Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Circumvention Inquiry of the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders

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-570-073, C-570-074] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: Based on available information, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is self-initiating a circumvention inquiry to determine whether imports of certain aluminum composite panels (ACPs) produced in the People's Republic of China (China) by Shanghai Alumetal Decorative Material Co. (Alumetal) are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on common alloy aluminum sheet (CAAS) from China. DATES: Applicable October 2, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel Frost, Office of Policy, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-8180. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On February 6 and 8, 2019, respectively, Commerce published the CVD and AD orders on CAAS from China. [ 1 ] On April 14, 2025, Commerce initiated a scope inquiry on certain ACPs produced by Alumetal and imported by Aluminum Line Products Company (ALPCO). [ 2 ] As discussed below, Commerce's decision to self-initiate this circumvention inquiry is based on information gathered in the scope inquiry on certain ACPs produced by Alumetal and imported by ALPCO. Scope of the Orders The merchandise covered by the Orders is CAAS from China. For a complete description of the scope…