US AD/CVD order record · dataset entry, not legal advice.
Source: Federal Register · data retrieved 2026-10-16T14:34:47Z
The merchandise subject to the Orders is AWC from China, which is defined as ``an assembly of one or more electrical conductors made from 8000 Series Aluminum Alloys (defined in accordance with ASTM B800), Aluminum Alloy 1350 (defined in accordance with ASTM B230/B230M or B609/B609M0), and/or Aluminum Alloy 6201 (defined in accordance with ASTM B398/B398M), provided that: (1) at least one of the electrical conductors is insulated; (2) each insulated electrical conductor has a voltage rating greater than 80 volts and not exceeding 1000 volts; and (3) at least one electrical conductor is stranded and has a size not less than 16.5 thousand circular mil (kcmil) and not greater than 1000 kcmil.'' For a full description of the scope of the Orders, see the Appendix to this notice. Merchandise Subject to Scope and Circumvention Inquiries The scope and circumvention inquiries cover AWC assembled and completed in the third countries, using Chinese-origin AWC inputs (e.g., stranded wire and cables or unfinished AWC), that is subsequently exported from the third countries to the United States. Specifically, Commerce placed information on the administrative record, as attachments to its Initiation Memorandum, that AWC inputs produced in China undergo further processing in the third countries before being exported to the United States. See Memorandum, ``Aluminum Wire and Cable from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Circumvention and Scope Inquiries on the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Initiation Memorandum). This memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov . Statutory and Regulatory Requirements To Initiate Scope and Circumvention Inquiries Section 351.225(b) of Commerce's regulations states that if Commerce ``determines from available information that an inquiry is warranted to determine whether a product is covered by the scope of an order,'' then Commerce ``may initiate a scope inquiry and publish a notice of initiation in the Federal Register.'' Additionally, 19 CFR 351.226(b) 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 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 considers the following criteria: (A) the 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, based on the particular circumvention scenario presented by the facts collected during the inquiry. See Statement of Administrative Action Accompanying the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, H.R. Doc. No. 103-316, Vol. I (1994) at 893.
Scope text quoted verbatim from the Federal Register notice. Scope text retrieved: 2026-10-19T16:17:45Z. Record last fetched: 2026-10-16T14:34:47Z. Verify against the official notice before relying on it.
| HTSUS (dotted) | 8-digit | Description (USITC reference) |
|---|---|---|
| 8544.42.10 | 85444210 | Fitted with modular telephone connectors |
| 8544.42.20 | 85444220 | Of a kind used for telecommunications |
| 8544.42.90 | 85444290 | Other |
| 8544.49.10 | 85444910 | Of a kind used for telecommunications |
| 8544.49.20 | 85444920 | Other |
| 8544.49.30 | 85444930 | Of copper |
| 8544.49.90 | 85444990 | Other |
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At a glance
The antidumping and countervailing measure covers Aluminum Wire and Cable, imported from China. Case number C-570-096 is one of 540 active orders tracked in the database and was established 2023-10-19; 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: 8544.42.10, 8544.42.20, 8544.42.90, 8544.49.10, 8544.49.20, 8544.49.30, 8544.49.90. 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-570-096 · USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule — republished with provenance by exportsonar.com