# 2026-16053: Aluminum Pans From China: Another Tariff Tango Begins

2026-16053, Disposable Aluminum Containers, Pans, Trays, and Lids From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Circumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, International Trade Administration published 2026-08-06, effective 2026-08-06; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-13).

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- As of: 2026-08-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16053
- Title: Disposable Aluminum Containers, Pans, Trays, and Lids From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Circumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; International Trade Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 50787
- Published: 2026-08-06
- Effective: 2026-08-06
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-13

## In one line

Aluminum Pans From China: Another Tariff Tango Begins

## Summary

In response to a request from the Aluminum Foil Containers Manufacturers Association (AFCMA) and the following individual members of AFCMA, Durable Packaging International; D&W Fine Pack, LLC; Handifoil Corp.; Penny Plate, LLC; Reynolds Consumer Products, LLC; Shah Foil Products, Inc.; Smart USA, Inc.; Trinidad/Benham Corp.; and Wyda Packaging Corp. (collectively, the requesters), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating country-wide circumvention inquiries to determine whether imports of disposable aluminum containers, pans, trays, and lids (aluminum containers) completed in Indonesia and Malaysia (collectively, the third countries) using aluminum foil manufactured in the People's Republic of China (China), are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on aluminum containers from China.

## Effects PRIA read

- Country-wide circumvention inquiries started: cost, medium. The U.S. Department of Commerce has started country-wide circumvention inquiries to determine whether disposable aluminum containers completed in Indonesia and Malaysia using aluminum foil manufactured in the People’s Republic of China are circumventing existing antidumping and countervailing duty…
- Suspension of liquidation, cash deposits directed: cost, high. Commerce will notify U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue suspension of liquidation for entries already suspended under the Orders and to apply the cash deposit rates that would apply if the products are determined to be covered by the Orders. Commerce may also instruct CBP to begin…
- 150/300‑day decision timetable announced: cost, low. Commerce intends to issue preliminary circumvention determinations no later than 150 days from the publication of the initiation notice (150 days from August 6, 2026) and final determinations no later than 300 days from publication (300 days from August 6, 2026), unless the inquiries are rescinded…

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## Sources
- [2026-16053 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/06/2026-16053/disposable-aluminum-containers-pans-trays-and-lids-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-initiation-of)
- [2026-16053 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-06/pdf/2026-16053.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16053 (as of 2026-08-13).