Commerce Corrects Turkey Aluminum Dump Math Blunders
Published Date: 1/30/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce fixed some small math mistakes in its review of aluminum sheets from Türkiye sold in the U.S. They confirmed that these companies sold the aluminum for less than normal between April 2022 and March 2023. This means the final duties (extra taxes) on these imports are updated starting January 30, 2025.
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Importer Reimbursement Certificate Requirement
Importers must file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries, as required by 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2). Failure to file could result in Commerce presuming reimbursement and assessing double antidumping duties or increasing antidumping duties by the amount of countervailing duties.
Updated Antidumping Duty Rates
Commerce amended the final results for common alloy aluminum sheet from Türkiye and set weighted-average dumping margins for April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023 at 1.84% for Assan, 2.04% for Teknik, and 1.94% for non-selected companies. These amended rates are effective as of January 30, 2025.
Cash Deposit Rate Requirement
For shipments entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after January 30, 2025, the company-specific cash deposit rate for Assan and Teknik will equal their amended weighted-average dumping margins (1.84% and 2.04%, respectively). For exporters/producers not covered in this review, the all-others cash deposit rate will remain 4.85%.
Timing of Duty Assessment and Liquidation
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess antidumping duties on appropriate entries in accordance with these final results and intends to issue assessment instructions no earlier than 35 days after publication. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, CBP will be directed not to liquidate relevant entries until the period for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication).
Liquidation Rule for Unknown-Destination Entries
For entries during the period of review produced by respondents where the respondent did not know the merchandise was destined for the United States, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the all-others LTFV investigation rate of 4.85% ad valorem if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.
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