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Revisions of the Section 232 Aluminum Tariff Process
On May 20, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security within the U.S. Department of Commerce published the long-awaited revisions to its exclusions process just posted in the federal register (read the published version HERE). Specifically, effective July 1, 2024, Commerce will remove six of the General Approved Exclusions on aluminum. The aluminum...
Mexico Walks Back Aluminum Tariff
On May 8, 2024, the Mexican government revoked the 35% tariff on unwrought unalloyed aluminum (i.e., primary ingots) and 20% tariff on unwrought alloyed aluminum (i.e., billets and slabs). Read the full story in S&P Global HERE. The revocation of the tariff comes less than a month after the tariff implementation. While the tariffs announced in...
Commerce Department Announces Affirmative Preliminary Dumping Determinations on Imports of Aluminum Extrusions from 14 Countries
Today, the Department of Commerce announced its preliminarily determination that aluminum extrusion producers and exporters in China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam sold aluminum extrusions at less-than-fair value in the United States.
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Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) Disappointed in Mexican Tariff Announcement
The AEC concurs with the statement by the U.S. Aluminum Extruders Coalition regarding the Mexican Government's continued refusal to amend its various duty exemption programs to prevent the use of highly subsidized and unfairly trade aluminum in its extrusion process. Yesterday's announcement does nothing to address the significant amount of Chinese...