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China Aluminum Foil: Prelim Results of AD Admin Review

The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on common alloy aluminum foil from China (A-570-053). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set AD assessment rates for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024.

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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 # 4205401).

There are five companies listed in Appendix I of the notice that have been preliminarily assigned to the China-wide entity, with an AD rate of 105.8%.

AD Cash Deposit Requirements

Once Commerce issues its final results, new AD 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 rate:

ExporterAD Rate (Prelim)
Jiangsu Dingsheng New Materials Joint-Stock Co., Ltd./Hangzhou Dingsheng Import&Export Co., Ltd./Dingsheng Aluminium Industries (Hong Kong) Trading Co., Limited /Hangzhou Teemful Aluminium Co., Ltd./Hangzhou Five Star Aluminium Co., Ltd./Inner Mongolia Liansheng New Energy Material Co., Ltd./Inner Mongolia Xinxing New Energy Material Co., Ltd./Dingheng New Materials Co., Ltd./Thai Ding Li New Materials Co., Ltd.24.51%
Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Co., Ltd./Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Co., (HK) Limited/Jiangsu Huafeng Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd./Anhui Zhongji Battery Foil Sci&Tech Co., Ltd./Anhui Maximum Aluminum Co., Ltd./Sichuan Wanshun Zhongji Aluminium Industry Co., Ltd.30.17%
Dong-IL Aluminium Co., Ltd.26.94%
Eastern Valley Co., Ltd.26.94%
Korea Aluminium Co., Ltd.26.94%
Lotte Aluminium Co., Ltd.26.94%
Xiamen Xiashun Aluminum Foil Co., Ltd.26.94%

Assessment Rates

If these preliminary results are confirmed in the final results, importers of subject merchandise exported by Jiangsu Dingsheng and its affiliates and Jiangsu Zhongji and its affiliates during the period April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024, will be assessed antidumping duties at importer-specific rates. The other companies, listed above, that qualified for a separate rate but were not individually examined will be assessed AD at the review average rate listed.

(The period of review is 04/01/23 - 03/31/24. See the notice for additional information, including the scope of the orders, potential cash deposits and assessment instructions, etc.)