China Aluminum Foil: Prelim Results of CVD Admin Review
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of a countervailing duty administrative review of aluminum foil from China (C-570-054). This review covers subject merchandise from the exporters under review entered during the period Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022.
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Only the exporters for which an administrative review was requested are covered by this review. Cash deposit rates for all other exporters will not change. Commerce has ordered liquidation “as entered” for entries during the period of review from all exporters for which a review was not requested (ADCVDWeb Message # 3202405).
Commerce is ending the review for 11 companies because all requests for their review were withdrawn. Entries during the period of review from these 11 companies will also be liquidated as entered. They are (as found in Appendix II of the notice): Aluminum Corporation of China Limited; Dong-IL Aluminium Co., Ltd.; Dongwon Systems Corp.; Eastern Valley Co. Ltd.; Henan Mingtai Al. Industrial; Lotte Aluminium Co., Ltd.; SAM-A Aluminum Co., Ltd.; Sankyu-Thai Co., Ltd.; Shandong Nanshan Aluminium Co., Ltd.; Shanghai Sunho Aluminum Foil Co., Ltd.; and Zhejiang Yongjie Aluminum Co., Ltd.
Cash Deposit Requirements
For companies that remain subject to review, new CV duty cash deposit requirements may take effect beginning on the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register, currently scheduled for September. Commerce preliminarily calculated the following CV duty cash deposit rates:
| Company | CVD Rate (Prelim) |
|---|---|
| Hangzhou Five Star Aluminium Co., Ltd. and its cross-owned affiliates: Jiangsu Dingsheng New Materials Joint-Stock Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu Dingsheng); Dingsheng Aluminium Industries (Hong Kong) Trading Co., Limited or Dingsheng Aluminium Industries (Hong Kong) Trading Co., Ltd. (Dingsheng HK); Hangzhou Dingsheng Import & Export Co., Ltd. or Hangzhou Dingsheng Import and Export Co., Ltd. (Dingsheng IE); Hangzhou Teemful Aluminium Co., Ltd. (Teemful); Inner Mongolia Liansheng New Energy Material Joint-Stock Co., Ltd. (Liansheng); Inner Mongolia Xinxing New Material Co., Ltd. (Xinxing); Hangzou Dingsheng Industrial Group Co., Ltd. (Dingsheng Group); Hangzhou Dingcheng Aluminum Co., Ltd. (Dingcheng); Luoyang Longding Aluminium Co., Ltd. (Longding); and Walson (HK) Trading Co., Limited (Walson HK) | 30.66% |
| Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Co., (HK) Limited and its cross-owned affiliates: Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Co., Ltd. (Zhongji) (FKA Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Co., Ltd.); Jiangsu Huafeng Aluminium Industry Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu Huafeng); Shantou Wanshun New Material Group Co., Ltd. (Shantou Wanshun) (FKA Shantou Wanshun Package Material Stock Co., Ltd.); Anhui Zhongji Battery Foil Sci&Tech Co., Ltd. (Anhui Zhongji) (FKA Anhui Maximum Aluminium Industries Company Limited); and Sichuan Wanshun Zhongji Aluminium Industry Co., Ltd. (Sichuan Wanshun) | 19.23% |
| Non-individually reviewed companies (applies to 20 companies that qualified for separate rate) * | 24.95% |
* See Appendix III of the notice for a complete list of the 20 compannies.
For all non-reviewed firms, Commerce said it will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits of estimated CVD at the most recent company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the company, as appropriate.
(The period of review is 01/01/22 - 12/31/22. See the notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc.)