Commerce Department cracks down on Chinese aluminum pallet 'evasion'

The Department of Commerce determined on June 14 that a type of aluminum pallet made in China is subject to antidumping and countervailing duty orders, a move aimed at deterring Chinese producers from evading duties on aluminum extrusions. The agency found that pallets made of “6xxx-series aluminum alloy” are included within the scope of AD and CVD orders on aluminum extrusions from China, filed on behalf of the Aluminum Extrusions Fair Trade Committee in March. “The Chinese aluminum extrusion industry...