• Effective Date: Sep 15, 2017
  • Cite as: 82 FR 34630 • Cite date: Jul 26, 2017

1. On 09/15/2017, the U.S. Court of International Trade issued a preliminary injunction (PI) enjoining liquidation of entries identified in paragraph 2 which are subject to the antidumping duty order on aluminum extrusion from the People's Republic of China (A-570-967) that were entered, or withdrawn, for consumption on or after 03/21/2016. This PI was issued in connection with court number 17-00216.

2. This PI enjoins liquidation of entries which:

a) were the subject of the U.S. Department of Commerce's final determination in Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of China: Affirmative Final Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders and Rescission of Minor Alterations Anti-Circumvention Inquiry, 82 Fed. Reg. 34,630 (July 26, 2017); and

b) were exported from the People's Republic of China by Plaintiff Tai-Ao Aluminium (Taishan) Co., Ltd. and/or imported into the United States by Plaintiff TAAL America Ltd.; and

c) were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after March 21, 2016.

3. Effective 09/15/2017 (the date the Court issued the PI), no liquidation may be made for entries referred to in paragraph 2 which remain unliquidated as of 09/15/2017. Any such entries that are set for liquidation must be unset immediately. Continue to suspend liquidation of these entries until liquidation instructions are issued.

4. Effective immediately, CBP is instructed to follow the terms of the PI.

5. The PI applies to the liquidation instructions in message number 6236301, dated 08/23/2016, and the liquidation instructions in message number 7173301, dated 06/22/2017. For additional reference to the final determination identified in paragraph 2 above, see message number 7223306, dated 08/11/2017.

6. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OVI:SAH.)

7. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Alexander Amdur