China Aluminum Foil: Prelim Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on aluminum foil from China (A-570-053). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the companies under review entered April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023.
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Commerce has ordered liquidation “as entered” at the cash deposit rate in effect at the time of entry for subject merchandise from exporters for which a review was not requested (ADCVDWeb Message # 3202405).
In these preliminary results, Commerce is also ending the review for the following companies that had their requests for review withdrawn: Galex Inc.; Lotte Aluminium Co., Ltd.; Sama Aluminium Co Ltd.; Korea Aluminium Co., LTD.; Kataman Metals; Prosvic Sales Inc.; Sankyu-Thai Co., Ltd.; and Suzhou Xin Zhao Jin Aluminum Foil Co., Ltd.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Once Commerce issues its final results, new AD duty cash deposit requirements may take effect for some companies, beginning on the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register. Commerce preliminarily calculated the following AD duty cash deposit rates:
| Exporter | AD Rate (Prelim) |
|---|---|
| Dingsheng Aluminium Industries (Hong Kong) Trading Co., Limited (Dingsheng Aluminium Industries (Hong Kong) Trading Co., Ltd.) / Hangzhou Dingsheng Import & Export Co., Ltd. (Hangzhou Dingsheng Import and Export Co., Ltd.) / Hangzhou Five Star Aluminium Co., Ltd./ Hangzhou Teemful Aluminium Co., Ltd. / Inner Mongolia Liansheng New Energy Material Co./Inner Mongolia Xinxing New Energy Material Co., Ltd. | 59.52% |
| Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Co., (HK) Limited / Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Stock Co., Ltd./ Jiangsu Huafeng Aluminium Industry Co., Ltd. / Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Co., Ltd. | 75.53% |
| Dong-IL Aluminium Co., Ltd. | 67.53% |
| Dongwon Systems Corp. | 67.53% |
| Eastern Valley Co., Ltd. | 67.53% |
| Granges Aluminum (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | 67.53% |
| Shanghai Shenyan Packaging Materials Co., Ltd. | 67.53% |
| Suzhou Manakin Aluminum Processing Technology Co., Ltd. | 67.53% |
| Suzhou Manakin Trading Co., Ltd. | 67.53% |
No shipments. Commerce found that Anhui Zhongji Battery Foil Science & Technology Co., Ltd., Anhui Maximum Aluminum Industries Company Ltd., Manakin Industries, LLC, and Xiamen Xiashun Aluminium Foil Co., Ltd. had no exports to the U.S. during the period of review. As a result, the cash deposit rates currently in effect for this company will not change, and any entries during the period of review reported under its case number will be assessed duties at the 105.8% China-wide rate. The four companies will remain under review for the final results.
China-wide entity. Commerce preliminarily found 16 companies under review didn't demonstrate independence from state control and are part of the China-wide entity, with a rate of 105.8%. For a complete list of the companies, see the third list contained in Appendix II of the notice.
Assessment Rates
As part of this administrative review, Commerce will also calculate the AD it will assess on importers for entries of subject merchandise entered between April 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023. If these preliminary results are confirmed in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from Dingsheng and its affiliates and Jiangsu Zhongji and its affiliates will be liquidated at importer-specific rates, and entries from the other companies subject to this review will be assessed AD at the rates listed above.
(The period of review is 04/01/22 - 03/31/23. See the notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc.)