On September 21, 2018, Petitioners Encore Wire Corporation and Southwire Company, LLC filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of Aluminum Wire and Cable from the People’s Republic of China.

SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION

The scope of the petitions covers aluminum wire and cable (“AWC”), which is defined as an assembly of one or more electrical conductors made from 8000 Series Aluminum Alloys, Aluminum Alloy 1350, and/or Aluminum Alloy 6201, provided that: (1) at least one of the electrical conductors is insulated; (2) each insulated electrical conductor has a voltage rating greater than 80 volts and not exceeding 1000 volts; and (3) at least one electrical conductor is stranded and has a size not less than 16.5 kcmil and not greater than 1000 kcmil. The assembly may or may not: (1) include a grounding or neutral conductor; (2) be clad with aluminum, steel, or other base metal; or (3) include a steel support center wire, one or more connectors, a tape shield, a jacket or other covering, and/or filler materials.

Most AWC products conform to National Electrical Code (“NEC”) types THHN, THWN, THWN-2, XHHW-2, USE, USE-2, RHH, RHW, or RHW-2, and also conform to Underwriters Laboratories (“UL”) standards UL-44, UL-83, UL-758, UL-854, UL-1063, UL1277, UL-1569, UL-1581, or UL-4703, but such conformity is not required for the merchandise to be included within the scope.

The scope of the petitions specifically excludes conductors that are included in equipment already assembled at the time of importation. Also excluded are aluminum wire and cable products in lengths less than six feet.

The merchandise covered by the petitions is currently classifiable under subheading 8544.49.9000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”). Products subject to the petitions may also enter under HTSUS subheading 8544.42.9090. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes. The written description of the scope of the petitions is dispositive.

PETITIONERS

Encore Wire Corporation

1329 Millwood Road

McKinney, TX 75069

 

Southwire Company, LLC

One Southwire Drive

Carollton, GA 30119

COUNSEL FOR PETITIONERS

Counsel for Encore Wire Corporation

Jack A. Levy

CASSIDY LEVY KENT (USA) LLP

900 19th Street, NW, Suite 400

Washington, DC 20006

 

Counsel for Southwire Company, LLC

Sydney H. Mintzer

MAYER BROWN LLP

1999 K Street, NW

Washington, DC 20006

ALLEGED DUMPING MARGIN

China: 53.2% – 63.1%

ALLEGED SUBSIDIES MARGIN

Petitioners not able to quantify, however, note that Commerce recently measured subsidy rates as high as 113.3% for Chinese imports of aluminum sheet.

NAMED PRODUCERS/EXPORTERS

For a list of foreign products/exporters alleged by Petitioner, please see Attachment I.

NAMED IMPORTERS

For a list of importers alleged by Petitioner, please see Attachment II.

ESTIMATED SCHEDULE

Event Earliest Date
Petition Filed September 21, 2018
DOC Initiation October 11, 2018
ITC Preliminary Investigation:
Questionnaires Due October 5, 2018
Request to appear at hearing October 10, 2018
Hearing October 12, 2018
Briefs October 17, 2018
ITC Vote November 6, 2018
DOC Preliminary CVD Determination December 15, 2018
DOC Preliminary Antidumping Determination February 28, 2019
DOC Final CVD Determination February 28, 2019
DOC Final Antidumping Determination May 14, 2019
ITC Final Determination April 14, 2019
June 28, 2019

 

IMPORTS OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE

2015 2016 2017 2017 Jan-Jun 2018 Jan-Jun
China
Volume (kg) 28,075,106 28,839,349 42,788,385 21,548,295 22,814,546
Value (LPV) 128,801,560 127,459,967 172,663,361 86,582,777 93,312,713
AUV ($/unit) 4.59 4.42 4.04 4.02 4.09

 

CONTACT US

For more information concerning this petition and how it may affect your business, please contact Nithya Nagarajan, Jeffrey Neeley or Stephen Brophy.