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5The products are steel truck wheels that are 

produced as follows: (1) using rims manufactured 

in Thailand using rectangular steel plates from 

China or a third country; and (2) using discs 

manufactured in Thailand using circular steel 

plates from China or a third country. Asia Wheel 

welds the Thailand-produced rims and discs to 

assemble steel truck wheels. 

6The products are GPI Xantech DF40 and GPI 

Xantech DF40–D, which are dry powders used as 

equipment lubricants in the oil and gas drilling 

industries. 

7The products are food ingredients. 

PureXan80AN and 200AN impart a creamy 

consistency to food products. Quickxan 70 is used 

as a thickening and stabilizing agent in food 

preparations. 

8 In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(2), within 

30 days after the filing of a scope ruling application, 

if Commerce determines that it intends to address 

the scope issue raised in the application in another 

segment of the proceeding (such as a circumvention 

inquiry under 19 CFR 351.226 or a covered 

merchandise inquiry under 19 CFR 351.227), it will 

notify the applicant that it will not initiate a scope 

inquiry, but will instead determine if the product 

is covered by the scope at issue in that alternative 

segment. 

9See Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next 

Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative 

Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act 

of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). 

10This structure maintains the intent of the 

applicable regulation, 19 CFR 351.225(d)(1), to 

allow day 30 and day 31 to be separate business 

days. 

11See Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry 

Service List; and Informational Sessions, 86 FR 

53205 (September 27, 2021). 

Certain Steel Wheels from China (A– 

570–082/C–570–083); steel truck wheels 

manufactured in Thailand; 5 produced 

in and exported from Thailand; 

submitted by Asia Wheel Co., Ltd. (Asia 

Wheel); September 15, 2023; ACCESS 

scope segment ‘‘Asia Wheel II.’’ 

Xanthan Gum from China (A–570– 

985); GPI Xantech DF40 and GPI 

Xantech DF40–D; 6 produced in and 

exported from Canada; submitted by 

Gum Products International, Inc.; 

September 19, 2023; ACCESS scope 

segment ‘‘GPI Oilfield Lubricants.’’ 

Xanthan Gum from China (A–570– 

985); GPI PureXan 80AN, GPI PureXan 

200AN, and GPI Quickxan; 7 produced 

in and exported from Canada; submitted 

by Gum Products International, Inc.; 

September 19, 2023; ACCESS scope 

segment ‘‘GPI Food Ingredients.’’ 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This list of scope ruling applications 

is not an identification of scope 

inquiries that have been initiated. In 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(1), 

if Commerce has not rejected a scope 

ruling application nor initiated the 

scope inquiry within 30 days after the 

filing of the application, the application 

will be deemed accepted and a scope 

inquiry will be deemed initiated the 

following day—day 31.8 Commerce’s 

practice generally dictates that where a 

deadline falls on a weekend, Federal 

holiday, or other non-business day, the 

appropriate deadline is the next 

business day.9 Accordingly, if the 30th 

day after the filing of the application 

falls on a non-business day, the next 

business day will be considered the 

‘‘updated’’ 30th day, and if the 

application is not rejected or a scope 

inquiry initiated by or on that particular 

business day, the application will be 

deemed accepted and a scope inquiry 

will be deemed initiated on the next 

business day which follows the 

‘‘updated’’ 30th day.10

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.225(m)(2), if there are companion 

AD and CVD orders covering the same 

merchandise from the same country of 

origin, the scope inquiry will be 

conducted on the record of the AD 

proceeding. Further, please note that 

pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(m)(1), 

Commerce may either apply a scope 

ruling to all products from the same 

country with the same relevant physical 

characteristics, (including chemical, 

dimensional, and technical 

characteristics) as the product at issue, 

on a country-wide basis, regardless of 

the producer, exporter, or importer of 

those products, or on a companyspecific basis. 

For further information on procedures 

for filing information with Commerce 

through ACCESS and participating in 

scope inquiries, please refer to the 

Filing Instructions section of the Scope 

Ruling Application Guide, at https://

access.trade.gov/help/Scope_Ruling_

Guidance.pdf. Interested parties, apart 

from the scope ruling applicant, who 

wish to participate in a scope inquiry 

and be added to the public service list 

for that segment of the proceeding must 

file an entry of appearance in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.103(d)(1) 

and 19 CFR 351.225(n)(4). Interested 

parties are advised to refer to the case 

segment in ACCESS as well as 19 CFR 

351.225(f) for further information on the 

scope inquiry procedures, including the 

timelines for the submission of 

comments. 

Please note that this notice of scope 

ruling applications filed in AD and CVD 

proceedings may be published before 

any potential initiation, or after the 

initiation, of a given scope inquiry 

based on a scope ruling application 

identified in this notice. Therefore, 

please refer to the case segment on 

ACCESS to determine whether a scope 

ruling application has been accepted or 

rejected and whether a scope inquiry 

has been initiated. 

Interested parties who wish to be 

served scope ruling applications for a 

particular AD or CVD order may file a 

request to be included on the annual 

inquiry service list during the 

anniversary month of the publication of 

the AD or CVD order in accordance with 

19 CFR 351.225(n) and Commerce’s 

procedures.11

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on the completeness of this 

monthly list of scope ruling applications 

received by Commerce. Any comments 

should be submitted to James Maeder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD 

Operations, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, via email to 

CommerceCLU@trade.gov. 

This notice of scope ruling 

applications filed in AD and CVD 

proceedings is published in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(3). 

Dated: October 26, 2023. 

Scot Fullerton, 

Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23991 Filed 10–30–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–158, A–301–806, A–247–004, A–331– 

804, A–533–920, A–560–840, A–475–846, A– 

580–918, A–557–826, A–201–860, A–583– 

874, A–549–847, A–489–850, A–520–810, A– 

552–837] 

Aluminum Extrusions From the 

People’s Republic of China, Colombia, 

the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, 

India, Indonesia, Italy, the Republic of 

Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, 

Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, the 

United Arab Emirates, and the Socialist 

Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of LessThan-Fair-Value Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable October 24, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jonathan Hill (the People’s Republic of 

China (China)) at (202) 482–3518; Jose 

Rivera (Colombia) at (202) 482–0842; 

Stefan Smith (the Dominican Republic) 

at (202) 482–4342; Reginald Anadio 

(Ecuador) at (202) 482–3166; Alex 

Cipolla (India) at (202) 482–4956; 

Jonathan Hall-Eastman (Indonesia) at 

(202) 482–1468; Christopher Maciuba 

(the Republic of Korea (Korea)) at (202) 

482–0413; Eric Hawkins (Italy) at (202) 

482–1988; Benjamin Blythe (Malaysia) 

at (202) 482–3457; Tyler Weinhold 

(Mexico) at (202) 482–1121; Hermes 


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1The members of the U.S. Aluminum Extruders 

Coalition are Alexandria Extrusion Company; APEL 

Extrusions Inc.; Bonnell Aluminum; Brazeway; 

Custom Aluminum Products; Extrudex Aluminum; 

International Extrusions; Jordan Aluminum 

Company; M–D Building Products, Inc.; Merit 

Aluminum; MI Metals; Pennex Aluminum; Tower 

Extrusions; and Western Extrusions. 

2See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Aluminum Extrusions 

from Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, 

India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, the 

People’s Republic of China, South Korea, Taiwan, 

Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and 

Vietnam: Petitions for the Imposition of 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,’’ dated 

October 4, 2023 (the Petitions). 

3 Id. 

4See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Petitions for the 

Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duties on Imports of Aluminum Extrusions from 

the People’s Republic of China, Colombia, Ecuador, 

the Dominican Republic, India, Indonesia, Italy, the 

Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, 

Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, the United Arab 

Emirates, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 

Supplemental Questions,’’ dated October 6, 2023; 

‘‘Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duties on Imports of Aluminum 

Extrusions from the People’s Republic of China, 

Colombia, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, India, 

Indonesia, Italy, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, 

Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, 

the United Arab Emirates, and the Socialist 

Republic of Vietnam: Supplemental Questions,’’ 

dated October 10, 2023 (First Scope Questionnaire); 

Country-Specific Supplemental Questionnaires: 

China Supplemental, Colombia Supplemental, 

Dominican Republic Supplemental, Ecuador 

Supplemental; India Supplemental, Indonesia 

Supplemental, Italy Supplemental; Korea 

Supplemental; Malaysia Supplemental, Mexico 

Supplemental, Taiwan Supplemental, Thailand 

Supplemental, Turkey Supplemental, UAE 

Supplemental, and Vietnam Supplemental, dated 

October 10 and 11, 2023; Country-Specific 

Supplemental Questionnaires: Second Indonesia 

Supplemental and Second Vietnam Supplemental, 

dated October 12, 2023; and ‘‘Petitions for the 

Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duties on Imports of Aluminum Extrusions from 

the People’s Republic of China, Colombia, Ecuador, 

the Dominican Republic, India, Indonesia, Italy, the 

Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, 

Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, the United Arab 

Emirates, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 

Second Scope Supplemental Questionnaire,’’ dated 

October 18, 2023 (Second Scope Questionnaire); 

Country-Specific Supplemental Questionnaire: 

Second Malaysia Supplemental, dated October 19, 

2023; and Country-Specific Supplemental 

Questionnaire: Second Ecuador Supplemental, 

dated October 20, 2023; see also Memorandum, 

‘‘Phone Call with Counsel to the Petitioners,’’ dated 

October 11, 2023 (October 11 Memorandum); and 

Memorandum, ‘‘Phone Call with Counsel to the 

Petitioners,’’ dated October 19, 2023 (October 19 

Memorandum). 

5See Petitioner’s Letters, ‘‘Aluminum Extrusions 

from the People’s Republic of China, Colombia, the 

Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, 

Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, 

Taiwan, Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, the 

United Arab Emirates, and the Socialist Republic of 

Vietnam: Response to First Supplemental Questions 

Regarding Common Issues and Injury Petition 

Volume I of the Petition,’’ dated October 11, 2023 

(General Issues Supplement); ‘‘Aluminum 

Extrusions from the People’s Republic of China, 

Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, 

Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, the Republic of 

Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, 

the United Arab Emirates, and the Socialist 

Republic of Vietnam: Response to First 

Supplemental Scope Questions Regarding Common 

Issues and Injury Petition Volume I of the Petition,’’ 

dated October 13, 2023 (First Scope Supplement); 

Country-Specific Supplemental Responses, dated 

October 12, 13, and 16, 2023; Second Mexico and 

Turkey Supplemental Responses, dated October 16, 

2023; ‘‘Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s 

Republic of China, Colombia, the Dominican 

Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, 

Mexico, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, 

the Republic of Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, 

and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Response to 

Second Supplemental Scope Questions Regarding 

Common Issues and Injury Petition Volume I of the 

Petition, ’’ dated October 20, 2023 (Second Scope 

Supplement); ‘‘Aluminum Extrusions from 

Malaysia: Response to Second Supplemental 

Questions Regarding Malaysia Antidumping Duty 

Volume VII of the Petition,’’ dated October 20, 

2023; and ‘‘Aluminum Extrusions from Ecuador: 

Response to Second Supplemental Questions 

Regarding Ecuador Antidumping Duty Volume IV 

of the Petition,’’ dated October 23, 2023. 

6See Petitions at Volume I (page 2). The U.S. 

Aluminum Extruders Coalition is an interested 

party under section 771(9)(E) of the Act, while the 

USW is an interested party under section 771(9)(D) 

of the Act. 

7See, infra, section on ‘‘Determination of Industry 

Support for the Petitions.’’ 

Pinilla (Taiwan) at (202) 482–3477; Jun 

Jack Zhao (Thailand) at (202) 482–1396; 

Sean Grossnickle (the Republic of 

Turkey (Turkey)) at (202) 482–3818; 

John K. Drury (the United Arab Emirates 

(UAE)) at (202) 482–0195; and Katherine 

Smith (the Socialist Republic of 

Vietnam (Vietnam)) at (202) 482–0557, 

AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Petitions 

On October 4, 2023, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

received antidumping duty (AD) 

petitions concerning imports of 

aluminum extrusions from China, 

Colombia, the Dominican Republic, 

Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, 

Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, 

Turkey, the UAE, and Vietnam filed in 

proper form on behalf of the U.S. 

Aluminum Extruders Coalition 1 and the 

United Steel, Paper and Forestry, 

Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied 

Industrial and Service Workers 

International Union (USW), a coalition 

of domestic producers of aluminum 

extrusions and a certified union, which 

represents workers engaged in the 

production of aluminum extrusions in 

the United States (collectively, the 

petitioners).2 These AD Petitions were 

accompanied by countervailing duty 

(CVD) petitions concerning imports of 

aluminum extrusions from China, India, 

Mexico, and Turkey.3

Between October 6 and 20, 2023, 

Commerce requested supplemental 

information pertaining to certain aspects 

of the Petitions in separate 

supplemental questionnaires.4 The 

petitioners filed responses to the 

supplemental questionnaires between 

October 12 and 23, 2023.5

In accordance with section 732(b) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act), the petitioners allege that imports 

of aluminum extrusions from China, 

Colombia, the Dominican Republic, 

Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, 

Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, 

Turkey, the UAE, and Vietnam are 

being, or are likely to be, sold in the 

United States at less than fair value 

(LTFV) within the meaning of section 

731 of the Act, and that imports of such 

products are materially injuring, or 

threatening material injury to, the 

aluminum extrusions industry in the 

United States. Consistent with section 

732(b)(1) of the Act, the Petitions are 

accompanied by information reasonably 

available to the petitioners supporting 

their allegations. 

Commerce finds that the petitioners 

filed the Petitions on behalf of the 

domestic industry, because the 

petitioners are interested parties, as 

defined in sections 771(9)(D) and (E) of 

the Act.6 Commerce also finds that the 

petitioners demonstrated sufficient 

industry support for the initiation of the 

requested LTFV investigations.7

Periods of Investigation 

Because the Petitions were filed on 

October 4, 2023, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.204(b)(1), the period of 

investigation (POI) for the Colombia, 

Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, 

Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, 

Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and 

the UAE AD investigations is October 1, 

2022, through September 30, 2023. 

Because China and Vietnam are nonmarket economy (NME) countries, 

pursuant to 19 CFR 351.204(b)(1), the 

POI for the China and Vietnam AD 

investigations is April 1, 2023, through 

September 30, 2023. 

Scope of the Investigations 

The products covered by these 

investigations are aluminum extrusions 

from China, Colombia, the Dominican 

Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, 

Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, 

Thailand, Turkey, the UAE, and 

Vietnam. For a full description of the 

scope of these investigations, see the 

appendix to this notice. 

Comments on the Scope of the 

Investigations 

On October 10, 11, 18, and 19, 2023, 

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8See First Scope Questionnaire; see also October 

11 Memorandum; Second Scope Questionnaire; and 

October 19 Memorandum. 

9See First Scope Supplement at 1–19 and Exhibit 

I–Scope Supp–1; see also Second Scope 

Supplement at 1–3 and Exhibits I–Second Scope 

Supp–1 and I–Second Scope Supp–2. 

10See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing 

Duties, Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 

1997) (Preamble); see also 19 CFR 351.312. 

11See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ‘‘factual 

information’’). 

12The deadline for rebuttal comments falls on 

November 23, 2023, which is a federal holiday. In 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1), Commerce 

will accept rebuttal comments filed by 5:00 p.m. ET 

on November 24, 2023. Id. (‘‘For both electronically 

filed and manually filed documents, if the 

applicable due date falls on a non-business day, the 

Secretary will accept documents that are filed on 

the next business day.’’). 

13See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures; 

Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR 

39263 (July 6, 2011); see also Enforcement and 

Compliance: Change of Electronic Filing System 

Name, 79 FR 69046 (November 20, 2014) for details 

of Commerce’s electronic filing requirements, 

effective August 5, 2011. Information on help using 

ACCESS can be found at https://access.trade.gov/ 

help.aspx and a handbook can be found at https:// 

access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_

Filing_Procedures.pdf. 

14See 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1). 15The deadline for rebuttal comments falls on 

November 23, 2023, which is a Federal holiday. In 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1), Commerce 

will accept rebuttal comments filed by 5 p.m. ET 

on November 24, 2023. Id. (‘‘For both electronically 

filed and manually filed documents, if the 

applicable due date falls on a non-business day, the 

Secretary will accept documents that are filed on 

the next business day.’’). 

clarification from the petitioners 

regarding the proposed scope to ensure 

that the scope language in the Petitions 

is an accurate reflection of the products 

for which the domestic industry is 

seeking relief.8 On October 13 and 20, 

2023, the petitioners provided 

clarifications and revised the scope of 

these investigations.9 The description of 

merchandise covered by these 

investigations, as described in the 

appendix to this notice, reflects these 

clarifications. 

As discussed in the Preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations, we are setting 

aside a period for parties to raise issues 

regarding product coverage (i.e., 

scope).10 We have some concerns 

related to the administrability of certain 

provisions in the proposed scope. For 

example, we find the definition of 

subassemblies (included) and imported 

merchandise that is not a part or 

subassembly of a larger product or 

system (excluded) remains an 

outstanding issue. Accordingly, 

Commerce intends to continue 

evaluating the scope of these 

investigations, with the possibility of 

making additional modifications to 

clarify further what products are 

covered and not covered by the scope of 

these investigations. 

Commerce will consider all scope 

comments received and, if necessary, 

will consult with interested parties prior 

to the issuance of the preliminary 

determinations. If scope comments 

include factual information,11 all such 

factual information should be limited to 

public information. To facilitate 

preparation of its questionnaires, 

Commerce requests that scope 

comments be submitted by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Time (ET) on November 13, 

2023, which is 20 calendar days from 

the signature date of this notice. Any 

rebuttal comments, which may include 

factual information, must be filed by 5 

p.m. ET on November 24, 2023, which 

is the next business day after 10 

calendar days from the initial comment 

deadline.12

Commerce requests that any factual 

information that parties consider 

relevant to the scope of these 

investigations be submitted during that 

period. However, if a party subsequently 

finds that additional factual information 

pertaining to the scope of the 

investigations may be relevant, the party 

must contact Commerce and request 

permission to submit the additional 

information. All such submissions must 

be filed on the records of each of the 

concurrent AD and CVD investigations. 

Filing Requirements 

All submissions to Commerce must be 

filed electronically using Enforcement 

and Compliance’s Antidumping Duty 

and Countervailing Duty Centralized 

Electronic Service System (ACCESS), 

unless an exception applies.13 An 

electronically filed document must be 

received successfully in its entirety by 

the time and date it is due. 

Comments on Product Characteristics 

Commerce is providing interested 

parties an opportunity to comment on 

the appropriate physical characteristics 

of aluminum extrusions to be reported 

in response to Commerce’s AD 

questionnaires. This information will be 

used to identify the key physical 

characteristics of the subject 

merchandise in order to report the 

relevant factors of production (FOP) or 

costs of production (COP) accurately, as 

well as to develop appropriate product 

comparison criteria. 

Interested parties may provide any 

information or comments that they feel 

are relevant to the development of an 

accurate list of physical characteristics. 

Specifically, they may provide 

comments as to which characteristics 

are appropriate to use as: (1) general 

product characteristics; and (2) product 

comparison criteria. We note that it is 

not always appropriate to use all 

product characteristics as product 

comparison criteria. We base product 

comparison criteria on meaningful 

commercial differences among products. 

In other words, although there may be 

some physical product characteristics 

utilized by manufacturers to describe 

aluminum extrusions, it may be that 

only a select few product characteristics 

take into account commercially 

meaningful physical characteristics. In 

addition, interested parties may 

comment on the order in which the 

physical characteristics should be used 

in matching products. Generally, 

Commerce attempts to list the most 

important physical characteristics first 

and the least important characteristics 

last. 

In order to consider the suggestions of 

interested parties in developing and 

issuing the AD questionnaires, all 

product characteristics comments must 

be filed by 5 p.m. ET on November 13, 

2023, which is 20 calendar days from 

the signature date of this notice.14 Any 

rebuttal comments must be filed by 5:00 

p.m. ET on November 24, 2023, which 

is the next business day after 10 

calendar days from the initial comment 

deadline.15 All comments and 

submissions to Commerce must be filed 

electronically using ACCESS, as 

explained above, on the record of each 

of the AD investigations. 

Determination of Industry Support for 

the Petitions 

Section 732(b)(1) of the Act requires 

that a petition be filed on behalf of the 

domestic industry. Section 732(c)(4)(A) 

of the Act provides that a petition meets 

this requirement if the domestic 

producers or workers who support the 

petition account for: (i) at least 25 

percent of the total production of the 

domestic like product; and (ii) more 

than 50 percent of the production of the 

domestic like product produced by that 

portion of the industry expressing 

support for, or opposition to, the 

petition. Moreover, section 732(c)(4)(D) 

of the Act provides that, if the petition 

does not establish support of domestic 

producers or workers accounting for 

more than 50 percent of the total 

production of the domestic like product, 

Commerce shall: (i) poll the industry or 

rely on other information in order to 

determine if there is support for the 

petition, as required by subparagraph 

(A); or (ii) determine industry support 

using a statistically valid sampling 

method to poll the ‘‘industry.’’ 

Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines 

the ‘‘industry’’ as the producers as a 

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16See section 771(10) of the Act. 

17See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F. Supp. 

2d 1, 8 (CIT 2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. 

v. United States, 688 F. Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988), 

aff’d 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)). 

18See Petitions at Volume I (pages 23–28); see 

also General Issues Supplement at 1 and Exhibit I– 

Supp–1. 

19For a discussion of the domestic like product 

analysis as applied to these cases and information 

regarding industry support, see Antidumping Duty 

Investigation Initiation Checklists: Aluminum 

Extrusions from the People’s Republic of China, 

Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, 

Indonesia, Italy, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, 

Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, the Republic of 

Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and the Socialist 

Republic of Vietnam, dated concurrently with this 

notice (Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists) at 

Attachment II, Analysis of Industry Support for the 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions 

Covering Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s 

Republic of China, Colombia, the Dominican 

Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, the 

Republic of Korea, Mexico, Malaysia, Taiwan, 

Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, the United Arab 

Emirates, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 

(Attachment II). These Initiation Checklists are on 

file electronically via ACCESS. 

20See Petitions at Volume I (pages 2–6 and 

Exhibits I–3, I–4, I–23, and I–58); see also General 

Issues Supplement at 3–7 and Exhibits I–Supp–8 

through I–Supp–10. 

21See Petitions at Volume I (pages 3–6 and 

Exhibits I–4 and I–58); see also General Issues 

Supplement at 3–7 and Exhibit I–Supp–8. 

22See Petitions at Volume I (pages 3–5 and 

Exhibit I–4); see also General Issues Supplement at 

4–5. 

23See Petitions at Volume I (pages 2–6 and 

Exhibits I–1 through I–4, I–23, and I–58); see also 

General Issues Supplement at 2–7 and Exhibits I– 

Supp–4 through I–Supp–10. For further discussion, 

see Attachment II of the Country-Specific AD 

Initiation Checklists. 

24See Hydro Precision’s Letter, ‘‘Aluminum 

Extrusions from the People’s Republic of China, 

Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, 

Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, 

Taiwan, Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, the 

United Arab Emirates, and the Socialist Republic of 

Vietnam: Hydro Precision Tubing USA, LLC’s 

Comments on the Lack of Standing of the Petitioner 

and Request for Polling of the Domestic Industry,’’ 

dated October 17, 2023. 

25See Ashley/Kimball’s Letter, ‘‘Aluminum 

Extrusions from the People’s Republic of China, 

Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, 

Indonesia, Italy, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, 

Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, 

the United Arab Emirates, and the Socialist 

Republic of Vietnam: Comments on Industry 

Support,’’ dated October 17, 2023. 

26See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Aluminum Extrusions 

from the People’s Republic of China, Colombia, the 

Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, 

Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, 

Taiwan, Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, the 

United Arab Emirates, and the Socialist Republic of 

Vietnam: Response to Comments on Industry 

Support,’’ dated October 19, 2023 (Petitioners’ 

Standing Response). 

27See Petitions at Volume I (pages 2–6 and 

Exhibits I–1 through I–4, I–23, and I–58); see also 

General Issues Supplement at 2–7 and Exhibits I– 

Supp–4 through I–Supp–10; and Petitioners’ 

Standing Response at 1–23 and Exhibits 1–16. For 

further discussion, see Attachment II of the 

Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists. 

28See Attachment II of the Country-Specific AD 

Initiation Checklists; see also section 732(c)(4)(D) of 

the Act. 

29See Attachment II of the Country-Specific AD 

Initiation Checklists. 

30 Id. 

31 Id. 

to determine whether a petition has the 

requisite industry support, the statute 

directs Commerce to look to producers 

and workers who produce the domestic 

like product. The U.S. International 

Trade Commission (ITC), which is 

responsible for determining whether 

‘‘the domestic industry’’ has been 

injured, must also determine what 

constitutes a domestic like product in 

order to define the industry. While both 

Commerce and the ITC must apply the 

same statutory definition regarding the 

domestic like product,16 they do so for 

different purposes and pursuant to a 

separate and distinct authority. In 

addition, Commerce’s determination is 

subject to limitations of time and 

information. Although this may result in 

different definitions of the like product, 

such differences do not render the 

decision of either agency contrary to 

law.17

Section 771(10) of the Act defines the 

domestic like product as ‘‘a product 

which is like, or in the absence of like, 

most similar in characteristics and uses 

with, the article subject to an 

investigation under this title.’’ Thus, the 

reference point from which the 

domestic like product analysis begins is 

‘‘the article subject to an investigation’’ 

(i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to 

be investigated, which normally will be 

the scope as defined in the petition). 

With regard to the domestic like 

product, the petitioners do not offer a 

definition of the domestic like product 

distinct from the scope of the 

investigations.18 Based on our analysis 

of the information submitted on the 

record, we have determined that 

aluminum extrusions, as defined in the 

scope, constitute a single domestic like 

product, and we have analyzed industry 

support in terms of that domestic like 

product.19

In determining whether the 

petitioners have standing under section 

732(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered 

the industry support data contained in 

the Petitions with reference to the 

domestic like product as defined in the 

‘‘Scope of the Investigations,’’ in the 

appendix to this notice. To establish 

industry support, the petitioners 

provided the total 2022 shipments of the 

domestic like product for the U.S. 

producers that support the Petitions, as 

well as the estimated 2022 production 

of the domestic like product for the 

plants represented by the USW, and 

compared this to the estimated total 

2022 shipments of the domestic like 

product for the entire domestic 

industry.20 The petitioners estimated 

the total 2022 shipments of the domestic 

like product for the entire U.S. industry 

based on information derived from the 

Aluminum Association.21 Because total 

industry production data for the 

domestic like product for 2022 are not 

reasonably available to the petitioners, 

and the petitioners have established that 

shipments are a reasonable proxy for 

production data,22 we have relied on the 

data provided by the petitioners for 

purposes of measuring industry 

support.23

On October 17, 2023, we received 

timely filed comments on industry 

support from Hydro Precision Tubing 

USA, LLC (Hydro Precision), a U.S. 

producer of aluminum extrusions.24 On 

October 17, 2023, we also received 

timely filed comments on industry 

support from Ashley Furniture 

Industries, LLC and Kimball 

International Inc. (collectively, Ashley/ 

Kimball), domestic producers of 

furniture.25 On October 19, 2023, the 

petitioners responded to the comments 

from Hydro Precision and Ashley/ 

Kimball in a timely filed rebuttal 

submission.26

Our review of the data provided in the 

Petitions, the General Issues 

Supplement, the Petitioners’ Standing 

Response, and other information readily 

available to Commerce indicates that the 

petitioners have established industry 

support for the Petitions.27 First, the 

Petitions established support from 

domestic producers (or workers) 

accounting for more than 50 percent of 

the total production of the domestic like 

product and, as such, Commerce is not 

required to take further action in order 

to evaluate industry support (e.g., 

polling).28 Second, the domestic 

producers (or workers) have met the 

statutory criteria for industry support 

under section 732(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act 

because the domestic producers (or 

workers) who support the Petitions 

account for at least 25 percent of the 

total production of the domestic like 

product.29 Finally, the domestic 

producers (or workers) have met the 

statutory criteria for industry support 

under section 732(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act 

because the domestic producers (or 

workers) who support the Petitions 

account for more than 50 percent of the 

production of the domestic like product 

produced by that portion of the industry 

expressing support for, or opposition to, 

the Petitions.30 Accordingly, Commerce 

determines that the Petitions were filed 

on behalf of the domestic industry 

within the meaning of section 732(b)(1) 

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32See Petitions at Volume I (pages 37–38 and 

Exhibit I–16); see also General Issues Supplement 

at 9 and Exhibit I–Supp–11. 33See General Issues Supplement at 9 and Exhibit 

I–Supp–11. 34See Petitions at Volume I (pages 22, 30–60 and 

Exhibits I–9 through I–56); see also General Issues 

Supplement at 7–9 and Exhibit I–Supp–11. 

35See Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists 

at Attachment III, Analysis of Allegations and 

Evidence of Material Injury and Causation for the 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions 

Covering Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s 

Republic of China, Colombia, the Dominican 

Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, the 

Republic of Korea, Mexico, Malaysia, Taiwan, 

Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, the United Arab 

Emirates, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 

36See Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists. 37 Id. 38 In accordance with section 773(b)(2) of the Act, 

for the Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, 

India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, 

Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and UAE investigations, 

Commerce will request information necessary to 

calculate the constructed value (CV) and COP to 

determine whether there are reasonable grounds to 

believe or suspect that sales of the foreign like 

product have been made at prices that represent 

less than the COP of the product. 

39See Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists. 40 Id. 41 Id. 42 Id. 

43See, e.g., Certain Freight Rail Couplers and 

Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China: 

Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at 

Less Than Fair Value and Preliminary Affirmative 

Determination of Critical Circumstances, 88 FR 

15372 (March 13, 2023), and accompanying 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 5, 

unchanged in Certain Freight Rail Couplers and 

Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China: 

Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at LessThan-Fair Value and Final Affirmative 

Determination of Critical Circumstances, 88 FR 

34485 (May 30, 2023); see also Certain Frozen Fish 

Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final 

Results, and Final Results of No Shipments of the 

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016– 

2017, 84 FR 18007 (April 29, 2019). 

44See China AD Initiation Checklist. 

45 Id. 

46See Vietnam AD Initiation Checklist. 

47 Id. 

48 Id. 

Allegations and Evidence of Material 

Injury and Causation 

The petitioners allege that the U.S. 

industry producing the domestic like 

product is being materially injured, or is 

threatened with material injury, by 

reason of the imports of the subject 

merchandise sold at LTFV. In addition, 

with regard to China, Colombia, the 

Dominican Republic, Indonesia, 

Mexico, Turkey, and Vietnam, the 

petitioners allege that subject imports 

exceed the negligibility threshold 

provided for under section 771(24)(A) of 

the Act.32 With regard to Ecuador, India, 

Korea, Malysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Italy, 

and the UAE, while the allegedly 

dumped imports from each of these 

countries do not individually exceed the 

statutory requirements for negligibility, 

the petitioners provided data 

demonstrating that the aggregate import 

share from these five countries is 13.65 

percent, which exceeds the seven 

percent threshold established by the 

exception in section 771(24)(A)(ii) of the 

Act.33

The petitioners contend that the 

industry’s injured condition is 

illustrated by a significant volume of 

subject imports; reduced market share; 

underselling and price depression and/ 

or suppression; lost sales and revenues; 

decline in the domestic industry’s 

production, capacity utilization, and 

U.S. shipments; declining employment 

variables; adverse impact on the 

domestic industry’s profitability and 

financial performance; and the 

magnitude of the alleged dumping 

margins.34 We assessed the allegations 

and supporting evidence regarding 

material injury, threat of material injury, 

causation, as well as negligibility, and 

we have determined that these 

allegations are properly supported by 

adequate evidence, and meet the 

statutory requirements for initiation.35

Allegations of Sales at LTFV 

The following is a description of the 

allegations of sales at LTFV upon which 

Commerce based its decision to initiate 

AD investigations of imports of 

aluminum extrusions from China, 

Colombia, the Dominican Republic, 

Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, 

Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, 

Turkey, the UAE, and Vietnam. The 

sources of data for the deductions and 

adjustments relating to U.S. price and 

normal value (NV) are discussed in 

greater detail in the Country-Specific 

AD Initiation Checklists. 

U.S. Price 

For China, Colombia, the Dominican 

Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, 

Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, 

Turkey, and Vietnam, the petitioners 

based export price (EP) on pricing 

information for sales of, or offers for sale 

of, aluminum extrusions produced in 

and exported from each country.36 For 

Italy, Malaysia, and the UAE, the 

petitioners based EP on transactionspecific average unit values (AUVs) (i.e., 

a month- and port-specific AUV) 

derived from official import statistics 

and tied to ship manifest data. For each 

country, the petitioners made certain 

adjustments to U.S. price to calculate a 

net ex-factory U.S. price, where 

applicable.37

Normal Value 38

For the Dominican Republic, Italy, 

and the UAE, the petitioners based NV 

on home market prices they obtained for 

aluminum extrusions produced in and 

sold, or offered for sale, in each country 

during the applicable time period.39 The 

petitioners made certain adjustments to 

home market price to calculate a net exfactory home market price, where 

appropriate.40

For Colombia, Ecuador, India, 

Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, 

Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey, the 

petitioners stated that they were unable 

to obtain home market or third country 

pricing information for aluminum 

extrusions to use as a basis for NV.41

Therefore, for Colombia, Ecuador, India, 

Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, 

Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey, the 

petitioners calculated NV based on 

constructed value (CV).42 For further 

discussion of CV, see the section 

‘‘Normal Value Based on Constructed 

Value,’’ below. 

Commerce considers China and 

Vietnam to be NME countries.43 In 

accordance with section 771(18)(C)(i) of 

the Act, any determination that a foreign 

country is an NME country shall remain 

in effect until revoked by Commerce. 

Therefore, we continue to treat China 

and Vietnam as NME countries for 

purposes of the initiation of these 

investigations. Accordingly, we base NV 

on factors of production (FOPs) valued 

in a surrogate market economy country 

in accordance with section 773(c) of the 

Act. 

The petitioners claims that Turkey is 

an appropriate surrogate country for 

China because it is a market economy 

that is at a level of economic 

development comparable to that of 

China and is a significant producer of 

comparable merchandise.44 The 

petitioners provided publicly available 

information from Turkey to value all 

FOPs.45 Based on the information 

provided by the petitioners, we believe 

it is appropriate to use Turkey as a 

surrogate country to value all FOPs for 

initiation purposes. 

The petitioner claims that Indonesia 

is an appropriate surrogate country for 

Vietnam because it is a market economy 

that is at a level of economic 

development comparable to that of 

Vietnam and is a significant producer of 

comparable merchandise.46 The 

petitioners provided publicly available 

information from Indonesia to value all 

FOPs (except selling, general, and 

administrative expenses (SG&A), 

overhead, financial expenses, and 

profit).47 To value SG&A, overhead, 

financial expenses, and profit, the 

petitioners provided financial 

statements from a producer of identical 

merchandise domiciled in another 

surrogate country, Egypt.48 Based on the 


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AD Initiation Checklist. 

50 Id. As noted above, the petitioners calculated 

SG&A, overhead, and profit using information 

specific to Egypt. See Vietnam AD Initiation 

Checklist. 

51See Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists. 

52 Id. 

53 Id. 

54 Id. 

55 Id. 

56See Petitions at Volume I (page 18 and Exhibit 

I–8); see also General Issues Supplement at 1–2 and 

Exhibit I–Supp–3. 

information provided by the petitioners, 

we believe it is appropriate to use 

Indonesia as a surrogate country to 

value all FOPs (except SG&A, overhead, 

financial expenses, and profit) and 

Egypt to value SG&A, overhead, 

financial expenses, and profit for 

initiation purposes. 

Interested parties will have the 

opportunity to submit comments 

regarding surrogate country selection 

and, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.301(c)(3)(i), will be provided an 

opportunity to submit publicly available 

information to value FOPs within 30 

days before the scheduled date of the 

preliminary determinations. 

Factors of Production 

Because information regarding the 

volume of inputs consumed by Chinese 

and Vietnamese producers/exporters 

was not reasonably available, the 

petitioners used product-specific 

consumption rates from a U.S. producer 

of aluminum extrusions as a surrogate to 

value Chinese and Vietnamese 

manufacturers’ FOPs.49 Additionally, as 

noted above, the petitioners calculated 

factory overhead, SG&A, and profit 

based on the experience of a Turkish 

and Egyptian producer of identical 

merchandise for China and Vietnam, 

respectively.50

Normal Value Based on Constructed 

Value 

As noted above for Colombia, 

Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Korea, 

Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, 

and Turkey, the petitioners stated that 

they were unable to obtain home market 

or third-country prices for aluminum 

extrusions to use as a basis for NV. 

Therefore, for these countries, the 

petitioners calculated NV based on 

CV.51

Pursuant to section 773(e) of the Act, 

the petitioners calculated CV as the sum 

of the cost of manufacturing, SG&A, 

financial expenses, and profit.52 For 

each of these countries, in calculating 

the cost of manufacturing, the 

petitioners relied on the production 

experience and input consumption rates 

of a U.S. producer of aluminum 

extrusions, valued using publicly 

available information applicable to the 

respective countries.53 In calculating 

SG&A, financial expenses, and profit 

ratios (where applicable), the petitioners 

relied on the calendar year 2022 

financial statements of a producer of 

identical or comparable merchandise 

domiciled in each respective subject 

country or a third country, where 

appropriate.54

Fair Value Comparisons 

Based on the data provided by the 

petitioners, there is reason to believe 

that imports of aluminum extrusions 

from China, Colombia, the Dominican 

Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, 

Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, 

Thailand, Turkey, the UAE, and 

Vietnam are being, or are likely to be, 

sold in the United States at LTFV. Based 

on comparisons of EP to NV in 

accordance with sections 772 and 773 of 

the Act, the estimated dumping margins 

for aluminum extrusions for each of the 

countries covered by this initiation are 

as follows: (1) China—376.85 percent; 

(2) Colombia—165.25 percent; (3) 

Dominican Republic—28.29 percent; (4) 

Ecuador—42.79 to 63.21 percent; (5) 

India—39.05 percent; (6) Indonesia— 

88.53 percent; (7) Italy—41.67 percent; 

(8) Korea—43.56 percent; (9) Malaysia— 

25.89 to 27.51 percent; (10) Mexico— 

76.68 to 82.03 percent; (11) Taiwan— 

60.25 to 67.86 percent; (12) Thailand— 

76.73 percent; (13) Turkey—48.43 

percent; (14) UAE—42.29 percent; and 

(15) Vietnam—41.84 percent.55

Initiation of LTFV Investigations 

Based upon the examination of the 

Petitions and supplemental responses, 

we find that they meet the requirements 

of section 732 of the Act. Therefore, we 

are initiating LTFV investigations to 

determine whether imports of 

aluminum extrusions from China, 

Colombia, the Dominican Republic, 

Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, 

Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, 

Turkey, the UAE, and Vietnam are 

being, or are likely to be, sold in the 

United States at LTFV. In accordance 

with section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Act and 

19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless postponed, 

we will make our preliminary 

determinations no later than 140 days 

after the date of these initiations. 

Respondent Selection 

Colombia, Dominican Republic, 

Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, 

Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, 

Turkey, and the UAE 

In the Petitions, the petitioners 

identified one company in Colombia, 

two companies in the Dominican 

Republic, three companies in Ecuador, 

13 companies in India, 18 companies in 

Indonesia, 22 companies in Italy, 13 

companies in Korea, nine companies in 

Malaysia, 14 companies in Mexico, 21 

companies in Taiwan, eight companies 

in Thailand, 39 companies in Turkey, 

and 13 companies in the UAE as 

producers/exporters of aluminum 

extrusions.56 For Ecuador, India, 

Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, 

Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and 

the UAE, in the event Commerce 

determines that the number of 

companies is large, and it cannot 

individually examine each company 

based upon Commerce’s resources, 

where appropriate, Commerce intends 

to select mandatory respondents based 

on quantity and value (Q&V) 

questionnaires issued to potential 

respondents. Following standard 

practice in AD investigations involving 

market economy countries, Commerce 

would normally select respondents 

based on U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) entry data for imports 

under the appropriate Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States 

(HTSUS) subheadings listed in the 

scope of the investigations. However, for 

these investigations, due to the wide 

variety of individual types of aluminum 

extrusions products covered by the 

scope, we cannot rely on CBP data in 

selecting respondents. Notwithstanding 

the decision to rely on Q&V 

questionnaires for respondent selection, 

due to the number of producers and/or 

exporters identified in the Petitions, 

Commerce has determined to limit the 

number of Q&V questionnaires that it 

will issue to producers and/or exporters 

based on CBP data for aluminum 

extrusions from Indonesia, Italy, 

Taiwan, and Turkey during the POI 

under the appropriate HTSUS 

subheadings listed in the ‘‘Scope of the 

Investigations,’’ in the appendix. 

Accordingly, for Indonesia, Italy, 

Taiwan, and Turkey, Commerce will 

send Q&V questionnaires to the largest 

producers and/or exporters that are 

identified in the CBP entry data for 

which there is complete address 

information on the record. For Ecuador, 

India, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, 

Thailand, and the UAE, we intend to 

issue Q&V questionnaires to each 

potential respondent for which the 

petitioners have provided a complete 

address. For Colombia and the 

Dominican Republic, the petitioners 

identified one company as a producer or 

exporter of aluminum extrusions 

(Colombia) and two companies as 


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57See Petitions at Volume I (page 18 and Exhibit 

I–8); see also General Issues Supplement at 1–2 and 

Exhibit I–Supp–3. 

58See Enforcement and Compliance’s Policy 

Bulletin 05.1, regarding, ‘‘Separate-Rates Practice 

and Application of Combination Rates in 

Antidumping Investigation involving NME 

Countries,’’ (April 5, 2005) at 6 (emphasis added), 

available on Commerce’s website at https://

access.trade.gov/Resources/policy/bull05-1.pdf. 

producers and/or exporters of 

aluminum extrusions (Dominican 

Republic). Therefore, unless we receive 

voluntary responses to the Q&V 

questionnaire from companies not 

identified, as described below, we 

intend to examine the one producer/ 

exporter of aluminum extrusions from 

Colombia and the two producers/ 

exporters of aluminum extrusions from 

the Dominican Republic. 

Commerce will post the Q&V 

questionnaires along with filing 

instructions on Commerce’s website at 

https://www.trade.gov/ec-adcvd-caseannouncements. Exporters/producers of 

aluminum extrusions from Colombia, 

the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, 

India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, 

Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and 

the UAE that do not receive Q&V 

questionnaires by mail may still submit 

a response to the Q&V questionnaire 

and can obtain a copy of the Q&V 

questionnaire from Enforcement and 

Compliance’s website. Responses to the 

Q&V questionnaire must be submitted 

by the relevant producers/exporters no 

later than 5 p.m. ET on November 7, 

2023, which is two weeks from the 

signature date of this notice. All Q&V 

responses must be filed electronically 

via ACCESS. An electronically filed 

document must be received 

successfully, in its entirety, by ACCESS 

no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on the 

deadline noted above. 

Interested parties must submit 

applications for disclosure under 

administrative protective order (APO) in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(b). 

Instructions for filing such applications 

may be found on Commerce’s website at 

https://www.trade.gov/administrativeprotective-orders. Commerce intends to 

make its decisions regarding respondent 

selection for Colombia, the Dominican 

Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, 

Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, 

Thailand, Turkey, and the UAE within 

20 days of publication of this notice. 

China and Vietnam 

In the Petitions, the petitioners named 

over 100 companies in China and 13 

companies in Vietnam as producers 

and/or exporters of aluminum 

extrusions.57 Our standard practice for 

respondent selection in AD 

investigations involving NME countries 

is to select respondents based on Q&V 

questionnaires in cases where it has 

determined that the number of 

companies is large and it cannot 

individually examine each company 

based upon its resources. Therefore, 

considering the number of producers 

and/or exporters identified in the 

Petitions, Commerce will solicit Q&V 

information that can serve as a basis for 

selecting exporters for individual 

examination in the event that Commerce 

determines that the number is large and 

decides to limit the number of 

respondents individually examined 

pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the 

Act. For China, because there are nearly 

300 Chinese producers and/or exporters 

identified in the Petitions, Commerce 

has determined that it will issue Q&V 

questionnaires to the largest producers 

and/or exporters that are identified in 

the CBP data for which there is 

complete address information on the 

record. For Vietnam, Commerce has 

determined that it will issue Q&V 

questionnaires to each potential 

respondent for which the petitioners 

have provided a complete address. 

Commerce will post the Q&V 

questionnaires along with filing 

instructions on Commerce’s website at 

https://www.trade.gov/ec-adcvd-caseannouncements. Producers/exporters of 

aluminum extrusions from China and 

Vietnam that do not receive Q&V 

questionnaires may still submit a 

response to the Q&V questionnaire and 

can obtain a copy of the Q&V 

questionnaire from Commerce’s website. 

Responses to the Q&V questionnaire 

must be submitted by the relevant 

Chinese and Vietnamese producers/ 

exporters no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on 

November 7, 2023, which is two weeks 

from the signature date of this notice. 

All Q&V questionnaire responses must 

be filed electronically via ACCESS. An 

electronically filed document must be 

received successfully, in its entirety, by 

ACCESS no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on 

the deadline noted above. 

Interested parties must submit 

applications for disclosure under APO 

in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(b). 

As stated above, instructions for filing 

such applications may be found on 

Commerce’s website at https://

www.trade.gov/administrativeprotective-orders. Commerce intends to 

make its decisions regarding respondent 

selection for China and Vietnam within 

20 days of publication of this notice. 

Separate Rates 

In order to obtain separate rate status 

in an NME investigation, exporters and 

producers must submit a separate rate 

application. The specific requirements 

for submitting a separate rate 

application in an NME investigation are 

outlined in detail in the application 

itself, which is available on Commerce’s 

website at https://access.trade.gov/ 

Resources/nme/nme-sep-rate.html. The 

separate rate application will be due 30 

days after publication of this initiation 

notice. Exporters and producers must 

file a timely separate rate application if 

they want to be considered for 

individual examination. Exporters and 

producers who submit a separate rate 

application and have been selected as 

mandatory respondents will be eligible 

for consideration for separate rate status 

only if they respond to all parts of 

Commerce’s AD questionnaire as 

mandatory respondents. Commerce 

requires that companies from China and 

Vietnam submit a response both to the 

Q&V questionnaire and to the separate 

rate application by the respective 

deadlines in order to receive 

consideration for separate rate status. 

Companies not filing a timely Q&V 

questionnaire response will not receive 

separate rate consideration. 

Use of Combination Rates 

Commerce will calculate combination 

rates for certain respondents that are 

eligible for a separate rate in an NME 

investigation. The Separate Rates and 

Combination Rates Bulletin states: 

{w}hile continuing the practice of 

assigning separate rates only to exporters, all 

separate rates that {Commerce} will now 

assign in its NME Investigation will be 

specific to those producers that supplied the 

exporter during the period of investigation. 

Note, however, that one rate is calculated for 

the exporter and all of the producers which 

supplied subject merchandise to it during the 

period of investigation. This practice applies 

both to mandatory respondents receiving an 

individually calculated separate rate as well 

as the pool of non-investigated firms 

receiving the {weighted average} of the 

individually calculated rates. This practice is 

referred to as the application of ‘‘combination 

rates’’ because such rates apply to specific 

combinations of exporters and one or more 

producers. The cash-deposit rate assigned to 

an exporter will apply only to merchandise 

both exported by the firm in question and 

produced by a firm that supplied the exporter 

during the period of investigation.58

Distribution of Copies of the AD 

Petitions 

In accordance with section 

732(b)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.202(f), copies of the public version 

of the AD Petitions have been provided 

to the governments of China, Colombia, 

the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, 

India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, 

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59See section 733(a) of the Act. 

60 Id. 

61See 19 CFR 351.301(b). 

62See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2). 

63See 19 CFR 351.301; see also Extension of Time 

Limits; Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 (September 20, 

2013) (Time Limits Final Rule), available at https:// 

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013- 

22853.htm. 

64See 19 CFR 351.302; see also, e.g., Time Limits 

Final Rule. 

65See section 782(b) of the Act. 

66See Certification of Factual Information to 

Import Administration During Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 

17, 2013) (Final Rule). Additional information 

regarding the Final Rule is available at https://

access.trade.gov/Resources/filing/index.html. 

67See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD 

Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension 

of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). 

Additionally, note that Commerce has modified its 

regulations to make permanent certain changes to 

its service procedures that were adopted on a 

temporary basis due to COVID–19, as well as 

additional clarifications and corrections to its AD/ 

CVD regulations. Effective October 30, 2023, these 

changes will apply to all AD/CVD proceedings that 

are ongoing on the effective date and all AD/CVD 

proceedings initiated on or after the effective date. 

See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and 

Other Procedures in Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069 

(September 29, 2023). 

UAE, and Vietnam via ACCESS. To the 

extent practicable, we will attempt to 

provide a copy of the public version of 

the AD Petitions to each exporter named 

in the AD Petitions, as provided under 

19 CFR 351.203(c)(2). 

ITC Notification 

Commerce will notify the ITC of our 

initiation, as required by section 732(d) 

of the Act. 

Preliminary Determinations by the ITC 

The ITC will preliminarily determine, 

within 45 days after the date on which 

the AD Petitions were filed, whether 

there is a reasonable indication that 

imports of aluminum extrusions from 

China, Colombia, the Dominican 

Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, 

Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, 

Thailand, Turkey, the UAE, and/or 

Vietnam are materially injuring, or 

threatening material injury to, a U.S. 

industry.59 A negative ITC 

determination for any country will 

result in the investigation being 

terminated with respect to that 

country.60 Otherwise, these LTFV 

investigations will proceed according to 

statutory and regulatory time limits. 

Submission of Factual Information 

Factual information is defined in 19 

CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i) evidence 

submitted in response to questionnaires; 

(ii) evidence submitted in support of 

allegations; (iii) publicly available 

information to value factors under 19 

CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the 

adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 

351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed on 

the record by Commerce; and (v) 

evidence other than factual information 

described in (i)–(iv). Section 351.301(b) 

of Commerce’s regulations requires any 

party, when submitting factual 

information, to specify under which 

subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the 

information is being submitted 61 and, if 

the information is submitted to rebut, 

clarify, or correct factual information 

already on the record, to provide an 

explanation identifying the information 

already on the record that the factual 

information seeks to rebut, clarify, or 

correct.62 Time limits for the 

submission of factual information are 

addressed in 19 CFR 351.301, which 

provides specific time limits based on 

the type of factual information being 

submitted. Interested parties should 

review the regulations prior to 

submitting factual information in these 

investigations. 

Particular Market Situation Allegation 

Section 773(e) of the Act addresses 

the concept of particular market 

situation (PMS) for purposes of CV, 

stating that ‘‘if a particular market 

situation exists such that the cost of 

materials and fabrication or other 

processing of any kind does not 

accurately reflect the cost of production 

in the ordinary course of trade, the 

administering authority may use 

another calculation methodology under 

this subtitle or any other calculation 

methodology.’’ When an interested 

party submits a PMS allegation pursuant 

to section 773(e) of the Act, Commerce 

will respond to such a submission 

consistent with 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v). 

If Commerce finds that a PMS exists 

under section 773(e) of the Act, then it 

will modify its dumping calculations 

appropriately. 

Neither section 773(e) of the Act, nor 

19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v), set a deadline 

for the submission of PMS allegations 

and supporting factual information. 

However, in order to administer section 

773(e) of the Act, Commerce must 

receive PMS allegations and supporting 

factual information with enough time to 

consider the submission. Thus, should 

an interested party wish to submit a 

PMS allegation and supporting new 

factual information pursuant to section 

773(e) of the Act, it must do so no later 

than 20 days after submission of a 

respondent’s initial section D 

questionnaire response. 

Extensions of Time Limits 

Parties may request an extension of 

time limits before the expiration of a 

time limit established under 19 CFR 

351.301, or as otherwise specified by 

Commerce. In general, an extension 

request will be considered untimely if it 

is filed after the expiration of the time 

limit established under 19 CFR 

351.301.63 For submissions that are due 

from multiple parties simultaneously, 

an extension request will be considered 

untimely if it is filed after 10 a.m. ET 

on the due date. Under certain 

circumstances, we may elect to specify 

a different time limit by which 

extension requests will be considered 

untimely for submissions which are due 

from multiple parties simultaneously. In 

such a case, we will inform parties in a 

letter or memorandum of the deadline 

(including a specified time) by which 

extension requests must be filed to be 

considered timely. An extension request 

must be made in a separate, stand-alone 

submission; under limited 

circumstances we will grant untimely 

filed requests for the extension of time 

limits, where we determine, based on 19 

CFR 351.302, that extraordinary 

circumstances exist. Parties should 

review Commerce’s regulations 

concerning the extension of time limits 

and the Time Limits Final Rule prior to 

submitting factual information in these 

investigations.64

Certification Requirements 

Any party submitting factual 

information in an AD or CVD 

proceeding must certify to the accuracy 

and completeness of that information.65

Parties must use the certification 

formats provided in 19 CFR 

351.303(g).66 Commerce intends to 

reject factual submissions if the 

submitting party does not comply with 

the applicable certification 

requirements. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

Interested parties must submit 

applications for disclosure under APO 

in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 

Parties wishing to participate in these 

investigations should ensure that they 

meet the requirements of 19 CFR 

351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the required 

letter of appearance). Note that 

Commerce has temporarily modified 

certain of its requirements for serving 

documents containing business 

proprietary information, until further 

notice.67

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to sections 732(c)(2) and 777(i) 

of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c). 


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Dated: October 24, 2023. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix—Scope of the Investigations 

The merchandise subject to these 

investigations are aluminum extrusions, 

regardless of form, finishing, or fabrication, 

whether assembled with other parts or 

unassembled, whether coated, painted, 

anodized, or thermally improved. Aluminum 

extrusions are shapes and forms, produced 

by an extrusion process, made from 

aluminum alloys having metallic elements 

corresponding to the alloy series designations 

published by the Aluminum Association 

commencing with the numbers 1, 3, and 6 (or 

proprietary equivalents or other certifying 

body equivalents). Specifically, subject 

aluminum extrusions made from an 

aluminum alloy with an Aluminum 

Association series designation commencing 

with the number 1 contain not less than 99 

percent aluminum by weight. Subject 

aluminum extrusions made from an 

aluminum alloy with an Aluminum 

Association series designation commencing 

with the number 3 contain manganese as the 

major alloying element, with manganese 

accounting for not more than 3.0 percent of 

total materials by weight. Subject aluminum 

extrusions made from an aluminum alloy 

with an Aluminum Association series 

designation commencing with the number 6 

contain magnesium and silicon as the major 

alloying elements, with magnesium 

accounting for at least 0.1 percent but not 

more than 2.0 percent of total materials by 

weight, and silicon accounting for at least 0.1 

percent but not more than 3.0 percent of total 

materials by weight. The scope also includes 

merchandise made from an aluminum alloy 

with an Aluminum Association series 

designation commencing with the number 5 

(or proprietary equivalents or other certifying 

body equivalents) that have a magnesium 

content accounting for up to but not more 

than 2.0 percent of total materials by weight. 

The country of origin of the aluminum 

extrusion is determined by where the metal 

is extruded (i.e., pressed through a die). 

Aluminum extrusions are produced and 

imported in a wide variety of shapes and 

forms, including, but not limited to, hollow 

profiles, other solid profiles, pipes, tubes, 

bars, and rods. Aluminum extrusions that are 

drawn subsequent to extrusion (drawn 

aluminum) are also included in the scope. 

Subject aluminum extrusions are produced 

and imported with a variety of coatings and 

surface treatments, and types of fabrication. 

The types of coatings and treatments applied 

to aluminum extrusions include, but are not 

limited to, extrusions that are mill finished 

(i.e., without any coating or further 

finishing), brushed, buffed, polished, 

anodized (including brightdip), liquid 

painted, electroplated, chromate converted, 

powder coated, sublimated, wrapped, and/or 

bead blasted. Subject aluminum extrusions 

may also be fabricated, i.e., prepared for 

assembly, or thermally improved. Such 

operations would include, but are not limited 

to, extrusions that are cut-to-length, 

machined, drilled, punched, notched, bent, 

stretched, stretch-formed, hydroformed, 

knurled, swedged, mitered, chamfered, 

threaded, and spun. Performing such 

operations in third countries does not 

otherwise remove the merchandise from the 

scope of the investigations. 

The types of products that meet the 

definition of subject merchandise include but 

are not limited to, vehicle roof rails and sun/ 

moon roof framing, solar panel racking rails 

and framing, tradeshow display fixtures and 

framing, parts for tents or clear span 

structures, fence posts, drapery rails or rods, 

electrical conduits, door thresholds, flooring 

trim, electric vehicle battery trays, heat sinks, 

signage or advertising poles, picture frames, 

telescoping poles, or cleaning system 

components. 

Aluminum extrusions may be heat sinks, 

which are fabricated aluminum extrusions 

that dissipate heat away from a heat source 

and may serve other functions, such as 

structural functions. Heat sinks come in a 

variety of sizes and shapes, including but not 

limited to a flat electronic heat sink, which 

is a solid aluminum extrusion with at least 

one flat side used to mount electronic or 

mechanical devices; a heat sink that is a 

housing for electronic controls or motors; 

lighting heat sinks, which dissipate heat 

away from LED devices; and process and 

exchange heat sinks, which are tube 

extrusions with fins or plates used to hold 

radiator tubing. Heat sinks are included in 

the scope, regardless of whether the design 

and production of the heat sinks are 

organized around meeting specified thermal 

performance requirements and regardless of 

whether they have been tested to comply 

with such requirements. For purposes of 

these investigations on aluminum extrusions 

from the People’s Republic of China, only 

heat sinks designed and produced around 

meeting specified thermal performance 

requirements and tested to comply with such 

requirements are included in the scope. 

Merchandise that is comprised solely of 

aluminum extrusions or aluminum 

extrusions and fasteners, whether assembled 

at the time of importation or unassembled, is 

covered by the scope in its entirety. 

The scope also covers aluminum 

extrusions that are imported with nonextruded aluminum components beyond 

fasteners, whether assembled at the time of 

importation or unassembled, that are a part 

or subassembly of a larger product or system. 

Only the aluminum extrusion portion of the 

merchandise described in this paragraph, 

whether assembled or unassembled, is 

subject to duties. Examples of merchandise 

that is a part or subassembly of a larger 

product or system include, but are not 

limited to, window parts or subassemblies; 

door unit parts or subassemblies; shower and 

bath system parts or subassemblies; solar 

panel mounting systems; fenestration system 

parts or subassemblies, such as curtain wall 

and window wall units and parts or 

subassemblies of storefronts; furniture parts 

or subassemblies; appliance parts or 

subassemblies, such as fin evaporator coils 

and systems for refrigerators; railing or deck 

system parts or subassemblies; fence system 

parts or subassemblies; motor vehicle parts or 

subassemblies, such as bumpers for motor 

vehicles; trailer parts or subassemblies, such 

as side walls, flooring, and roofings; electric 

vehicle charging station parts or 

subassemblies; or signage or advertising 

system parts or subassemblies. Parts or 

subassemblies described by this paragraph 

that are subject to duties in their entirety 

pursuant to existing antidumping and 

countervailing duty orders are excluded from 

the scope of these investigations, so long as 

they remain subject to the scope of such 

orders. Any part or subassembly that 

otherwise meets the requirements of this 

scope and that is not covered by other 

antidumping and/or countervailing duty 

orders remains subject to the scope of these 

investigations. 

The scope excludes assembled 

merchandise containing non-extruded 

aluminum components beyond fasteners that 

is not a part or subassembly of a larger 

product or system and that is used as 

imported, without undergoing after 

importation any processing, fabrication, 

finishing, or assembly or the addition of parts 

or material, regardless of whether the 

additional parts or material are 

interchangeable. 

The scope also excludes merchandise 

containing non-extruded aluminum 

components beyond fasteners that is not a 

part or subassembly of a larger product or 

system that enters unassembled as a 

packaged combination of parts to be 

assembled as is for its intended use, without 

undergoing after importation any processing, 

fabrication, or finishing or the addition of 

parts or material, regardless of whether the 

additional parts or material are 

interchangeable. To be excluded under this 

paragraph, the merchandise must be sold and 

enter as a discrete kit on one Customs entry 

form. 

Examples of such excluded assembled and 

unassembled merchandise include windows 

with glass, door units with door panel and 

glass, motor vehicles, trailers, furniture, and 

appliances. 

The scope also includes aluminum 

extrusions that have been further processed 

in a third country, including, but not limited 

to, the finishing and fabrication processes 

described above, assembly, whether with 

other aluminum extrusion components or 

with non-aluminum extrusion components, 

or any other processing that would not 

otherwise remove the merchandise from the 

scope if performed in the country of 

manufacture of the in-scope product. Thirdcountry processing; finishing; and/or 

fabrication, including those processes 

described in the scope, does not alter the 

country of origin of the subject aluminum 

extrusions. 

The following aluminum extrusion 

products are excluded: aluminum extrusions 

made from an aluminum alloy with an 

Aluminum Association series designations 

commencing with the number 2 (or 

proprietary equivalents or other certifying 

body equivalents) and containing in excess of 

1.5 percent copper by weight; aluminum 

extrusions made from an aluminum alloy 

with an Aluminum Association series 

designation commencing with the number 5 

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body equivalents) and containing in excess of 

2.0 percent magnesium by weight; and 

aluminum extrusions made from an 

aluminum alloy with an Aluminum 

Association series designation commencing 

with the number 7 (or proprietary 

equivalents or other certifying body 

equivalents) and containing in excess of 2.0 

percent zinc by weight. 

The scope also excludes aluminum alloy 

sheet or plates produced by means other than 

the extrusion process, such as aluminum 

products produced by a method of 

continuous casting or rolling. Cast aluminum 

products are also excluded. The scope also 

excludes unwrought aluminum in any form. 

The scope also excludes collapsible tubular 

containers composed of metallic elements 

corresponding to alloy code 1080A as 

designated by the Aluminum Association 

(not including proprietary equivalents or 

other certifying body equivalents) where the 

tubular container (excluding the nozzle) 

meets each of the following dimensional 

characteristics: (1) length of 37 millimeters 

(mm) or 62 mm; (2) outer diameter of 11.0 

mm or 12.7 mm; and (3) wall thickness not 

exceeding 0.13 mm. 

Also excluded from the scope of these 

investigations is certain rectangular wire, 

imported in bulk rolls or precut strips and 

produced from continuously cast rolled 

aluminum wire rod, which is subsequently 

extruded to dimension to form rectangular 

wire with or without rounded edges. The 

product is made from aluminum alloy grade 

1070 or 1370 (not including proprietary 

equivalents or other certifying body 

equivalents), with no recycled metal content 

allowed. The dimensions of the wire are 2.95 

mm to 6.05 mm in width, and 0.65 mm to 

1.25 mm in thickness. Imports of rectangular 

wire are provided for under Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

subheadings 7605.19.0000, 7604.10.5000, or 

7616.99.5190. 

Also excluded from the scope of these 

antidumping and countervailing duty 

investigations on aluminum extrusions from 

the People’s Republic of China are all 

products covered by the scope of the 

antidumping and countervailing duty orders 

on Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s 

Republic of China. See Aluminum Extrusions 

from the People’s Republic of China: 

Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 30,650 (May 

26, 2011); and Aluminum Extrusions from 

the People’s Republic of China: 

Countervailing Duty Order, 76 FR 30,653 

(May 26, 2011) (collectively, Aluminum 

Extrusions from the People’s Republic of 

China). Solely for these investigations on 

aluminum extrusions from the People’s 

Republic of China, the following is an 

exhaustive list of products that meet the 

definition of subject merchandise. 

Merchandise that is not included in the 

following list that meets the definition of 

subject merchandise in the 2011 

antidumping and countervailing duty orders 

on Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s 

Republic of China remains subject to the 

earlier orders. No other section of this scope 

language that provides examples of subject 

merchandise is exhaustive. The following 

products are included in the scope of these 

investigations on aluminum extrusions from 

the People’s Republic of China, whether 

assembled or unassembled: heat sinks as 

described above; cleaning system 

components like mops and poles; banner 

stands/back walls; fabric wall systems; 

drapery rails; side mount valve controls; 

water heater anodes; solar panel mounting 

systems; 5050 alloy rails for showers and 

carpets; auto heating and cooling system 

components; assembled motor cases with 

stators; louver assemblies; event de ́cor; 

window wall units and parts; trade booths; 

micro channel heat exchangers; telescoping 

poles, pole handles, and pole attachments; 

flagpoles; wind sign frames; foreline hose 

assembly; electronics enclosures; parts and 

subassemblies for storefronts, including 

portal sets; light poles; air duct registers; 

outdoor sporting goods parts and 

subassemblies; glass refrigerator shelves; 

aluminum ramps; handicap ramp system 

parts and subassemblies; frames and parts for 

tents and clear span structures; parts and 

subassemblies for screen enclosures, patios, 

and sunrooms; parts and subassemblies for 

walkways and walkway covers; aluminum 

extrusions for LED lights; parts and 

subassemblies for screen, storm, and patio 

doors; pontoon boat parts and subassemblies, 

including rub rails, flooring, decking, 

transom structures, canopy systems, seating; 

boat hulls, framing, ladders, and transom 

structures; parts and subassemblies for docks, 

piers, boat lifts and mounting; recreational 

and boat trailer parts and subassemblies, 

including subframes, crossmembers, and 

gates; solar tracker assemblies with gears; 

garage door framing systems; door threshold 

and sill assemblies; highway and bridge 

signs; bridge, street, and highway rails; 

scaffolding, including planks and struts; 

railing and support systems; parts and 

subassemblies for exercise equipment; 

weatherstripping; door bottom and sweeps; 

door seals; floor transitions and trims; parts 

and subassemblies for modular walls and 

office furniture; truck trailer parts and 

subassemblies; boat cover poles, outrigger 

poles, and rod holders; bleachers and 

benches; parts and subassemblies for 

elevators, lifts, and dumbwaiters; parts and 

subassemblies for mirror and framing 

systems; window treatments; parts and 

subassemblies for air foils and fans; bus and 

RV window frames; sliding door rails; dock 

ladders; parts and subassemblies for RV 

frames and trailers; awning, canopy, and 

sunshade structures and their parts and 

subassemblies; marine motor mounts; linear 

lighting housings; and cluster mailbox 

systems. 

Imports of the subject merchandise are 

primarily provided for under the following 

categories of the HTSUS: 7604.10.1000; 

7604.10.3000; 7604.10.5000; 7604.21.0010; 

7604.21.0090; 7604.29.1010; 7604.29.1090; 

7604.29.3060; 7604.29.3090; 7604.29.5050; 

7604.29.5090; 7608.10.0030; 7608.10.0090; 

7608.20.0030; 7608.20.0090; 7609.00.0000; 

7610.10.0010; 7610.10.0020; 7610.10.0030; 

7610.90.0040; and 7610.90.0080. 

Imports of the subject merchandise, 

including subject merchandise entered as 

parts of other products, may also be 

classifiable under the following additional 

HTSUS categories, as well as other HTSUS 

categories: 6603.90.8100; 7606.12.3091; 

7606.12.3096; 7615.10.2015; 7615.10.2025; 

7615.10.3015; 7615.10.3025; 7615.10.5020; 

7615.10.5040; 7615.10.7125; 7615.10.7130; 

7615.10.7155; 7615.10.7180; 7615.10.9100; 

7615.20.0000; 7616.10.9090; 7616.99.1000; 

7616.99.5130; 7616.99.5140; 7616.99.5190; 

8302.10.3000; 8302.10.6030; 8302.10.6060; 

8302.10.6090; 8302.20.0000; 8302.30.3010; 

8302.30.3060; 8302.41.3000; 8302.41.6015; 

8302.41.6045; 8302.41.6050; 8302.41.6080; 

8302.42.3010; 8302.42.3015; 8302.42.3065; 

8302.49.6035; 8302.49.6045; 8302.49.6055; 

8302.49.6085; 8302.50.0000; 8302.60.3000; 

8302.60.9000; 8305.10.0050; 8306.30.0000; 

8414.59.6590; 8415.90.8045; 8418.99.8005; 

8418.99.8050; 8418.99.8060; 8419.50.5000; 

8419.90.1000; 8422.90.0640; 8424.90.9080; 

8473.30.2000; 8473.30.5100; 8479.89.9599; 

8479.90.8500; 8479.90.9596; 8481.90.9060; 

8481.90.9085; 8486.90.0000; 8487.90.0080; 

8503.00.9520; 8508.70.0000; 8513.90.2000; 

8515.90.2000; 8516.90.5000; 8516.90.8050; 

8517.71.0000; 8517.79.0000; 8529.90.7300; 

8529.90.9760; 8536.90.8585; 8538.10.0000; 

8541.90.0000; 8543.90.8885; 8547.90.0020; 

8547.90.0030; 8708.10.3050; 8708.29.5160; 

8708.80.6590; 8708.99.6890; 8807.30.0060; 

9031.90.9195; 9401.99.9081; 9403.99.1040; 

9403.99.9010; 9403.99.9015; 9403.99.9020; 

9403.99.9040; 9403.99.9045; 9405.99.4020; 

9506.11.4080; 9506.51.4000; 9506.51.6000; 

9506.59.4040; 9506.70.2090; 9506.91.0010; 

9506.91.0020; 9506.91.0030; 9506.99.0510; 

9506.99.0520; 9506.99.0530; 9506.99.1500; 

9506.99.2000; 9506.99.2580; 9506.99.2800; 

9506.99.5500; 9506.99.6080; 9507.30.2000; 

9507.30.4000; 9507.30.6000; 9507.30.8000; 

9507.90.6000; 9547.90.0040; and 

9603.90.8050. 

While HTSUS subheadings are provided 

for convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope is 

dispositive. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23962 Filed 10–30–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–533–877, A–570–064, C–533–878, C–570– 

065] 

Stainless Steel Flanges From India and 

the Peoples’s Republic of China: 

Continuation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Orders 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: As a result of the 

determinations by the U.S. Department 

of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. 

International Trade Commission (ITC) 

that revocation of the antidumping duty 

(AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) 

orders on stainless steel flanges from 

India and the People’s Republic of 

China (China) would likely lead to a 

continuation or recurrence of dumping, 


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