Notice2026-04485
Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From South Africa: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
March 6, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Hulamin Operations (Pty) Ltd. (Hulamin Operations) did not make sales of common alloy aluminum sheet (CAAS) from South Africa in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11034-11035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04485]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-791-825]
Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From South Africa: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
Hulamin Operations (Pty) Ltd. (Hulamin Operations) did not make sales
of common alloy aluminum sheet (CAAS) from South Africa in the United
States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR)
April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024.
DATES: Applicable March 6, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brendan Quinn, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4243 or (202) 482-5848,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 13, 2025, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of
this review in the Federal Register and invited interested parties to
comment.\1\
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\1\ See Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from South Africa:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-
2024, 90 FR 38950 (August 13, 2025) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
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Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown,
on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative
proceedings by 47 days,\2\ and, due to a backlog of documents that were
electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS)
during the Federal Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025, Commerce
tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by an additional 21
days.\3\ On February 12, 2026, Commerce extended the deadline for
issuing the final results by an additional 14 days, pursuant to section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.\4\ Accordingly, the deadline for these final
results is now March 3, 2026.
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\2\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for the Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated February
12, 2026.
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For a complete description of the events that occurred since the
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\5\ The
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
electronically via ACCESS. ACCESS is available to registered users at
<a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Issues
and Decision Memorandum can be accessed at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Administrative Review of Common Alloy Aluminum
Sheet from South Africa; 2023-2024,'' dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order <SUP>6</SUP>
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\6\ See Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from Bahrain, Brazil,
Croatia, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Romania,
Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan and the Republic of
Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders, 86 FR 22139 (April 27, 2021)
(Order).
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The product covered by the Order is CAAS from South Africa. For a
complete description of the scope, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs filed by parties
in this review are listed in the appendix to this notice and addressed
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Final Results of the Review
Commerce determines the following estimated weighted-average
dumping margin exists for the period April 1, 2023, through March 31,
2024:
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Weighted-
average
Producer/exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Hulamin Operations (Pty) Ltd............................... 0.00
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Disclosure
Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations
of the final results of an administrative review within five days of
the date of publication of the notice of final results in the Federal
Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because we
have made no changes to the Preliminary Results, there are no
calculations to disclose.
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on
all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the
final results of this review. For any individually examined respondents
whose weighted-average dumping margin is above de minimis, we
calculated importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rates by
dividing the total amount of antidumping duties calculated for the
examined sales by the total entered value of the examined sales to that
importer. Where the respondent did not report entered value, we
calculated the entered value in order to calculate the assessment rate.
Where either the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero
or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an
importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.
Because the weighted-average dumping margin for by Hulamin
Operations is zero, we will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate
entries without regard to antidumping duties in accordance with the
Final Modification for Reviews.\7\ Commerce's ``automatic assessment''
will apply to entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by
Hulamin Operations for which the company did not know that the
merchandise it sold to an intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading
company, or exporter) was destined for the United States. In such
instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate such
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entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate
company(ies) involved in the transaction.\8\
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\7\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Duty Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8103 (February 14,
2012) (Final Modification for Reviews); see also 19 CFR
351.106(c)(2).
\8\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier
than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this
review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the
U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties
to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within
90 days of publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the publication date of the final results
of this administrative review in the Federal Register, as provided for
by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for
companies subject to this review will be the rates established in these
final results of the review; (2) for merchandise exported by producers
or exporters not covered in this review but covered in a prior segment
of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the
company-specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) if the
exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the
original investigation but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate
will be the rate established for the most recent period for the
producer of the merchandise; (4) the cash deposit rate for all other
producers or exporters will continue to be 8.85 percent, the all-others
rate established in the investigation.\9\ These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
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\9\ See Order, 86 FR at 22142.
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding the Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to the
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of
the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return or
destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order
is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the
terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(5).
Dated: March 3, 2026.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: U.S. Indirect Selling Expenses for Hulamin North
America
Comment 2: Hulamin Operations' Primary Aluminum Costs
Comment 3: Hulamin Operations' Billing Adjustments
VI. Recommendation
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