FACT SHEET
Commerce Finds Dumping and Subsidization of Imports of Certain Aluminum Foil from China•

On February 27, 2018, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its affirmative final
determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports ofcertain aluminum foil from China.

•The AD and CVD laws provide U.S. businesses and workers with a transparent, quasi-judicial, andinternationally accepted mechanism to seek relief from the market-distorting effects caused by injurious
dumping and subsidization of imports into the United States, establishing an opportunity to compete on alevel playing field.

•For the purpose of an AD investigation, dumping occurs when a foreign company sells a product in theUnited States at less than its fair value. For the purpose of a CVD investigation, a countervailable
subsidy is financial assistance from foreign governments that benefits the production of goods fromforeign companies and is limited to specific enterprises or industries, or is contingent either upon export
performance or upon the use of domestic goods over imported goods.

•In the AD investigation, Commerce found that the mandatory respondents, Jiangsu Dingsheng New
Materials Joint-Stock Co., Ltd./Hangzhou Teemful Aluminum Co., Ltd./Hangzhou Five Star AluminumCo., Ltd./Dingsheng Aluminum Industries (Hong Kong) Trading Co. Ltd./Hangzhou Dingsheng Import& Export Co., Ltd./Walson (HK) Trading Co., Limited/Inner Mongolia Liansheng New Energy Material
Joint-Stock Co., Ltd. (collectively, Dingsheng), and Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Stock Co.,
Ltd./ Jiangsu Huafeng Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd. (collectively, Zhongji) were dumping at margins of106.09 percent and 48.64 percent, respectively. Commerce also found that 14 companies are entitled to aseparate rate of 84.94 percent, and all other companies are assigned the China-wide entity dumping
margin of 106.09 percent based on adverse facts available due to the China-wide entity’s failure to
respond to Commerce’s questionnaire.

•In the CVD investigation, Commerce has calculated subsidy rates of 19.98 percent for Dingsheng
Aluminum Industries (Hong Kong) Trading Co., Ltd, 17.14 percent for Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination
Materials Co., Ltd., 80.97 percent for Loften Aluminum (Hong Kong) Limited, and 80.97 percent for
both Manakin Industries LLC and Suzhou Manakin Aluminum Processing Technology Co., Ltd. The
subsidy rates for Loften Aluminum (Hong Kong), Manakin Industries LLC, and Suzhou ManakinAluminum Processing Technology Co., Ltd. were determined entirely on the basis of adverse facts
available due to their failure to provide information as requested by Commerce. All other companies areassigned the “all-others” subsidy rate of 18.56 percent.

•Upon publication of the final affirmative AD and CVD determinations, Commerce will instruct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to collect cash deposits equal to the applicable final weightedaverage dumping margin and the final subsidy rate.

•The petitioner is the Aluminum Association Trade Enforcement Working Group.

•The merchandise covered by these investigations is aluminum foil having a thickness of 0.2 mm or less,in reels exceeding 25 pounds, regardless of width. Aluminum foil is made from an aluminum alloy thatcontains more than 92 percent aluminum. Aluminum foil may be made to ASTM specification ASTM
B479, but can also be made to other specifications. Regardless of specification, however, all aluminum
foil meeting the scope description is included in the scope, including aluminum foil to which lubricant
has been applied to one or both sides of the foil.
Excluded from the scope of these investigations is aluminum foil that is backed with paper, paperboard,plastics, or similar backing materials on one side or both sides of the aluminum foil, as well as etchedcapacitor foil and aluminum foil that is cut to shape.

•Where the nominal and actual measurements vary, a product is within the scope if application of either
the nominal or actual measurement would place it within the scope based on the definitions set forthabove. The products under investigation are currently classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 7607.11.3000, 7607.11.6000, 7607.11.9030, 7607.11.9060,7607.11.9090, and 7607.19.6000. Further, merchandise that falls within the scope of this proceeding
may also be entered into the United States under HTSUS subheadings 7606.11.3060, 7606.11.6000,7606.12.3045, 7606.12.3055, 7606.12.3090, 7606.12.6000, 7606.91.3090, 7606.91.6080, 7606.92.3090,
and 7606.92.6080. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the scope of these proceedings is dispositive.

•In 2016, imports of certain aluminum foil from China were valued at an estimated $389 million.

NEXT STEPS• The U.S International Trade Commission (ITC) is scheduled to make its final determinations on or about
April 12, 2018.
•If the ITC makes affirmative final determinations that imports of certain aluminum foil from China
materially injure, or threaten material injury to, the domestic industry, Commerce will issue AD andCVD orders. If the ITC makes negative determinations of injury, the investigations will be terminated.

U.S. Department of Commerce | International Trade Administration | Enforcement and ComplianceFINAL DUMPING MARGINS:COUNTRYEXPORTER/PRODUCER

DUMPINGRATESCASHDEPOSIT**

Dingsheng

106.09%94.73%

Zhongji

48.64%

37.99%

Separate Rate Companies*

84.94%

73.84%

China-Wide Rate

106.09%95.44%

China*The separate rate companies are Alcha International Holdings Limited, Jiangyin Dolphin Pack Ltd. Co., Granges Aluminum(Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Huafon Nikkei Aluminium Corporation, Hunan Suntown Marketing Limited, Luoyang Longding Aluminium
Industries Co., Ltd., Shandong Yuanrui Metal Material Co., Ltd., SNTO International Trade Limited, Suzhou Manakin Aluminum
Processing Technology Co., Ltd., Xiamen Xiashun Aluminium Foil Co. Ltd., Yantai Jintai International Trade Co., Ltd., Yinbang
Clad Material Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Zhongjin Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd.
** NOTE: The difference between the dumping margins and the cash deposit rates represents the adjustment for the export
subsidies and the domestic subsidy “pass through” identified in the companion CVD investigation.

FINAL SUBSIDY RATES:COUNTRY

China

EXPORTER/PRODUCER

SUBSIDY
RATES

Dingsheng Aluminum Industries (Hong Kong) Trading Co.,Ltd.

19.98%

Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Co., Ltd.

17.14%

Loften Aluminum (Hong Kong) Limited

80.97%Manakin Industries LLC and Suzhou Manakin Aluminum
Processing Technology Co., Ltd.

80.97%All Others

18.56%

U.S. Department of Commerce | International Trade Administration | Enforcement and ComplianceCASE CALENDAR:EVENT

CVD INVESTIGATIONAD INVESTIGATIONPetitions FiledMarch 9, 2017

March 9, 2017

DOC Initiation Date

March 29, 2017

March 29, 2017

ITC Preliminary Determinations

April 24, 2017

April 24, 2017

DOC Preliminary Determinations

August 7, 2017

October 26, 2017

DOC Final Determinations

February 26, 2018

February 26, 2018

ITC Final Determinations

April 12, 2018

April 12, 2018

Issuance of Orders*April 19, 2018

April 19, 2018

NOTE: Commerce preliminary and final determination deadlines are governed by statute. For AD investigations, the deadlines are set forth insections 733(b) and 735(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. For CVD investigations, the deadlines are set forth in sections 703(b) and705(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. These deadlines may be extended under certain circumstances.
*This will take place only in the event of final affirmative determinations by the ITC.

IMPORT STATISTICS:CHINA

2014

2015

2016

Volume (metric tons)

99,143

119,135

137,582

323,128,660

370,966,600

388,796,209

Value (USD)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, accessed through Global Trade Atlas. (HTSUS 7607.11.3000,7607.11.6000, 7607.11.9030, 7607.11.9060, 7607.11.9090, and 7607.19.6000)

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