CSMS 1173304·Trade policy·June 22, 2011·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER ON ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS FROM CHINA (A-570-967)

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 1173304 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on June 22, 2011. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER ON ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS FROM CHINA (A-570-967)". It links to 2 AD/CVD cases in Tandom's catalog. CSMS messages are the operational layer between Commerce determinations and at-the-border collections: when Commerce publishes a new rate, scope ruling, or instruction, CBP turns it into a CSMS that ACE/ACS systems and brokers act on.

Linked AD/CVD cases(2)

Cases referenced or affected by this CSMS message

A-570-567 A-570-967

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Full text as published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection

1. ON 05/26/2011, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ITS ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER ON ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (76 FR 30650) 2. THE MERCHANDISE COVERED BY THIS ORDER IS ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS WHICH ARE SHAPES AND FORMS, PRODUCED BY AN EXTRUSION PROCESS, MADE FROM ALUMINUM ALLOYS HAVING METALLIC ELEMENTS CORRESPONDING TO THE ALLOY SERIES DESIGNATIONS PUBLISHED BY THE ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION COMMENCING WITH THE NUMBERS 1, 3, AND 6 (OR PROPRIETARY EQUIVALENTS OR OTHER CERTIFYING BODY EQUIVALENTS). SPECIFICALLY, THE SUBJECT MERCHANDISE MADE FROM ALUMINUM ALLOY WITH AN ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION SERIES DESIGNATION COMMENCING WITH THE NUMBER 1 CONTAINS NOT LESS THAN 99 PERCENT ALUMINUM BY WEIGHT. THE SUBJECT MERCHANDISE MADE FROM ALUMINUM ALLOY WITH AN ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION SERIES DESIGNATION COMMENCING WITH THE NUMBER 3 CONTAINS MANGANESE AS THE MAJOR ALLOYING ELEMENT, WITH MANGANESE ACCOUNTING FOR NOT MORE THAN 3.0 PERCENT OF TOTAL MATERIALS BY WEIGHT. THE SUBJECT MERCHANDISE IS MADE FROM AN ALUMINUM ALLOY WITH AN ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION SERIES DESIGNATION COMMENCING WITH THE NUMBER 6 CONTAINS MAGNESIUM AND SILICON AS THE MAJOR ALLOYING ELEMENTS, WITH MAGNESIUM ACCOUNTING FOR AT LEAST 0.1 PERCENT BUT NOT MORE THAN 2.0 PERCENT OF TOTAL MATERIALS BY WEIGHT, AND SILICON ACCOUNTING FOR AT LEAST 0.1 PERCENT BUT NOT MORE THAN 3.0 PERCENT OF TOTAL MATERIALS BY WEIGHT. THE SUBJECT ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS ARE PROPERLY IDENTIFIED BY A FOUR-DIGIT ALLOY SERIES WITHOUT EITHER A DECIMAL POINT OR LEADING LETTER. ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES FROM AMONG THE APPROXIMATELY 160 REGISTERED ALLOYS THAT MAY CHARACTERIZE THE SUBJECT MERCHANDISE ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1350, 3003, AND 6060. ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS ARE PRODUCED AND IMPORTED IN A WIDE VARIETY OF SHAPES AND FORMS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HOLLOW PROFILES, OTHER SOLID PROFILES, PIPES, TUBES, BARS, AND RODS. ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS THAT ARE DRAWN SUBSEQUENT TO EXTRUSION (“DRAWN ALUMINUM”) ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE. ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS ARE PRODUCED AND IMPORTED WITH A VARIETY OF FINISHES (BOTH COATINGS AND SURFACE TREATMENTS), AND TYPES OF FABRICATION. THE TYPES OF COATINGS AND TREATMENTS APPLIED TO SUBJECT ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, EXTRUSIONS THAT ARE MILL FINISHED (I.E., WITHOUT ANY COATING OR FURTHER FINISHING), BRUSHED, BUFFED, POLISHED, ANODIZED (INCLUDING BRIGHT-DIP ANODIZED), LIQUID PAINTED, OR POWDER COATED. ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS MAY ALSO BE FABRICATED, I.E., PREPARED FOR ASSEMBLY. SUCH OPERATIONS WOULD INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, EXTRUSIONS THAT ARE CUT-TO-LENGTH, MACHINED, DRILLED, PUNCHED, NOTCHED, BENT, STRETCHED, KNURLED, SWEDGED, MITERED, CHAMFERED, THREADED, AND SPUN. THE SUBJECT MERCHANDISE INCLUDES ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS THAT ARE FINISHED (COATED, PAINTED, ETC.), FABRICATED, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF. SUBJECT ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS MAY BE DESCRIBED AT THE TIME OF IMPORTATION AS PARTS FOR FINAL FINISHED PRODUCTS THAT ARE ASSEMBLED AFTER IMPORTATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WINDOW FRAMES, DOOR FRAMES, SOLAR PANELS, CURTAIN WALLS, OR FURNITURE. SUCH PARTS THAT OTHERWISE MEET THE DEFINITION OF ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE. THE SCOPE INCLUDES THE ALUMINUM EXTRUSION COMPONENTS THAT ARE ATTACHED (E.G., BY WELDING OR FASTENERS) TO FORM SUBASSEMBLIES, I.E., PARTIALLY ASSEMBLED MERCHANDISE UNLESS IMPORTED AS PART OF THE FINISHED GOODS ‘KIT' DEFINED FURTHER BELOW. THE SCOPE DOES NOT INCLUDE THE NON-ALUMINUM EXTRUSION COMPONENTS OF SUBASSEMBLIES OR SUBJECT KITS. SUBJECT EXTRUSIONS MAY BE IDENTIFIED WITH REFERENCE TO THEIR END USE, SUCH AS FENCE POSTS, ELECTRICAL CONDUITS, DOOR THRESHOLDS, CARPET TRIM, OR HEAT SINKS (THAT DO NOT MEET THE FINISHED HEAT SINK EXCLUSIONARY LANGUAGE BELOW). SUCH GOODS ARE SUBJECT MERCHANDISE IF THEY OTHERWISE MEET THE SCOPE DEFINITION, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY ARE READY FOR USE AT THE TIME OF IMPORTATION. THE FOLLOWING ALUMINUM EXTRUSION PRODUCTS ARE EXCLUDED: ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS MADE FROM ALUMINUM ALLOY WITH AN ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION SERIES DESIGNATIONS COMMENCING WITH THE NUMBER 2 AND CONTAINING IN EXCESS OF 1.5 PERCENT COPPER BY WEIGHT; ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS MADE FROM ALUMINUM ALLOY WITH AN ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION SERIES DESIGNATION COMMENCING WITH THE NUMBER 5 AND CONTAINING IN EXCESS OF 1.0 PERCENT MAGNESIUM BY WEIGHT; AND ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS MADE FROM ALUMINUM ALLOY WITH AN ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION SERIES DESIGNATION COMMENCING WITH THE NUMBER 7 AND CONTAINING IN EXCESS OF 2.0 PERCENT ZINC BY WEIGHT. THE SCOPE ALSO EXCLUDES FINISHED MERCHANDISE CONTAINING ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS AS PARTS THAT ARE FULLY AND PERMANENTLY ASSEMBLED AND COMPLETED AT THE TIME OF ENTRY, SUCH AS FINISHED WINDOWS WITH GLASS, DOORS WITH GLASS OR VINYL, PICTURE FRAMES WITH GLASS PANE AND BACKING MATERIAL, AND SOLAR PANELS. THE SCOPE ALSO EXCLUDES FINISHED GOODS CONTAINING ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS THAT ARE ENTERED UNASSEMBLED IN A “FINISHED GOODS KIT.” A FINISHED GOODS KIT IS UNDERSTOOD TO MEAN A PACKAGED COMBINATION OF PARTS THAT CONTAINS, AT THE TIME OF IMPORTATION, ALL OF THE NECESSARY PARTS TO FULLY ASSEMBLE A FINAL FINISHED GOOD AND REQUIRES NO FURTHER FINISHING OR FABRICATION, SUCH AS CUTTING OR PUNCHING, AND IS ASSEMBLED ‘AS IS' INTO A FINISHED PRODUCT. AN IMPORTED PRODUCT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED A ‘FINISHED GOODS KIT' AND THEREFORE EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION MERELY BY INCLUDING FASTENERS SUCH AS SCREWS, BOLTS, ETC. IN THE PACKAGING WITH AN ALUMINUM EXTRUSION PRODUCT. THE SCOPE ALSO EXCLUDES ALUMINUM ALLOY SHEET OR PLATES PRODUCED BY OTHER THAN THE EXTRUSION PROCESS, SUCH AS ALUMINUM PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY A METHOD OF CASTING. CAST ALUMINUM PRODUCTS ARE PROPERLY IDENTIFIED BY FOUR DIGITS WITH A DECIMAL POINT BETWEEN THE THIRD AND FOURTH DIGIT. A LETTER MAY ALSO PRECEDE THE FOUR DIGITS. THE FOLLOWING ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION DESIGNATIONS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF ALUMINUM ALLOYS FOR CASTING: 208.0, 295.0, 308.0, 355.0, C355.0, 356.0, A356.0, A357.0, 360.0, 366.0, 380.0, A380.0, 413.0, 443.0, 514.0, 518.1, AND 712.0. THE SCOPE ALSO EXCLUDES PURE, UNWROUGHT ALUMINUM IN ANY FORM. THE SCOPE ALSO EXCLUDES COLLAPSIBLE TUBULAR CONTAINERS COMPOSED OF METALLIC ELEMENTS CORRESPONDING TO ALLOY CODE 1080A AS DESIGNATED BY THE ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION WHERE THE TUBULAR CONTAINER (EXCLUDING THE NOZZLE) MEETS EACH OF THE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS: (1) LENGTH OF 37 MM OR 62 MM, (2) OUTER DIAMETER OF 11.0 MM OR 12.7 MM, AND (3) WALL THICKNESS NOT EXCEEDING 0.13 MM. ALSO EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS ORDER ARE FINISHED HEAT SINKS. FINISHED HEAT SINKS ARE FABRICATED HEAT SINKS MADE FROM ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS THE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF WHICH ARE ORGANIZED AROUND MEETING CERTAIN SPECIFIED THERMAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND WHICH HAVE BEEN FULLY, ALBEIT NOT NECESSARILY INDIVIDUALLY, TESTED TO COMPLY WITH SUCH REQUIREMENTS. IMPORTS OF THE SUBJECT MERCHANDISE ARE PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (“HTS”): 7604.21.0000, 7604.29.1000, 7604.29.3010, 7604.29.3050, 7604.29.5030, 7604.29.5060, 7608.20.0030, AND 7608.20.0090. THE SUBJECT MERCHANDISE ENTERED AS PARTS OF OTHER ALUMINUM PRODUCTS MAY BE CLASSIFIABLE UNDER THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL HTS SUBHEADINGS: 7610.10, 7610.90, 7615.19, 7615.20, 7616.99; 9403.90.80.30; 9506.91.00.10, 9506.91.00.20, AND 9506.91.00.30, AS WELL AS UNDER OTHER HTS CHAPTERS. IN ADDITION, FIN EVAPORATOR COILS MAY BE CLASSIFIABLE UNDER HTS NUMBERS: 8418.99.80.50 AND 8418.99.80.60. WHILE HTS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE IN THIS PROCEEDING IS DISPOSITIVE. 3. FOR IMPORTS OF ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, CBP SHALL RESUME SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION OF ENTRIES OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER 05/19/2011. EFFECTIVE 05/19/2011, CBP SHALL REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT EQUAL TO THE MARGINS SHOWN BELOW, WHICH REFLECT THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY MARGINS LESS THE AMOUNT OF EXPORT SUBSIDIES FOUND IN THE CONCURRENT COUNTERVAILING DUTY INVESTIGATION: EXPORTER: GUANG YA ALUMINIUM INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.; FOSHAN GUANGCHENG ALUMINIUM CO., LTD.; KONG AH INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED; GUANG YA ALUMINIUM INDUSTRIES (HONG KONG) LIMITED; ZHAOQING NEW ZHONGYA ALUMINUM CO., LTD.; ZHONGYA SHAPED ALUMINIUM (HK) HOLDING LIMITED; KARLTON ALUMINUM COMPANY LTD. PRODUCER: GUANG YA ALUMINIUM INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.; FOSHAN GUANGCHENG ALUMINIUM CO., LTD.; KONG AH INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED; GUANG YA ALUMINIUM INDUSTRIES (HONG KONG) LIMITED; ZHAOQING NEW ZHONGYA ALUMINUM CO., LTD.; ZHONGYA SHAPED ALUMINIUM (HK) HOLDING LIMITED; KARLTON ALUMINUM COMPANY LTD.; XINYA ALUMINUM & STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCT CO., LTD. (A.K.A. NEW ASIA ALUMINUM & STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCT CO., LTD.) CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-001 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 33.02 EXPORTER: ALNAN ALUMINIUM CO., LTD. PRODUCER: ALNAN ALUMINIUM CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-002 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: CHANGSHU CHANGSHENG ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS CO., LTD. PRODUCER: CHANGSHU CHANGSHENG ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-003 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: CHINA SQUARE INDUSTRIAL LIMITED PRODUCER: ZHAOQING CHINA SQUARE INDUSTRY LIMITED CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-004 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: COSCO (J.M) ALUMINIUM CO., LTD. PRODUCER: COSCO (J.M) ALUMINIUM CO., LTD./ JIANGMEN QUNXING HARDWARE DIECASTING CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-005 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: FIRST UNION PROPERTY LIMITED PRODUCER: TOP-WOK METAL CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-006 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: FOSHAN JINLAN NON-FERROUS METAL PRODUCT CO.; LTD. PRODUCER: FOSHAN JINLAN ALUMINIUM CO.; LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-007 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: FOSHAN SANSHUI FENGLU ALUMINIUM CO., LTD. PRODUCER: FOSHAN SANSHUI FENGLU ALUMINIUM CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-008 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: GUANGDONG HAO MEI ALUMINIUM CO., LTD. PRODUCER: GUANGDONG HAO MEI ALUMINIUM CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-009 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: GUANGDONG WEIYE ALUMINIUM FACTORY CO., LTD. PRODUCER: GUANGDONG WEIYE ALUMINIUM FACTORY CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-010 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: GUANGDONG XINGFA ALUMINIUM CO., LTD. PRODUCER: GUANGDONG XINGFA ALUMINIUM CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-011 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: HANWOOD ENTERPRISES LIMITED PRODUCER: PINGGUO ALUMINIUM COMPANY LIMITED CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-012 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: HONSENSE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PRODUCER: KANAL PRECISION ALUMINIUM PRODUCT CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-013 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: INNOVATIVE ALUMINIUM (HONG KONG) LIMITED PRODUCER: TAISHAN GOLDEN GAIN ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS LIMITED CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-014 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: JIANGYIN TRUST INTERNATIONAL INC. PRODUCER: JIANGYIN XINHONG DOORS AND WINDOWS CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-015 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: JMA (HK) COMPANY LIMITED PRODUCER: GUANGDONG JIANMEI ALUMINUM PROFILE COMPANY LIMITED/ FOSHAN JMA ALUMINIUM COMPANY LIMITED CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-016 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: KAM KIU ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS SDN BHD PRODUCER: TAI SHAN CITY KAM KIU ALUMINIUM EXTRUSION CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-017 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: LONGKOU DONGHAI TRADE CO., LTD. PRODUCER: SHANDONG NANSHAN ALUMINUM CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-018 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: NINGBO YILI IMPORT AND EXPORT CO., LTD. PRODUCER: ZHEJIANG ANJI XINXIANG ALUMINUM CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-019 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: NORTH CHINA ALUMINUM CO., LTD. PRODUCER: NORTH CHINA ALUMINUM CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-020 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: PANASIA ALUMINIUM (CHINA) LIMITED PRODUCER: PANASIA ALUMINIUM (CHINA) LIMITED CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-021 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: PINGGUO ASIA ALUMINUM CO., LTD. PRODUCER: PINGGUO ASIA ALUMINUM CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-022 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: POPULAR PLASTICS CO., LTD. PRODUCER: HOI TAT PLASTIC MOULD & METAL FACTORY CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-023 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: PRESS METAL INTERNATIONAL LTD. PRODUCER: PRESS METAL INTERNATIONAL LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-024 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: SHENYANG YUANDA ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY ENGINEERING CO. LTD. PRODUCER: ZHAOQING ASIA ALUMINUM FACTORY COMPANY LIMITED/ GUANG YA ALUMINUM INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-025 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: TAI-AO ALUMINIUM (TAISHAN) CO., LTD. PRODUCER: TAI-AO ALUMINIUM (TAISHAN) CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-026 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: TIANJIN RUIXIN ELECTRIC HEAT TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGY, LTD. PRODUCER: TIANJIN RUIXIN ELECTRIC HEAT TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGY, LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-027 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: USA WORLDWIDE DOOR COMPONENTS (PINGHU) CO., LTD./WORLDWIDE DOOR COMPONENTS (PINGHU) CO. PRODUCER: USA WORLDWIDE DOOR COMPONENTS (PINGHU) CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-028 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: ZHEJIANG YONGKANG LISTAR ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY CO., LTD. PRODUCER: ZHEJIANG YONGKANG LISTAR ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-029 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: ZHONGSHAN GOLD MOUNTAIN ALUMINIUM FACTORY LTD. PRODUCER: ZHONGSHAN GOLD MOUNTAIN ALUMINIUM FACTORY LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-967-030 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 0.00 EXPORTER: PRC-WIDE ENTITY CASE NUMBER: A-570-567-000 CASH DEPOSIT RATE: 33.28 4. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CBP OFFICERS, THE IMPORTING PUBLIC OR INTERESTED PARTIES, PLEASE CONTACT DAVINA HASHMI OR RON TRENTHAM AT OFFICE OF AD/CVD OPERATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-0984 OR (202) 482-3577 RESPECTIVELY (GENERATED BY O8:PS). 5. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION. MICHAEL B. WALSH

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What is CSMS 1173304?

CSMS 1173304 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER ON ALUMINUM EXTRUSIONS FROM CHINA (A-570-967)". CSMS bulletins are the operational instructions CBP issues to brokers, importers, and ACE filers covering rate changes, system updates, scope guidance, and other day-to-day customs-operations changes.

When was CSMS 1173304 published?

CBP published CSMS 1173304 on June 22, 2011. The bulletin's instructions are typically operative as of the publication date unless the body specifies a different effective date.

Which AD/CVD cases does CSMS 1173304 affect?

CSMS 1173304 references 2 AD/CVD cases (A-570-567, A-570-967). The links on this page take you to each linked order with its current scope, rates, and history.

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