Commerce Department

Aluminum Association Praises Commerce Department’s Finding Of Dumping Of Certain Aluminium Foils From Five Countries

Aluminum Association Praises Commerce Department’s Finding Of Dumping Of Certain Aluminium Foils From Five Countries

Aluminium sector trade group Aluminum Association lauded the United States Department of Commerce for its final determination that importers from Russia and four other countries have been dumping certain aluminium foils on the American market. On Friday the Commerce Department found that...

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Events

Commerce Department Opens To Public Input On Section 232 Exclusion Process

Commerce Department Opens To Public Input On Section 232 Exclusion Process

The United States Commerce Department is seeking input into ways to streamline the exclusion process for tariffs and quotas on aluminium and steel imposed by the Trump Administration in 2018. The department’s Bureau of Industry and Security opened commentary today and will accept input on the process through July 10. “The Department of Commerce is […]

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Aluminum Association Lauds United States Commerce Department’s Request For Imported Aluminium Tracking System

Aluminum Association Lauds United States Commerce Department’s Request For Imported Aluminium Tracking System

The Aluminum Association lauded the decision earlier this week by the United States Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) “to develop new system to track imports of aluminum products and provide an early warning system for import surges.” The Department’s request was incorporated in the just-released Congressional budget estimate for the coming fiscal year. According […]

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U.S. Commerce Department Grants Tariff Waiver For Specialty Japanese Aluminium

U.S. Commerce Department Grants Tariff Waiver For Specialty Japanese Aluminium

A request from California electric automaker Tesla Inc to the U.S. Commerce Department to waive 10-percent tariffs on imported aluminium from Japan was approved earlier this month, allowing the company to continue using the metal for battery cells at the Gigafactory in Nevada. According to documents posted two months ago, the Commerce Department acted upon […]

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U.S. Commerce Department Debuts New Web Portal For Section 232 Exclusion Requests

U.S. Commerce Department Debuts New Web Portal For Section 232 Exclusion Requests

The United States Commerce Department yesterday launched an online portal for receiving product-specific exclusion requests for aluminium and steel products currently subject to the Trump Administration’s Section 232 tariffs. The site, dubbed “Section 232 Exclusion Portal,” will supersede the Department’s site at regulations.gov for receiving request, objections, rebuttals, and other motions relevant to the aluminium […]

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U.S. Commerce Department Assesses Antidumping Duties On Aluminium Wire Producers From China Of Up To 63.47 Percent

U.S. Commerce Department Assesses Antidumping Duties On Aluminium Wire Producers From China Of Up To 63.47 Percent

Acting on a petition by two domestic wire makers, the United States Commerce Department yesterday announced the affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation on imported aluminium and wire from producers in the People’s Republic of China, noting that Chinese importers dumped such products on American markets at margins of between 58.51 to […]

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