On December 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced its preliminary affirmative determination in the antidumping (AD) investigation of disposable aluminum containers, pans, trays, and lids from China, with dumping margins of 193.90% for most entities and 287.80% for the China-wide entity. A concurrent countervailing duty (CVD) investigation is also underway.

In accordance with section 733(e)(2)(A) of the Act, the suspension of liquidation shall apply to all unliquidated entries of merchandise from the non-selected companies eligible for a separate rate and the China-wide entity that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date that is 90 days before the publication of this notice in the Federal Register (October 1, 2024).

Key Timeline:Petition Filed: May 16, 2024

Preliminary Determination: December 19, 2024

Final Determination: March 4, 2025

Issuance of Order (if affirmative): April 25, 2025

Import Statistics (China):2021-2023: Import volumes ranged from ~15.2M to ~25.9M kg, valued at $56.2M to $112.1M.

Petitioners: U.S. Aluminum Foil Container Manufacturers Association and member companies.

Case details and further steps are available via Commerce's ACCESS system (Case A-570-170). Commerce currently enforces 717 AD/CVD orders to counteract unfair trade practices.