China Aluminum Foil: Final Results of AD/CVD Admin Reviews
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on aluminum foil from China (A-570-053/C-570-054). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD/CVD on importers for subject merchandise entered April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023, for AD and calendar year 2022 for CVD.
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In the preliminary results of the AD review, Commerce determined that SK Global America, Inc. wasn't eligible for a separate rate because it wasn't a producer or exporter of subject merchandise. However, because SK Global is located in the U.S., Commerce now finds that an administrative review shouldn't have been initiated for SK Global. As such, Commerce is rescinding the AD review with respect to SK Global.
For exporters of subject merchandise that were not under review (i.e., all except the companies listed below), cash deposit rates remain at the level set in the most recent review of each respective company. If the exporter has never been assigned its own AD or CVD rate, but the manufacturer has, the AD or CVD rate assigned to the manufacturer applies. For merchandise manufactured and exported by companies that have never been assigned an AD or CVD cash deposit rate by Commerce, the AD China-wide rate or the CVD all-others rate applies, respectively.
New Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect Nov. 12
For entries on or after Nov. 12, the date of publication of the final results of each review in the Federal Register, Commerce is setting new AD cash deposit rates for subject merchandise produced or exported by the following companies:
| Exporter | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| 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. | 60.61% |
| 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. | 75.65% |
| Dong-IL Aluminium Co., Ltd. | 63.25% |
| Dongwon Systems Corp. | 63.25% |
| Eastern Valley Co., Ltd. | 63.25% |
| Granges Aluminum (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | 63.25% |
| Lotte Aluminium Co., Ltd. | 63.25% |
| Shanghai Shenyan Packaging Materials Co., Ltd. | 63.25% |
| Suzhou Manakin Aluminum Processing Technology Co., Ltd. | 63.25% |
| Suzhou Manakin Trading Co., Ltd. | 63.25% |
No shipments. Commerce confirmed its preliminary finding in the final results that the following companies -- Anhui Zhongji Battery Foil Science & Technology Co., Ltd., Anhui Maximum Aluminum Industries Company Ltd., Manakin Industries, LLC, and Xiamen Xiashun Aluminium Foil Co., Ltd. -- didn't have any exports to the U.S. during the period of review. The cash deposit rates currently in effect for these companies therefore won't change, and any entries reported to be from them will be assessed duties at the China-wide rate.
Separate rate. Commerce determined that these companies qualified for a separate rate: (1) Dingsheng; (2) Zhongji; (3) Dong-IL Aluminium Co., Ltd. (Dong-IL); (4) Dongwon Systems Corp. (Dongwon); (5) Eastern Valley Co., Ltd. (Eastern Valley); (6) Granges Aluminum (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Granges Aluminum); (7) Shanghai Shenyan Packaging Materials Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Shenyan); (8) Suzhou Manakin Aluminum Processing Technology Co., Ltd. (Suzhou Manakin Aluminum); and (9) Suzhou Manakin Trading Co., Ltd. (Suzhou Manakin Trading). Commerce also reversed its preliminary determination, and found that (10) Lotte Aluminium Co. is eligible for a separate rate.
China-wide entity. See Commerce's AD notice, Appendix II, for the list of 15 companies for which a review was requested that were assigned to the China-wide entity, with a dumping margin of 105.8%.
Commerce also is setting new CVD cash deposit requirements for subject merchandise entered on or after Nov. 12 that was produced or exported by the following companies:
| Company | CVD Rate |
|---|---|
| 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) | 29.9% |
| 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) | 22.35% |
| Non-individually reviewed companies (applies to 18 companies that qualified for separate rate) * | 27.5% |
* See Appendix II of the notice for a complete list of the 18 companies.
Assessment Rates for Entries April 2022 - March 2023 and January-December 2022
Commerce will also calculate the AD and CVD it will assess on importers for entries of subject merchandise entered between April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023, and Jan. 1, 2022, and Dec. 31, 2022, respectively. Importers of subject merchandise exported by Dingsheng and Jiangsu will be assessed AD at importer-specific rates. Importers of subject merchandise exported by the seven average rate companies will be assessed AD duties at the rates listed above. Commerce will use the rates listed above to set CVD assessments for the 20 exporters and their affiliates under review for entries in calendar year 2022.
(The review period is 04/01/22 - 03/31/23 for AD and 01/01/22 - 12/31/22 for CVD. See Commerce's notices for more information, including the scope of the orders, detailed cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc. See 2405020040 for a summary of the preliminary results of the AD and 2405020050 CVD administrative reviews.)