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Preliminary Determination in Antidumping Duty Investigation of Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, & Turkey

Preliminary Determination in the AD Investigations of Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, & Turkey

On October 6, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) issued its affirmative preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of imports of common alloy aluminum sheet from Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, and Turkey.

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Country Exporter/Producer Dumping Rates Cash Deposit Rate
Bahrain Gulf Aluminum Rolling Mill B.S.C 4.21% 4.21%***
All Others 4.21% 4.21%***
Brazil Companhia Brasileira de Aluminio** 136.78% 135.63%***
Novelis do Brasil Ltda. 49.48% 49.48%***
All Others 49.48% 48.33%***
Croatia Impol-TLM d.o.o. / Impol d.o.o. 3.22% 3.22%
All Others 3.22% 3.22%
Egypt Aluminium Company of Egypt (Egyptalum)/ Egyptian Copper Works Company 10.42% 10.42%
All Others 10.42% 10.42%
Germany Novelis Deutschland GmbH 51.18% 51.18%
Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH** 352.71% 352.71%
All Others 51.18% 51.18%
Greece Elval Hellenic Aluminum Industry S.A./Elval Colour S.A./Symetal S.A. 2.72% 2.72%
All Others 2.72% 2.72%
India Hindalco Industries Limited 47.92% 44.59%***
Manaksia Aluminium Company Limited 0.00% 0.00%***
All Others 47.92% 44.59%***
Indonesia Pt. Alumindo Light Metal Industry Tbk** 32.12% 32.12%
All Others** 32.12% 32.12%
Italy Laminazione Sottile S.p.A. 0.00% 0.00%***
Profilglass S.p.A.** 29.13% 29.13%***
All Others 14.57% 14.57%***
Oman Oman Aluminium Rolling Company 3.53% 3.53%
All Others 3.53% 3.53%
Romania Alro, SA** 83.94% 83.94%
All Others 12.51% 12.51%
Serbia Impol Seval, a.d /Impol d.o.o. 11.24% 11.24%
Otovici Doo** 25.84% 25.84%
All Others 11.24% 11.24%
Slovenia Impol FT, d.o.o / Impol d.o.o. 4.80% 4.80%
All Others 4.80% 4.80%
South Africa Hulamin Operations (Pty) Ltd. 8.98% 8.98%
All Others** 8.98% 8.98%
South Korea Novelis Korea Limited/Ulsan Aluminum Limited 5.04% 5.04%
All Others 5.04% 5.04%
Spain Aludium Transformación de Productos, S.L. 3.75% 3.75%
Compania Valenciana de Aluminio Baux S.L.U./Bancolor Baux S.L.U.** 23.32% 23.32%
All Others 3.75% 3.75%
Taiwan C.S. Aluminium Corporation 18.02% 18.02%
All Others 18.02% 18.02%
Turkey Assan Aluminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. 12.65% 12.11%***
Teknik Aluminyum Sanayi A.S. 12.90% 12.90%
All Others 12.71% 12.30%***

**Rate was assigned based on facts available or adverse inference
***Rates adjusted for export and other subsidy offsets, where applicable

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Event AD Investigations
Petition Filed March 9, 2020
DOC Initiation Date March 30, 2020
ITC Preliminary Determination April 22, 2020
DOC Preliminary Determination October 6, 2020
DOC Final Determination December 21, 2020[2]
February 19, 2021[3]
ITC Final Determination February 4, 2021[2]
April 5, 2021[3]
Issuance of Orders [1] February 11, 2021[2]
April 12, 2021[3]

[1] This will take place only in the event of affirmative final determinations from Commerce and the ITC
[2] Indonesia and Romania
[3] All other Countries
Note: Commerce preliminary and final determination deadlines are governed by statute. For AD investigations, the deadlines are set forth in section 733(b) and 735(a)(1)of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 

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Country Volume/Value 2017 2018 2019
Bahrain Volume (Metric Tons) 59,114 58,916 69,731
Value (USD) $168,075,945 $198,969,560 $241,153,818
Brazil Volume (Metric Tons) 22,256 25,486 33,081
Value (USD) $57,630,241 $78,181,049 $96,951,842
Croatia Volume (Metric Tons) 0 2,555 8,330
Value (USD) $0 $8,508,547 $25,234,850
Egypt Volume (Metric Tons) 17 11,463 14,349
Value (USD) $47,552 $34,359,665 $43,797,087
Germany Volume (Metric Tons) 29,935 40,542 80,678
Value (USD) $110,355,792 $164,008,891 $286,590,231
Greece Volume (Metric Tons) 12,884 21,772 29,252
Value (USD) $40,737,090 $76,813,215 $101,918,789
India Volume (Metric Tons) 41,599 41,861 46,179
Value (USD) $100,555,790 $115,857,403 $123,272,385
Indonesia Volume (Metric Tons) 65,471 75,933 53,276
Value (USD) $156,504,466 $207,599,837 $139,209,391
Italy Volume (Metric Tons) 2,798 13,206 25,951
Value (USD) $12,832,207 $47,915,658 $85,312,024
Oman Volume (Metric Tons) 25,218 63,197 82,739
Value (USD) $62,417,619 $166,702,625 $200,205,846
Romania Volume (Metric Tons) 1,321 4,361 10,058
Value (USD) $4,305,700 $14,616,073 $29,375,578
Serbia Volume (Metric Tons) 0 67 3,453
Value (USD) $0 $230,726 $9,774,670
Slovenia Volume (Metric Tons) 0 9,802 11,229
Value (USD) $0 $31,591,598 $35,254,794
South Africa Volume (Metric Tons) 30,797 44,338 41,378
Value (USD) $92,336,331 $144,806,731 $119,088,501
South Korea Volume (Metric Tons) 10,889 19,629 38,385
Value (USD) $29,736,120 $62,162,675 $121,715,684
Spain Volume (Metric Tons) 1,527 5,034 18,749
Value (USD) $5,762,465 $18,549,756 $57,098,619
Taiwan Volume (Metric Tons) 527 32,402 51,887
Value (USD) $2,546,965 $93,483,344 $146,314,968
Turkey Volume (Metric Tons) 6,056 22,412 46,779
Value (USD) $17,724,243 $68,603,590 $122,812,045

Source:U.S. Census Bureau, accessed through Global Trade Atlas (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 7606113060, 7606116000, 7606123090, 7606126000, 7606913090, 7606913095, 7606916080, 7606916095, 7606923035, 7606923090, 7606926080, and 7606926095.

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The petitioners are the Aluminum Association Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet Trade Enforcement Working Group and its individual members, Aleris Rolled Products, Inc. (Richmond, VA), Arconic, Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA), Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood, LLC (Ravenswood, WV), JW Aluminum Company (Williamsport, PA), Novelis Corporation (Atlanta, GA), and Texarkana Aluminum, Inc. (Texarkana, TX).

For general information and next steps, please refer to a list of preliminary FAQs.

Additional case information including the scope of the investigation are on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). Once you log in, please refer to case numbers:

  • A-525-001 for Bahrain,
  • A-351-854 for Brazil,
  • A-891-001 for Croatia,
  • A-729-803 for Egypt,
  • A-428-849 for Germany,
  • A-484-804 for Greece,
  • A-560-835 for Indonesia,
  • A-533-895 for India,
  • A-475-842 for Italy,
  • A-523-814 for Oman,
  • A-485-809 for Romania,
  • A-801-001 for Serbia,
  • A-856-001 for Slovenia,
  • A-791-825 for South Africa,
  • A-580-906 for South Korea,
  • A-469-820 for Spain,
  • A-583-867 for Taiwan; and
  • A-489-839 for Turkey

To date, Commerce maintains 540 AD and CVD orders which provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.

Since the beginning of the Trump Administration, Commerce has initiated 286 new AD and CVD investigations - this is a 267 percent increase from the comparable period in the previous administration.