Duties Hit Chinese Disposable Aluminum Pans
Published Date: 3/11/2025
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Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that disposable aluminum containers from China are being sold in the U.S. for less than their fair value. This means importers might face new duties starting March 11, 2025, to protect American businesses. If you import or sell these products, get ready for changes that could affect prices and supply.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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New antidumping duties start March 11, 2025
If you import or sell disposable aluminum containers from China, new U.S. antidumping duties take effect on March 11, 2025. Commerce's final determination directs U.S. Customs to require cash deposits for estimated duties upon publication, which can increase import costs and may raise retail or wholesale prices.
Listed Chinese exporters assigned very high rates
Commerce assigned an estimated weighted-average dumping margin of 193.90 percent to the listed producer/exporter combinations and a China-wide rate of 287.80 percent. U.S. Customs will require cash deposits at these rates for appropriate entries of the subject merchandise.
Suspension of liquidation retroactive to October 1, 2024
Because Commerce found critical circumstances, Customs will continue to suspend liquidation and require deposits for entries of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after October 1, 2024 (90 days before the Preliminary Determination). These suspension instructions remain in effect until further notice.
ITC decision in 45 days may refund or finalize duties
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will decide within 45 days whether U.S. industry is materially injured by these imports. If the ITC finds no injury, all cash deposits will be refunded; if the ITC finds injury, Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order and duties will be assessed on entries entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after the effective suspension date.
Third-country exporters pay supplier's Chinese rate
For third-country exporters not listed in Commerce's table, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the Chinese producer/exporter or China-wide entity that supplied that third-country exporter. This means intermediaries using Chinese suppliers can face the same high deposit rates.
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