Commerce Keeps Taxes on Chinese Aluminum Wire Imports Indefinitely
Published Date: 3/11/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce decided to keep extra taxes on aluminum wire and cable from China because removing them could let unfair government help continue. This affects U.S. companies making aluminum wire and cable, protecting them from cheaper imports. The decision started on March 11, 2025, and means importers will keep paying these duties for now.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Countervailing Duties Continue on AWC Imports
Commerce determined that revoking the countervailing duty order on aluminum wire and cable from China would likely allow countervailable subsidies to continue. As a result, countervailing duty rates listed in the notice remain in effect as of March 11, 2025, meaning importers will continue to face those duties when bringing AWC into the United States.
Very High 165.63% Duty for Two Chinese Producers
Two named producers/exporters — Shanghai Silin Special Equipment Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Yang Pu Qu Gong — are assigned a net countervailable subsidy rate of 165.63 percent ad valorem. If you import AWC sourced from either of these two companies, you will face a 165.63% duty on those imports effective March 11, 2025.
33.44% Duty for Changfeng and All Other Exporters
Changfeng Wire & Cable Co., Ltd. and the 'All Others' group of producers/exporters are assigned a net countervailable subsidy rate of 33.44 percent ad valorem. If you import AWC from Changfeng or from exporters not individually listed, you will face a 33.44% duty on those imports effective March 11, 2025.
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