CIT Again Finds AD/CVD Exempt 'Finished Goods Kits' May Have Only Extruded Aluminum
The Court of International Trade on Jan. 20 sustained (here) a Commerce Department redetermination finding Meridian refrigerator door trim kits are “finished goods kits” exempt from antidumping and countervailing duties on aluminum extrusions from China (A-570-967/C-570-968). Commerce completed the redetermination…
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under protest, having been told by the court in June that non-extruded aluminum parts are not necessary for a product to qualify for the finished goods kit exemption (see 1506240022). According to Commerce, the court’s interpretation would mean a single aluminum extrusion part shipped by fasteners would qualify for the exemption. However, CIT said it “fails to understand why that would be the case,” continuing to find Meridian’s trim kits are exempt from duties, despite containing only aluminum extrusions and fasteners.