EU Tackles Circumvention of AD Duties on Chinese Aluminum Foil, Extends Order to Thailand
The European Commission extended the antidumping duty order on imports of certain aluminum foil and foil in rolls originating from China to cover imports from Thailand, in two Sept. 15 implementing regulations, intending to address circumvention of the AD duties. The decision to extend the antidumping duties was made following an investigation into a spike in aluminum foil imports to the European Union from Thailand. Chinese companies evaded the up-to-35% antidumping duty by first shipping the goods to Thailand then sending them to the EU, the commission said in a press release.
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In particular, the antidumping duty order on aluminum foil in rolls will apply to "aluminium foil of a thickness of 0,007 mm or more but less than 0,021 mm, not backed, not further worked than rolled, whether or not embossed, in low weight rolls of a weight not exceeding 10 kg," and the duty order on aluminum foil applies to "aluminium foil of a thickness of not less than 0,008 mm and not more than 0,018 mm, not backed, not further worked than rolled, in rolls of a width not exceeding 650 mm and of a weight exceeding 10 kg."