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Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued its preliminary affirmative determination on AD/CVD duties for imports of aluminum extrusions from 14 countries.  These new AD/CVD cases significantly broadened the scope of the existing AD/CVD orders covering aluminum extrusions from China.

Commerce is imposing certification requirements on an increasing number of AD/CVD cases. When required, the importer must provide importer and exporter certifications concerning the applicability of an AD/CVD order to merchandise that they are importing.

There are two scenarios when a certification may be required:

Importers should be aware that there are now related third-country cases for merchandise from Canada and Mexico that contain aluminum components extruded in China. Certain goods from these countries may now “flag” for possible AD/CVD for aluminum extrusions from China. If merchandise from Canada or Mexico contains aluminum components extruded in China that were further processed or assembled in Canada or Mexico, the aluminum extrusion portion may be subject to AD/CVD under the cases below.

Importers of paper shopping bags should be aware that these bags may be subject to antidumping and countervailing duties.

On July 20, 2023, the U.S. International Trade Commission determined that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured by imports of paper shopping bags from Cambodia, China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, Turkey, and Vietnam, that are alleged to be sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. 

As with most questions in the Trade Compliance space, the answer to this question can be nuanced and significantly impact an importer’s compliance risk, and the landed cost of the goods.