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On October 3, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) issued the final determination in the anti-dumping investigation of aluminum extrusions and aluminum products from Vietnam.
On October 24, 2023, the DOC initiated the investigation following a petition by the U.S. domestic aluminum extrusion industry. The period of investigation for dumping covered April 1 to September 30, 2023.
On November 27, 2023, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a preliminary finding that the U.S. industry was significantly harmed by imports of aluminum extrusions and products from Vietnam.
On April 19, 2024, the petitioner filed an emergency claim, citing a surge in exports of the investigated products from Vietnam to the U.S. between October 2023 and February 2023 (after the U.S. accepted the petition and initiated the investigation).
Since Vietnam is classified as a non-market economy by the U.S., the DOC selected a surrogate country to calculate the normal value for Vietnam. After considering factors such as economic comparability, the volume of comparable goods produced, and the availability and quality of data, the DOC chose Indonesia as the surrogate country for Vietnam.
On May 1, 2024, the DOC issued its preliminary determination on the scope of goods under investigation. On October 3, 2024, the DOC published the final determination on the scope of the goods under investigation to clarify the products subject to duties.
On May 7, 2024, the DOC published its preliminary findings of the case. On October 3, 2024, the DOC published the final findings. Accordingly, the DOC determined the dumping margin for the sole remaining mandatory respondent at 14.15%, an increase of 11.3% compared to the preliminary determination. The 28 companies eligible for separate rates were also subject to this margin. Other companies were subject to the national rate of 41.84%, as alleged by the petitioner, which remained unchanged from the preliminary determination.
The main reason for the change in duties was that the U.S. does not recognize Vietnam as a market economy, so the DOC used third-country costs as a substitute value and made two adjustments in the final determination.
To protect their legitimate interests, related manufacturers and exporters should familiarize themselves with the procedure and actively contact Vietnamese law firms specializing in anti-dumping and trade remedy for timely assistance.
You can view the relevant documents here.
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