Aluminum Wire and Cable From the People's Republic of China: Final Negative Scope Ruling and Final Affirmative Determination of Circumvention With Respect to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-570-095, C-570-096] ( printed page 8196) AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of aluminum wire and cable (AWC) completed in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) using certain AWC inputs manufactured in the People's Republic of China (China) are not covered by the scope of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on AWC from China. In addition, Commerce determines that AWC completed in Vietnam using certain AWC inputs manufactured in China are circumventing the AD and CVD orders on AWC from China. DATES: Applicable January 27, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Hoadley, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1388. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On December 23, 2019, Commerce published the orders in the Federal Register . [ 1 ] On October 19, 2023, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(b) , Commerce self-initiated scope inquiries to determine whether imports of AWC completed in Cambodia, Korea, and Vietnam using inputs manufactured in China are covered by the Orders. [ 2 ] Commerce also, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.226(b) and section 781(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), self-initiated…