The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has filed a petition against China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd. alleging the company has systematically and illegally evaded duties on aluminum extrusions imported into the United States. The alleged scheme involves hundreds of millions of pounds aluminum extrusions that are simply cut and welded into aluminum slabs. Upon entering the U.S. these extrusions are being identified as ‘pallets’ even though the testimony the Council has gathered makes it clear the sole purpose of these extrusions is to re-melt them back into billets.
“In late July, the AEC released a statement to the press calling on the United States Government, as well as others identified in theDupre Analytics report, to investigate issues of transshipment and circumvention by Zhongwang. We have made our case to U.S. Customs regarding the transshipment allegations, and now we are filing our circumvention case with the Department of Commerce,” said Jeff Henderson, Director of Operations…
“In late July, the AEC released a statement to the press calling on the United States Government, as well as others identified in theDupre Analytics report, to investigate issues of transshipment and circumvention by Zhongwang. We have made our case to U.S. Customs regarding the transshipment allegations, and now we are filing our circumvention case with the Department of Commerce,” said Jeff Henderson, Director of Operations…