced labor in China.
Under the UFLPA, imports of goods from the XUAR will be banned unless CBP determines that:
- The importer of record has fully complied with relevant guidance to be provided by CBP, as well as any regulations issued to implement that guidance;
- The importer has completely and substantively responded to all inquiries for information submitted by CBP to ascertain whether the goods were made wholly or in part with forced labor; and
- By clear and convincing evidence, the goods were not made wholly or in part by forced labor.
If a shipment is detained, Importers of Record will have the option to exclude the shipment, meaning the importer will have to export shipment out of the United States, or to request an exception to the rebuttable presumption and will have 30 days to submit complete documentation proving shipment complies with Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) Importer Guidance and that it has a clean supply chain, free of forced labor. CBP’s level of evidence will be high. It will be more controlled and consistent than WRO´s.
Any good from the XUAR that thus overcomes the rebuttable presumption of being made with forced labor will be included in a public list to be issued by CBP 30 days after making such determination.
Importantly, the UFLPA calls for the Task Force to provide guidance to importers with respect to the following.
- Due diligence, effective supply chain tracing, and supply chain management measures to ensure they do not import any goods made with forced labor from mainland China and especially from the XUAR
- The type, nature, and extent of evidence that demonstrates that goods originating in mainland China were not made wholly or in part in the XUAR
- The type, nature, and extent of evidence that demonstrates that goods originating in mainland China, including goods detained or seized pursuant to Section 307, were not made wholly or in part with forced labor
If you have any questions please feel free to contact our offices.
Sincerely,
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