Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Mexico, and the Republic of Türkiye: Amended Preliminary Countervailing Duty Determinations, 45634-45638 [2024-11346]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45634-45638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11346]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-159, C-560-841, C-201-861, C-489-851]


Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China, 
Indonesia, Mexico, and the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye: Amended 
Preliminary Countervailing Duty Determinations

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the 
scope of the countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of aluminum 
extrusions from the People's Republic of China (China), Indonesia, 
Mexico, and the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye) to coincide 
with the scope of the companion less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 
investigations of aluminum extrusions from China, Colombia, Ecuador, 
India, Indonesia, Italy, the Republic of Korea (Korea), Malaysia, 
Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, T[uuml]rkiye, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 
and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam).

DATES: Applicable March 11, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stefan Smith, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4342.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 31, 2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
notice of initiation of the CVD investigations on aluminum extrusions 
China, Indonesia, Mexico, and T[uuml]rkiye \1\ and the LTFV 
investigations on

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aluminum extrusions from China, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, 
Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, 
Thailand, T[uuml]rkiye, the UAE, and Vietnam.\2\ On November 27, 2023, 
the LTFV investigation regarding the Dominican Republic was terminated 
by the U.S. International Trade Commission, due to negligible 
imports.\3\ On March 11, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal 
Register the preliminary determinations of the CVD investigations on 
aluminum extrusions from China, Indonesia, Mexico, and T[uuml]rkiye.\4\
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    \1\ See Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of China, 
Indonesia, Mexico, and the Republic of Turkey: Initiation of 
Countervailing Duty Investigations, 88 FR 74433 (October 31, 2023) 
(CVD Initiation Notice).
    \2\ See Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of China, 
Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, 
the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, the 
Republic of Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and the Socialist 
Repulic of Vietnam, 88 FR 74421 (October 31, 2023) (AD Initiation 
Notice).
    \3\ See Aluminum Extrusions from China, Colombia, Dominican 
Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, South 
Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam, 
88 FR 82913 (November 27, 2023).
    \4\ See Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and 
Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty 
Determination, 89 FR 17394 (October 31, 2023) (China CVD Preliminary 
Determination); Aluminum Extrusions from Indonesia: Preliminary 
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of 
Final Determination With the Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 
89 FR 17405 (October 31, 2023) (Indonesia CVD Preliminary 
Determination); Aluminum Extrusions from Mexico: Preliminary 
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of 
Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 89 FR 
17387 (October 31, 2023) (Mexico CVD Preliminary Determination); and 
Aluminum Extrusions from the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary 
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of 
Final Determination With the Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 
89 FR 17399 (October 31, 2023) (T[uuml]rkiye CVD Preliminary 
Determination).
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    Consistent with our practice, as established in the Preamble \5\ to 
Commerce's regulations, in the CVD Initiation Notice and the AD 
Initiation Notice, Commerce set aside a period of time for parties to 
raise issues regarding product coverage, and encouraged all parties to 
submit comments within 20 calendar days of publication of the CVD 
Initiation Notice and the AD Initiation Notice. Commerce received scope 
comments on the official records of the CVD and LTFV investigations 
from numerous interested parties regarding a variety of products. Due 
to the complexity and volume of the scope comments received, Commerce 
addressed a number of comments with the preliminary determinations of 
the CVD investigations.\6\ Consequently, in the preliminary 
determinations of each CVD investigation, Commerce instructed the U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of, and to 
collect cash deposits of, estimated countervailing duties on entries of 
aluminum extrusions subject to the scope of the CVD investigations.\7\ 
Prior to, and after, the issuance of Preliminary Scope Memorandum I, 
Commerce received additional scope comments from interested parties.
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    \5\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; Final Rule, 
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (establishing procedures to 
address product coverage issues in investigations).
    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Antidumping Duty Investigations and 
Countervailing Duty Investigations of Aluminum Extrusions from 
People's Republic of China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, 
Italy, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, 
the Republic of Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum,'' dated 
March 4, 2024 (Preliminary Scope Memorandum I).
    \7\ See China CVD Preliminary Determination, 89 FR 17396; 
Indonesia CVD Preliminary Determination, 89 FR 17407; Mexico CVD 
Preliminary Determination, 89 FR 17389; and T[uuml]rkiye CVD 
Preliminary Determination, 89 FR 17401.
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    On May 11, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
affirmative preliminary determinations in the LTFV investigations of 
aluminum extrusions from China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, 
Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, T[uuml]rkiye, the 
UAE, and Vietnam.\8\ Commerce issued a memorandum, Preliminary Scope 
Memorandum II,\9\ to continue addressing interested parties' scope 
comments. Multiple interested parties, including the petitioner,\10\ 
submitted comments and proposed scope modifications or clarifications, 
resulting in the revision to the scope language incorporated in the CVD 
investigations.\11\ As such, Commerce is hereby revising the scope of 
the CVD investigations on aluminum extrusions from China, Indonesia, 
Mexico, and T[uuml]rkiye to coincide with the scope of the companion 
LTFV investigations (see the appendix to this notice). The updated 
scope of the CVD investigations is provided in the appendix to this 
notice.
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    \8\ See Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extensions of 
Provisional Measures, 89 FR 38031 (May 11, 2024); see also Aluminum 
Extrusions from Colombia: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of 
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, 
and Extensions of Provisional Measures, 89 FR 38021 (May 11, 2024); 
Aluminum Extrusions from Ecuador: Preliminary Affirmative 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of 
Final Determination, and Extensions of Provisional Measures, 89 FR 
38053 (May 11, 2024); Aluminum Extrusions from India: Preliminary 
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 
Postponement of Final Determination, and Extensions of Provisional 
Measures, 89 FR 38063 (May 11, 2024); Aluminum Extrusions from 
Indonesia: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extensions 
of Provisional Measures, 89 FR 38026 (May 11, 2024); Aluminum 
Extrusions from Italy: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of 
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, 
and Extensions of Provisional Measures, 89 FR 38067 (May 11, 2024); 
Aluminum Extrusions from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary 
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 
Postponement of Final Determination, and Extensions of Provisional 
Measures, 89 FR 38085 (May 11, 2024); Aluminum Extrusions from 
Malaysia: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extensions 
of Provisional Measures, 89 FR 38057 (May 11, 2024); Aluminum 
Extrusions from Mexico: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of 
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, 
and Extensions of Provisional Measures, 89 FR 38037 (May 11, 2024); 
Aluminum Extrusions from Taiwan: Preliminary Affirmative 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of 
Final Determination, and Extensions of Provisional Measures, 89 FR 
38080 (May 11, 2024); Aluminum Extrusions from Thailand: Preliminary 
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 
Postponement of Final Determination, and Extensions of Provisional 
Measures, 89 FR 38042 (May 11, 2024); Aluminum Extrusions from 
T[uuml]rkiye: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extensions 
of Provisional Measures, 89 FR 38046 (May 11, 2024); Aluminum 
Extrusions from the United Arab Emirates: Preliminary Affirmative 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of 
Final Determination, and Extensions of Provisional Measures, 89 FR 
38090 (May 11, 2024); Aluminum Extrusions from the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales 
at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and 
Extensions of Provisional Measures, 89 FR 38075 (May 11, 2024).
    \9\ See Memorandum, ``Antidumping Duty Investigations and 
Countervailing Duty Investigations of Aluminum Extrusions from 
People's Republic of China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, 
Italy, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, 
the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye, the United Arab Emirates, and the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum 
II,'' dated May 1, 2024 (Preliminary Scope Memorandum II).
    \10\ The petitioner is comprised of the U.S. Aluminum Extruders 
Coalition and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, 
Manufacturing Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers 
International Union.
    \11\ See Preliminary Scope Memorandum II at 2-3; see also the 
appendix to this notice.
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Suspension of Liquidation

    In each of the preliminary determinations of the LTFV 
investigations, Commerce noted that it would direct CBP to suspend 
liquidation of entries of subject merchandise based on the scope 
language in each notice, where appropriate. Within five days after the 
publication of this notice, Commerce will notify CBP of the change in 
the scope of the CVD investigations, as provided in the appendix to 
this notice, and will direct CBP to continue the suspension of 
liquidation, where appropriate.

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Public Comment

    In the Preliminary Scope Memorandum II, we invited interested 
parties to submit scope comments and information, including new factual 
information, regarding the scope language adopted in the Preliminary 
Scope Memorandum I and Preliminary Scope Memorandum II. Initial scope 
comments are due no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on June 5, 
2024.\12\ As noted in the Preliminary Scope Memorandum II, to issue a 
final scope determination for certain of these products, Commerce is 
asking parties to supplement prior submissions with production (e.g., 
technical, installation, or user specifications, bills of materials), 
marketing (e.g., brochures, website advertisements), sales (e.g., 
invoices, contracts, packing list), or import documentation (e.g., 
Customs 7501 entry forms, bills of lading), as applicable, to support 
product descriptions.\13\ Rebuttal comments, without new factual 
information, may be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on June 12, 
2024.\14\ Scope comments and rebuttal comments must be submitted on the 
official records of all CVD and LTFV investigations.
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    \12\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Time for Interested Parties 
to Submit Scope Comments,'' dated May 16, 2024.
    \13\ See Preliminary Scope Memorandum II at 27-28.
    \14\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Time for Interested Parties 
to Submit Scope Comments,'' dated May 16, 2024.
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    All submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically via 
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), unless an exception 
applies.\15\ An electronically filed document must be received 
successfully in its entirety by the time and date it is due on all 
investigation records. Commerce intends to issue final scope analyses 
with the final determinations of the CVD and LTFV investigations.\16\ 
Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining 
to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\17\
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    \15\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order 
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011); see also Enforcement and 
Compliance; Change of Electronic Filing System Name, 79 FR 69046 
(November 20, 2014).
    \16\ Information regarding the ACCESS system can be found at 
https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx and a user handbook is available 
at https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_Filing_Procedures.pdf.
    \17\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective 
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 
2023).
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    After the submission of scope comments, Commerce will set a 
schedule for the submission of case and rebuttal briefs limited to 
scope issues.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: May 17, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Scope of the CVD and LTFV Investigations

    The merchandise subject to this investigation are aluminum 
extrusions, regardless of form, finishing, or fabrication, whether 
assembled with other parts or unassembled, whether coated, painted, 
anodized, or thermally improved. Aluminum extrusions 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, subject aluminum 
extrusions made from an aluminum alloy with an Aluminum Association 
series designation commencing with the number 1 contain not less 
than 99 percent aluminum by weight. Subject aluminum extrusions made 
from an aluminum alloy with an Aluminum Association series 
designation commencing with the number 3 contain manganese as the 
major alloying element, with manganese accounting for not more than 
3.0 percent of total materials by weight. Subject aluminum 
extrusions made from an aluminum alloy with an Aluminum Association 
series designation commencing with the number 6 contain 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 scope also includes merchandise made from an aluminum alloy with 
an Aluminum Association series designation commencing with the 
number 5 (or proprietary equivalents or other certifying body 
equivalents) that have a magnesium content accounting for up to but 
not more than 2.0 percent of total materials by weight.
    The country of origin of the aluminum extrusion is determined by 
where the metal is extruded (i.e., pressed through a die).
    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.
    Subject aluminum extrusions are produced and imported with a 
variety of coatings and surface treatments, and types of 
fabrication. The types of coatings and treatments applied to 
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), liquid 
painted, electroplated, chromate converted, powder coated, 
sublimated, wrapped, and/or bead blasted. Subject aluminum 
extrusions may also be fabricated, i.e., prepared for assembly, or 
thermally improved. Such operations would include, but are not 
limited to, extrusions that are cut-to-length, machined, drilled, 
punched, notched, bent, stretched, stretch-formed, hydroformed, 
knurled, swedged, mitered, chamfered, threaded, spun, etched, and 
engraved. Performing such operations in third countries does not 
otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the 
investigations.
    The types of products that meet the definition of subject 
merchandise include but are not limited to, the aluminum extrusion 
portions of vehicle roof rails and sun/moon roof framing, solar 
panel racking rails and framing, tradeshow display fixtures and 
framing, parts for tents or clear span structures, fence posts, 
drapery rails or rods, electrical conduits, door thresholds, 
flooring trim, electric vehicle battery trays, heat sinks, signage 
or advertising poles, telescoping poles, or cleaning system 
components.
    Aluminum extrusions may be heat sinks, which are fabricated 
aluminum extrusions that dissipate heat away from a heat source and 
may serve other functions, such as structural functions. Heat sinks 
come in a variety of sizes and shapes, including but not limited to 
a flat electronic heat sink, which is a solid aluminum extrusion 
with at least one flat side used to mount electronic or mechanical 
devices; a heat sink that is a housing for electronic controls or 
motors; lighting heat sinks, which dissipate heat away from LED 
devices; and process and exchange heat sinks, which are tube 
extrusions with fins or plates used to hold radiator tubing. Heat 
sinks are included in the scope, regardless of whether the design 
and production of the heat sinks are organized around meeting 
specified thermal performance requirements and regardless of whether 
they have been tested to comply with such requirements. For purposes 
of the investigations on aluminum extrusions from the People's 
Republic of China, only heat sinks designed and produced around 
meeting specified thermal performance requirements and tested to 
comply with such requirements are included in the scope. Excluded 
from the scope of the investigations are large, multi-finned 
extruded aluminum heat sinks designed to dissipate heat, meeting the 
following criteria: (1) an aspect ratio (defined as the ratio of the 
area of a void in an extrusion to the size of the smallest gap 
opening at the entrance of that void and calculated by dividing the 
void area by the square of the gap opening) greater than 15 to 1; or 
(2) the circumscribing circle diameter (defined as the diameter of 
the smallest circle that will entirely enclose the extrusion's 
cross-sectional profile) rounded up to the next half inch, exceeds 
10 inches, and the weight-per-foot (defined as the theoretical 
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machining that may remove material and calculated by multiplying the 
area of the profile in square inches by 1.2) exceeds 3.50 pounds per 
foot.
    Merchandise that is comprised solely of aluminum extrusions or 
aluminum extrusions and fasteners, whether assembled at the time of 
importation or unassembled, is covered by the scope in its entirety.
    The scope also includes aluminum extrusions contained in 
merchandise that is a part or subassembly of a larger whole, whether 
or not the merchandise also contains a component other than aluminum 
extrusions that is beyond a fastener. Such merchandise may be either 
assembled or unassembled at the time of importation. A ``part or 
subassembly'' is defined as a unit designed to be attached to, or 
incorporated with, one or more other units or components into a 
larger completed product. Only the aluminum extrusion portion of the 
merchandise described in this paragraph, whether assembled or 
unassembled, is subject merchandise included in the scope and 
subject to duties. Examples of merchandise that is a part or 
subassembly of a larger whole include, but are not limited to, 
window parts or subassemblies; door unit parts or subassemblies; 
shower and bath parts or subassemblies; solar panel mounting 
systems; fenestration system parts or subassemblies, such as curtain 
wall and window wall units and parts or subassemblies of 
storefronts; furniture parts or subassemblies; appliance parts or 
subassemblies, such as fin evaporator coils and systems for 
refrigerators; railing or deck system parts or subassemblies; fence 
system parts or subassemblies; motor vehicle parts or subassemblies, 
such as bumpers for motor vehicles; trailer parts or subassemblies, 
such as side walls, flooring, and roofings; electric vehicle 
charging station parts or subassemblies; or signage or advertising 
system parts or subassemblies. Parts or subassemblies described by 
this paragraph that are subject to duties in their entirety pursuant 
to existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders (defined as 
those antidumping and countervailing duty orders that are in effect 
as of the date of publication of the order resulting from this 
investigation) are excluded from the scope of the investigation. Any 
part or subassembly that otherwise meets the requirements of this 
scope and that is not covered by other antidumping and/or 
countervailing duty orders remains subject to the scope of the 
investigations.
    The scope excludes aluminum extrusions contained in fully and 
permanently assembled merchandise, if the assembled merchandise is 
not a part or subassembly of a larger whole. To be excluded under 
this paragraph, the assembled merchandise must also contain a 
component other than aluminum extrusions, beyond fasteners. In 
addition, to be excluded under this paragraph, the assembled 
merchandise must be ready for use as imported, without undergoing 
after importation any processing, fabrication, finishing, or 
assembly or the addition of parts or material (with the exception of 
consumable parts or material or interchangeable media or tooling).
    The scope also excludes aluminum extrusions contained in 
unassembled merchandise if the unassembled merchandise is not a part 
or subassembly of a larger whole. To be excluded under this 
paragraph, the unassembled merchandise must also contain a component 
other than aluminum extrusions, beyond fasteners. In addition, to be 
excluded under this paragraph, the unassembled merchandise must be a 
packaged combination of parts that is ready to be assembled as 
imported, without undergoing after importation any processing, 
fabrication, or finishing or the addition of parts or material (with 
the exception of consumable parts or material or interchangeable 
media or tooling). To be excluded under this paragraph, the 
unassembled merchandise must be sold and enter as a discrete kit on 
one Customs entry form.
    Examples of such excluded assembled and unassembled merchandise 
include windows with glass, door units with door panel and glass, 
motor vehicles, trailers, furniture, appliances, and solar panels 
and solar modules.
    The scope also excludes merchandise containing multiple 
subassemblies of a larger whole with non-extruded aluminum 
components beyond fasteners. A subassembly that meets the definition 
of subject merchandise, including any product expressly identified 
as subject merchandise in this scope, can only be excluded if it is 
fully and permanently assembled with at least one other different 
subassembly, and where (1) at least one of the subassemblies, if 
entered individually, would not itself be subject to the scope; (2) 
the aluminum extrusions within the merchandise collectively account 
for 50 percent or less of the actual weight of the combined multiple 
subassemblies (without including any non-extruded aluminum fasteners 
in the calculations); and (3) the aluminum extrusions within the 
merchandise collectively account for 50 percent or less of the 
number of pieces of the combined multiple subassemblies (without 
including any non-extruded aluminum fasteners in the calculations).
    The scope also includes aluminum extrusions that have been 
further processed in a third country, including, but not limited to, 
the finishing and fabrication processes described above, assembly, 
whether with other aluminum extrusion components or with non-
aluminum extrusion components, or any other processing that would 
not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope if performed in 
the country of manufacture of the in-scope product. Third country 
processing; finishing; and/or fabrication, including those processes 
described in the scope, does not alter the country of origin of the 
subject aluminum extrusions.
    The following aluminum extrusion products are excluded: aluminum 
extrusions made from an aluminum alloy with an Aluminum Association 
series designations commencing with the number 2 (or proprietary 
equivalents or other certifying body equivalents) and containing in 
excess of 1.5 percent copper by weight; aluminum extrusions made 
from an aluminum alloy with an Aluminum Association series 
designation commencing with the number 5 (or proprietary equivalents 
or other certifying body equivalents) and containing in excess of 
2.0 percent magnesium by weight; and aluminum extrusions made from 
an aluminum alloy with an Aluminum Association series designation 
commencing with the number 7 (or proprietary equivalents or other 
certifying body equivalents) and containing in excess of 2.0 percent 
zinc by weight.
    The scope also excludes aluminum alloy sheet or plates produced 
by means other than the extrusion process, such as aluminum products 
produced by a method of continuous casting or rolling. Cast aluminum 
products are also excluded. The scope also excludes 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 (not including proprietary equivalents 
or other certifying body equivalents) where the tubular container 
(excluding the nozzle) meets each of the following dimensional 
characteristics: (1) length of 37 millimeters (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 are extruded drawn solid profiles 
made from an aluminum alloy with the Aluminum Association series 
designation commencing with the number 1, 3, or 6 (or proprietary 
equivalents or other certifying body equivalents), including 
variants on individual alloying elements not to circumvent the other 
Aluminum Association series designations, which meet each of the 
following characteristics: (1) solid cross sectional area greater 
than 62.4 mm\2\ and less than 906 mm\2\, (2) minimum electrical 
conductivity of 58% of the international annealed copper standard 
(IACS) or maximum resistivity of 2.97 [mu][Omega]/cm, (3) a 
uniformly applied nonelectrically conductive temperature-resistant 
coating co-extruded over characteristic (1) of either polyamide, 
cross-linked polyethylene, or silicone rubber material which meets 
the following standards: (a) Vicat A temperature threshold of >140 
degrees Celsius, (b) flammability requirements of UL 94V-0, and (c) 
a minimum coating thickness of 0.10 mm and maximum coating thickness 
of 2.0 mm, with a maximum thickness tolerance of +/- 0.20 mm, (4) 
characteristic 3 may or may not be encapsulated with a ``Precision 
Drawn Tubing,'' wall thicknesses less than 1.2 mm, which is 
mechanically fixed in place, and (5) packaged in straight lengths, 
bent or formed and/or attached to hardware.
    Also excluded from the scope are extruded tubing and drawn over 
a ID plug and through a OD die made from an aluminum alloy with the 
Aluminum Association series designation commencing with the number 
3, 5, or 6 (or proprietary equivalents or other certifying body 
equivalents), including variants on individual alloying elements not 
to circumvent the other Aluminum Association series designations, 
which meet each of the following characteristics: (1) an outside 
mean diameter no greater than 30 mm with a

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tolerance less than or equal to +/- 0.10 mm, (2) uniform wall 
thickness no greater than 2.7 mm with wall tolerances less than or 
equal to +/- 0.1 mm, (3) may be coated with materials, including 
zinc, such that the coating material weight is no less than 3 g/m2 
and no greater than 30 g/m2, and (4) packaged in continuous coils, 
straight lengths, bent or formed.
    The scope also excludes fully and permanently assembled glass 
refrigerator shelves with decorative aluminum trim meeting the 
following characteristics: (1) aluminum trim meeting Aluminum 
Association series 6063-T5 designation that is anodized; (2) 
aluminum trim length of not more than 800 mm; and (3) aluminum trim 
width of not more than 40 mm. Such fully and permanently assembled 
glass refrigerator shelves include other components in addition to 
the aluminum trim, including, but not limited to, glass, steel, and 
plastic. Only fully and permanently assembled glass refrigerator 
shelves that require no further processing, fabrication, finishing, 
assembly, or the addition of any parts or material are excluded. 
Imports of glass refrigerator shelves are classified under HTSUS 
8418.99.8050, which is being included for convenience.
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation is certain 
rectangular wire, imported in bulk rolls or precut strips and 
produced from continuously cast rolled aluminum wire rod, which is 
subsequently extruded to dimension to form rectangular wire with or 
without rounded edges. The product is made from aluminum alloy grade 
1070 or 1370 (not including proprietary equivalents or other 
certifying body equivalents), with no recycled metal content 
allowed. The dimensions of the wire are 2.95 mm to 6.05 mm in width, 
and 0.65 mm to 1.25 mm in thickness. Imports of rectangular wire are 
provided for under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS) subheadings 7605.19.0000, 7604.10.5000, or 7616.99.5190.
    Also excluded from the scope of the antidumping and 
countervailing duty investigations on aluminum extrusions from the 
People's Republic of China are all products covered by the scope of 
the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Aluminum 
Extrusions from the People's Republic of China. See Aluminum 
Extrusions from the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty 
Order, 76 FR 30650 (May 26, 2011); and Aluminum Extrusions from the 
People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 76 FR 30653 
(May 26, 2011) (collectively, Aluminum Extrusions from the People's 
Republic of China). Solely for the investigations on aluminum 
extrusions from the People's Republic of China, the following is an 
exhaustive list of products where the aluminum extrusion portions 
thereof meet the definition of subject merchandise. The language 
contained in the rest of the scope applies to this exhaustive list 
of products. Merchandise that is not included in the following list 
that meets the definition of subject merchandise in the 2011 
antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Aluminum Extrusions 
from the People's Republic of China remains subject to the earlier 
orders. No other section of this scope language that provides 
examples of subject merchandise is exhaustive.
    The aluminum extrusion portions of the following products are 
included in the scope of the investigations on aluminum extrusions 
from the People's Republic of China, whether assembled or 
unassembled: heat sinks as described above; cleaning system 
components like mops and poles; banner stands/back walls; fabric 
wall systems; drapery rails; side mount valve controls; water heater 
anodes; solar panel mounting systems; automotive heating and cooling 
system components; assembled motor cases with stators; louver 
assemblies; event d[eacute]cor; window wall units and parts; trade 
booths; micro channel heat exchangers; telescoping poles, pole 
handles, and pole attachments; flagpoles; wind sign frames; foreline 
hose assembly; electronics enclosures; parts and subassemblies for 
storefronts, including portal sets; light poles; air duct registers; 
outdoor sporting goods parts and subassemblies; glass refrigerator 
shelves; aluminum ramps; handicap ramp system parts and 
subassemblies; frames and parts for tents and clear span structures; 
parts and subassemblies for screen enclosures, patios, and sunrooms; 
parts and subassemblies for walkways and walkway covers; aluminum 
extrusions for Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights; parts and 
subassemblies for screen, storm, and patio doors; pontoon boat parts 
and subassemblies, including rub rails, flooring, decking, transom 
structures, canopy systems, seating; boat hulls, framing, ladders, 
and transom structures; parts and subassemblies for docks, piers, 
boat lifts and mounting; recreational and boat trailer parts and 
subassemblies, including subframes, crossmembers, and gates; solar 
tracker assemblies with gears; garage door framing systems; door 
threshold and sill assemblies; highway and bridge signs; bridge, 
street, and highway rails; scaffolding, including planks and struts; 
railing and support systems; parts and subassemblies for exercise 
equipment; weatherstripping; door bottom and sweeps; door seals; 
floor transitions and trims; parts and subassemblies for modular 
walls and office furniture; truck trailer parts and subassemblies; 
boat cover poles, outrigger poles, and rod holders; bleachers and 
benches; parts and subassemblies for elevators, lifts, and 
dumbwaiters; parts and subassemblies for mirror and framing systems; 
window treatments; parts and subassemblies for air foils and fans; 
bus and Recreational Vehicle (RV) window frames; sliding door rails; 
dock ladders; parts and subassemblies for RV frames and trailers; 
awning, canopy, and sunshade structures and their parts and 
subassemblies; marine motor mounts; linear lighting housings; and 
cluster mailbox systems.
    Imports of the subject merchandise are primarily provided for 
under the following categories of the HTSUS: 7604.10.1000; 
7604.10.3000; 7604.10.5000; 7604.21.0010; 7604.21.0090; 
7604.29.1010; 7604.29.1090; 7604.29.3060; 7604.29.3090; 
7604.29.5050; 7604.29.5090; 7608.10.0030; 7608.10.0090; 
7608.20.0030; 7608.20.0090; 7609.00.0000; 7610.10.0010; 
7610.10.0020; 7610.10.0030; 7610.90.0040; and 7610.90.0080.
    Imports of the subject merchandise, including subject 
merchandise entered as parts of other products, may also be 
classifiable under the following additional HTSUS categories, as 
well as other HTSUS categories: 6603.90.8100; 7606.12.3091; 
7606.12.3096; 7615.10.2015; 7615.10.2025; 7615.10.3015; 
7615.10.3025; 7615.10.5020; 7615.10.5040; 7615.10.7125; 
7615.10.7130; 7615.10.7155; 7615.10.7180; 7615.10.9100; 
7615.20.0000; 7616.10.9090; 7616.99.1000; 7616.99.5130; 
7616.99.5140; 7616.99.5190; 8302.10.3000; 8302.10.6030; 
8302.10.6060; 8302.10.6090; 8302.20.0000; 8302.30.3010; 
8302.30.3060; 8302.41.3000; 8302.41.6015; 8302.41.6045; 
8302.41.6050; 8302.41.6080; 8302.42.3010; 8302.42.3015; 
8302.42.3065; 8302.49.6035; 8302.49.6045; 8302.49.6055; 
8302.49.6085; 8302.50.0000; 8302.60.3000; 8302.60.9000; 
8305.10.0050; 8306.30.0000; 8414.59.6590; 8415.90.8045; 
8418.99.8005; 8418.99.8050; 8418.99.8060; 8419.50.5000; 
8419.90.1000; 8422.90.0640; 8424.90.9080; 8473.30.2000; 
8473.30.5100; 8479.89.9599; 8479.90.8500; 8479.90.9596; 
8481.90.9060; 8481.90.9085; 8486.90.0000; 8487.90.0080; 
8503.00.9520; 8508.70.0000; 8513.90.2000; 8515.90.2000; 
8516.90.5000; 8516.90.8050; 8517.71.0000; 8517.79.0000; 
8529.90.7300; 8529.90.9760; 8536.90.8585; 8538.10.0000; 
8541.90.0000; 8543.90.8885; 8547.90.0020; 8547.90.0030; 
8547.90.0040; 8708.10.3050; 8708.29.5160; 8708.80.6590; 
8708.99.6890; 8807.30.0060; 9031.90.9195; 9401.99.9081; 
9403.99.1040; 9403.99.9010; 9403.99.9015; 9403.99.9020; 
9403.99.9040; 9403.99.9045; 9405.99.4020; 9506.11.4080; 
9506.51.4000; 9506.51.6000; 9506.59.4040; 9506.70.2090; 
9506.91.0010; 9506.91.0020; 9506.91.0030; 9506.99.0510; 
9506.99.0520; 9506.99.0530; 9506.99.1500; 9506.99.2000; 
9506.99.2580; 9506.99.2800; 9506.99.5500; 9506.99.6080; 
9507.30.2000; 9507.30.4000; 9507.30.6000; 9507.30.8000; 
9507.90.6000; and 9603.90.8050.
    While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, the written description of the scope is dispositive.

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