US AD/CVD order record · dataset entry, not legal advice.
Source: Federal Register · data retrieved 2026-10-16T16:06:54Z
The merchandise covered by the Orders is certain aluminum foil from China, ``having a thickness of 0.2 mm or less, in reels exceeding 25 pounds, regardless of width.'' All aluminum foil is covered by the Orders regardless of specification. Excluded from the scope of the Orders 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 etched capacitor foil and aluminum foil that is cut to shape.'' For a full description of the scope of the Orders, see the ``Scope of the Orders,'' in the appendix to this notice. Merchandise Subject to Circumvention Inquiries The circumvention inquiries cover aluminum foil assembled and completed in Korea and Thailand, using Chinese-origin aluminum foil and/or sheet, that is subsequently exported from Korea and Thailand to the United States. Specifically, Commerce placed information on the administrative record, as attachments to its Initiation Memorandum, that indicates aluminum foil inputs produced in China undergo further processing in Korea and Thailand before being exported to the United States. Commerce intends to determine as part of this circumvention inquiry whether or not that further processing in Korea and Thailand is minor or insignificant and otherwise meets the circumvention criteria set forth in section 781(b) of the Act. See Memorandum, ``Aluminum Foil from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Circumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders (Initiation Memo).'' This memo is a public document dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice and on file electronically via ACCESS. Access to documents filed via ACCESS is also available in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024, of the main Department of Commerce building. Statutory and Regulatory Requirements To Initiate Circumvention Inquiries Section 351.226(b) of Commerce's regulations states that if Commerce ``determines from available information that an inquiry is warranted into the question of whether the elements necessary for a circumvention determination under section 781 of the Act exist,'' Commerce ``may initiate a circumvention inquiry and publish a notice of initiation in the Federal Register.''Section 781(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) provides that Commerce may find circumvention of an AD or CVD order when merchandise of the same class or kind subject to the order is completed or assembled in a foreign country other than the country to which the order applies. In conducting circumvention inquiries, under section 781(b)(1) of the Act, Commerce relies on the following criteria: (A) merchandise imported into the United States is of the same class or kind as any merchandise produced in a foreign country that is the subject of an antidumping or countervailing duty order or finding, (B) before importation into the United States, such imported merchandise is completed or assembled in another foreign country from merchandise which is subject to the order or merchandise which is produced in the foreign country that is subject to the order, (C) the process of assembly or completion in the foreign country referred to in section (B) is minor or insignificant, (D) the value of the merchandise produced in the foreign country to which the AD or CVD order applies is a significant portion of the total value of the merchandise exported to the United States, and (E) the administering authority determines that action is appropriate to prevent evasion of such order or finding. In determining whether or not the process of assembly or completion in a third country is minor or insignificant under section 781(b)(1)(C) of the Act, section 781(b)(2) of the Act directs Commerce to consider: (A) the level of investment in the foreign country, (B) the level of research and development in the foreign country, (C) the nature of the production process in the foreign country, (D) the extent of production facilities in the foreign country, and (E) whether or not the value of processing performed in the foreign country represents a small proportion of the value of the merchandise imported into the United States. However, no single factor, by itself, controls Commerce's determination of whether the process of assembly or completion in a third country is minor or insignificant. Accordingly, it is Commerce's practice to evaluate each of these five factors as they exist in the third country, depending on the totality of the circumstances of the particular circumvention inquiry. See Statement of Administrative Action accompanying the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (SAA), H.R. Doc. No. 103-316 (1994) at 893. See Uncovered Innerspring Units from the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 65626 (December 21, 2018), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at 4.
Scope text quoted verbatim from the Federal Register notice. Scope text retrieved: 2026-10-19T16:17:45Z. Record last fetched: 2026-10-16T16:06:54Z. Verify against the official notice before relying on it.
| HTSUS (dotted) | 8-digit | Description (USITC reference) |
|---|---|---|
| 7606.11.30 | 76061130 | Not clad |
| 7606.11.60 | 76061160 | Clad |
| 7606.12.30 | 76061230 | Not clad |
| 7606.12.60 | 76061260 | Clad |
| 7606.91.30 | 76069130 | Not clad |
| 7606.91.60 | 76069160 | Clad |
| 7606.92.30 | 76069230 | Not clad |
| 7606.92.60 | 76069260 | Clad |
| 7607.11.30 | 76071130 | Of a thickness not exceeding 0.01 mm |
| 7607.11.60 | 76071160 | Of a thickness exceeding 0.01 mm |
| 7607.11.90 | 76071190 | Other |
| 7607.19.10 | 76071910 | Etched capacitor foil |
| 7607.19.30 | 76071930 | Cut to shape, of a thickness not exceeding 0.15 mm |
| 7607.19.60 | 76071960 | Other |
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At a glance
The antidumping and countervailing measure covers Certain Aluminum Foil, imported from China. Case number C-570-054 is one of 540 active orders tracked in the database and was established 2022-07-18; the described product range determines which ten-digit lines inherit the cash-deposit obligation. Scope language in the Federal Register document controls.
As of dataset vintage 2026-10-16T16:09:24Z, yes: importers entering covered goods post a cash deposit at the current rate until Commerce's next administrative review publishes revised margins in the Federal Register. Deposit rates can change every review cycle, so confirm the latest Federal Register notice before you quote a figure to your customs broker.
These HTS headings are recorded in the case linkage: 7606.11.30, 7606.11.60, 7606.12.30, 7606.12.60, 7606.91.30, 7606.91.60, 7606.92.30, 7606.92.60, 7607.11.30, 7607.11.60, 7607.11.90, 7607.19.10, 7607.19.30, 7607.19.60. Confirm the exact ten-digit code against the published scope language, because product descriptions rather than codes alone define the legal boundary of the order, and scope rulings occasionally widen or narrow which lines inherit the deposit obligation.
Primary sources: Federal Register — C-570-054 · USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule — republished with provenance by exportsonar.com