While the Aluminum Extruders Council continues its legal battle with Kingtom through the Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) process, the Department of Commerce (DOC) delivered a disappointing decision in the Reflections scope case. We will discuss both decisions in this month’s article. Additionally, imports continue to rebound after a drop during the more intense days of the global pandemic. On May 3, 2021, Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) imposed interim measures in our EAPA case against Kingtom. The interim measures now require “China” duties to be put in place. The final determination deadline is November 29, 2021. We will have an opportunity to submit written arguments and rebuttal written arguments in advance of that deadline. This is a significant win in our mission to stop illegal and unfair trade activities by the Chinese. It also puts other Chinese-owned operations operating in third countries on notice that the AEC will take all necessary steps to stop any illegal actions
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has led the U.S. aluminum extrusion industry in achieving level competition by winning tariff protection that offsets unfair trade practices of extruders/importers of aluminum profiles produced in China. Our efforts have been of enormous value to domestic extruders and suppliers. Conservatively, an estimated 800 million pounds per year of extrusions are being produced in the U. S. that would have otherwise been lost to China.