Notice2026-19516
Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From the People's Republic of China, Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, and the Republic of Türkiye: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews and Revocation of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, in Part
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September 24, 2026
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Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is issuing the final results of the changed circumstances reviews (CCRs) of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on common alloy aluminum sheet (aluminum sheet) from the People's Republic of China (China), Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, and the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye), to revoke the orders, in part, with respect to certain aluminum can stock.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 184 (Thursday, September 24, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60591-60593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19516]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-073; C-570-074; A-525-001; C-525-002; A-351-854; A-891-001; A-
729-803; A-428-849; A-533-895; C-533-896; A-560-835; A-475-842; A-523-
814; A-485-809; A-801-001; A-856-001; A-791-825; A-469-820; A-583-867;
A-489-839; C-489-840]
Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From the People's Republic of China,
Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy,
Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, and the
Republic of T[uuml]rkiye: Final Results of Changed Circumstances
Reviews and Revocation of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Orders, in Part
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is issuing the
final results of the changed circumstances reviews (CCRs) of the
antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on common
alloy aluminum sheet (aluminum sheet) from the People's Republic of
China (China), Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, India,
Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain,
Taiwan, and the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye), to revoke the
orders, in part, with respect to certain aluminum can stock.
DATES: Applicable September 24, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Saba, 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) 482-5849.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 11, 2026, Commerce published its initiations and
preliminary results in the CCRs on aluminum sheet from China and
Bahrain et al.,\1\ in which Commerce found that changed circumstances
warranted retroactive revocation of the China Aluminum Sheet Orders and
Bahrain et al. Aluminum Sheet Orders,\2\ in part, with respect to
certain aluminum can stock. We provided interested parties with the
opportunity to comment and to request a public hearing regarding the
Preliminary Results.
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\1\ See Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from the People's Republic
of China, Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, India,
Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa,
Spain, Taiwan, and the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye: Initiation and
Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews and Intent to
Revoke the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, in Part, 91
FR 51666 (August 11, 2026) (Preliminary Results).
\2\ See Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from the People's Republic
of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 84 FR 2813 (February 8, 2019)
(China Aluminum Sheet AD Order); and Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet
from the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 84
FR 2157 (February 6, 2019) (China Aluminum Sheet CVD Order)
(collectively, China Aluminum Sheet Orders). See also Common Alloy
Aluminum Sheet from Bahrain, India, and the Republic of Turkey:
Countervailing Duty Orders, 86 FR 22144 (April 27, 2021) (Bahrain et
al. Aluminum Sheet CVD Orders); and 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, 86 FR 22139 (April 27, 2021) (Bahrain et al.
Aluminum Sheet AD Orders) (collectively, Bahrain et al. Aluminum
Sheet Orders).
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Scope of the China Aluminum Sheet Orders
The merchandise covered by these Orders is common alloy aluminum
sheet from China. For a full description of the revised scope of the
China Aluminum Sheet Orders, see Appendix I.
Scope of the Bahrain et. al. Aluminum Sheet Orders <SUP>3</SUP>
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\3\ We note that there is an error in the Bahrain et al.
Aluminum Sheet CVD Orders, where the temper H-39 was not included in
the scope language regarding the aluminum can stock exclusion. As
seen in the final determinations of the CVD Orders, temper H-39
should have been included in the scope language regarding the
aluminum can stock exclusion. See, e.g., Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet
from Bahrain: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination,
86 FR 13333 (March 8, 2021) (CAAS Bahrain Final).
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The merchandise covered by these Orders is common alloy aluminum
sheet from Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia,
Italy, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan,
and T[uuml]rkiye. For a full description of the revised scope of the
Bahrain et al. Aluminum Sheet Orders, see Appendix II.
Final Results of the CCRs and Intent To Revoke the Orders, in Part
Commerce did not receive comments, and as a result, Commerce
continues to find that the individual members of the Aluminum
Association Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet Trade Enforcement Working Group
(CAAS Enforcement Working Group) \4\ and Jupiter Aluminum Corporation
account for greater than 85 percent of the domestic industry and have
expressed support for the CCR Requests.\5\ Thus, we find that changed
circumstances warrant revocation of the China Aluminum Sheet Orders and
Bahrain et al. Aluminum Sheet Orders, in part, with respect to certain
aluminum can stock.
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\4\ The individual members of the CAAS Enforcement Working Group
are Arconic Corporation; Commonwealth Rolled Products Inc.;
Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood, LLC; JW Aluminum Company;
Novelis Corporation; and Texarkana Aluminum, Inc.
\5\ See July 24th Response and July 28th Response.
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Commerce is revoking the China Aluminum Sheet Orders, in part, by
replacing the following language originally in the scope of the China
Aluminum Sheet Orders:
Excluded from the scope of these Orders is aluminum can stock,
which is suitable for use in the manufacture of aluminum beverage
cans, lids of such cans, or tabs used to open such cans. Aluminum
can stock is produced to gauges that range from 0.200 mm to 0.292
mm, and has an H-19, H-41, H-48, or H-391 temper. In addition,
aluminum can stock has a lubricant applied to the flat surfaces of
the can stock to facilitate its movement through machines used in
the manufacture of beverage cans. Aluminum can stock is properly
classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) subheadings 7606.12.3045 and 7606.12.3055.
The revised language for the China Aluminum Sheet Orders is as
follows:
Excluded from the scope of these Orders is aluminum can stock,
which is suitable for use in the manufacture of aluminum beverage
cans, lids of such cans, or tabs used to open such cans. Aluminum
can stock is produced to gauges that range from 0.200 mm to 0.292
mm, and has an H-19, H-41, H-48, H-39,\6\ or H-391 temper. In
addition,
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aluminum can stock has a lubricant applied to the flat surfaces of
the can stock to facilitate its movement through machines used in
the manufacture of beverage cans. Aluminum can stock is generally
classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) subheadings 7606.12.3045 and 7606.12.3055; however, the
written description of aluminum can stock covered by the scope
exclusion set forth above is dispositive, regardless of HTSUS
classification.
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\6\ In the Preliminary Results, in the interest of aligning the
aluminum can stock exclusion language across the China Aluminum
Sheet Orders and Bahrain et al. Aluminum Sheet Orders we invited
comment on whether it is appropriate to include temper H-39 in the
modified exclusionary language for aluminum can stock with regard to
the China Aluminum Sheet Orders. Commerce received no comments on
the issue. Accordingly, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(q)(1)(iii)(A), we
have clarified the scope and included temper ``H-39'' in the
modified aluminum can stock exclusion language.
The revised scope description of the China Aluminum Sheet Orders in
Appendix I includes this replacement language.
Commerce is revoking the Bahrain et al. Aluminum Sheet Orders in
part, by replacing the following language originally in the scope of
the Bahrain et al. Aluminum Sheet Orders:
Excluded from the scope of these Orders is aluminum can stock,
which is suitable for use in the manufacture of aluminum beverage
cans, lids of such cans, or tabs used to open such cans. Aluminum
can stock is produced to gauges that range from 0.200 mm to 0.292
mm, and has an H-19, H-41, H-48, H-39,\7\ or H-391 temper. In
addition, aluminum can stock has a lubricant applied to the flat
surfaces of the can stock to facilitate its movement through
machines used in the manufacture of beverage cans. Aluminum can
stock is properly classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) subheadings 7606.12.3045 and 7606.12.3055.
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\7\ We note that there is an error in the Bahrain et al.
Aluminum Sheet CVD Orders, where the temper H-39 was not included in
the scope language regarding the aluminum can stock exclusion. As
seen in the final determinations of the CVD Orders, temper H-39
should have been included in the scope language regarding the
aluminum can stock exclusion. See, e.g., Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet
from Bahrain: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination,
86 FR 13333 (March 8, 2021).
The revised language for the Bahrain et al. Aluminum Sheet Orders
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is as follows:
Excluded from the scope of these Orders is aluminum can stock,
which is suitable for use in the manufacture of aluminum beverage
cans, lids of such cans, or tabs used to open such cans. Aluminum
can stock is produced to gauges that range from 0.200 mm to 0.292
mm, and has an H-19, H-41, H-48, H-39, or H-391 temper. In addition,
aluminum can stock has a lubricant applied to the flat surfaces of
the can stock to facilitate its movement through machines used in
the manufacture of beverage cans. Aluminum can stock is generally
classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) subheadings 7606.12.3045 and 7606.12.3055; however, the
written description of aluminum can stock covered by the scope
exclusion set forth above is dispositive, regardless of HTSUS
classification.
The revised scope description of the Bahrain et al. Aluminum Sheet
Orders in Appendix II includes this replacement language.
Application of the Final Results of These Reviews
The CAAS Enforcement Working Group requested that Commerce apply
the final results of these reviews retroactively to all unliquidated
entries of aluminum can stock.\8\ Section 751(d)(3) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act) provides that ``{a{time} determination
under this section to revoke an order . . . shall apply with respect to
unliquidated entries of the subject merchandise which are entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date
determined by the administering authority.'' We note that substantially
all of the domestic industry, which is in support of the partial
revocation, also agrees with applying the partial revocation to all
unliquidated entries of aluminum can stock, noting that ``{t{time} he
retroactive application of the final results of {Commerce's{time}
clarifying that the Orders' scope definitions exclude aluminum can
stock is appropriate given that the Petitioners have always intended
that aluminum can stock meeting the written description be excluded
from the Orders' scope regardless of classification.'' \9\ Thus,
because all parties are in agreement, and Commerce has no
administrability concerns, the final results of these CCRs are
applicable to all unliquidated entries of aluminum can stock
retroactive to the date on which suspension of liquidation began.
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\8\ See CAAS Enforcement Working Group's Letter, ``Request for
Initiation of Changed Circumstances Review to Further Clarify
Exclusion of Aluminum Can Stock from Scope of AD/CVD Orders,'' dated
June 22, 2026 at 5-6.
\9\ Id. at 5. See also CAAS Enforcement Working Group's Letter,
``Petitioner's Response to Second Supplemental Questionnaire,''
dated July 28, 2026 at 2-3.
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Instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Because we determine that there are changed circumstances that
warrant the revocation of the China Aluminum Sheet Orders and Bahrain
et al. Aluminum Sheet Orders, in part, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate without regard to antidumping and countervailing duties, and
to refund any estimated antidumping and countervailing duties on, all
unliquidated entries of the merchandise covered by this partial
revocation retroactive to the date on which suspension of liquidation
began.\10\
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\10\ For the China Aluminum Sheet CVD Order suspension of
liquidation began on April 23, 2018. See Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet
from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative
Countervailing Duty (CVD) Determination, Alignment of Final CVD
Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination, and
Preliminary CVD Determination of Critical Circumstances, 78 FR 17651
(April 23, 2018). For the China Aluminum Sheet AD Order suspension
of liquidation began on June 22, 2018. See Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from the People's
Republic of China: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at
Less-Than-Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative Determination of
Critical Circumstances, and Postponement of Final Determination, 83
FR 29088 (June 22, 2018). For the Bahrain et al. Aluminum Sheet CVD
Orders suspension of liquidation began on August 14, 2020. See e.g.,
Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from Bahrain: Preliminary Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of Final
Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 85 FR 49636
(August 14, 2020). For the Bahrain et al. Aluminum Sheet AD Orders
suspension of liquidation began on October 15, 2020. See e.g. Common
Alloy Aluminum Sheet from Bahrain: Preliminary Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of
Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures, 85 FR
65372 (October 15, 2020).
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Commerce intends to issue instructions to CBP within 15 days after
the date of publication of these final results of CCRs in the Federal
Register. We note that Commerce normally issues assessment instructions
no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final
results of a CCR in the Federal Register to allow interested parties
sufficient time to challenge Commerce's determination.\11\ In these
CCRs, as the request was supported by more than 85 percent of the
domestic industry, we received no comments from interested parties in
opposition to the Preliminary Results, and due to the need to issue
assessment instructions for the subject entries in an expeditious
manner, we find it appropriate to shorten the timeline for issuing
assessment instructions for these CCRs.
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\11\ See, e.g., Certain Metal Lockers and Parts Thereof from the
People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Changed Circumstances Reviews, and Revocation of the Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Orders, in Part, 89 FR 22377 (April 1, 2024).
See also Jinan Farmlady Trading Co., Ltd. v. United States, 228
F.Supp.3d 1351, 1357 (CIT 2017).
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is published in accordance with section 751(b)(1) and
777(1) of the Act, 19 CFR 351.216, 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3), and 19 CFR
351.222.
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Dated: September 18, 2026.
Steven Presing,
Executive Director for Policy and Negotiations.
Appendix I
Revised Scope of the China Aluminum Sheet Orders
The merchandise covered by these Orders is aluminum common alloy
sheet (common alloy sheet), which is a flat-rolled aluminum product
having a thickness of 6.3 mm or less, but greater than 0.2 mm, in
coils or cut-to-length, regardless of width. Common alloy sheet
within the scope of these Orders includes both not clad aluminum
sheet, as well as multi-alloy, clad aluminum sheet. With respect to
not clad aluminum sheet, common alloy sheet is manufactured from a
1XXX-, 3XXX-, or 5XXX-series alloy as designated by the Aluminum
Association. With respect to multi-alloy, clad aluminum sheet,
common alloy sheet is produced from a 3XXX-series core, to which
cladding layers are applied to either one or both sides of the core.
Common alloy sheet may be made to ASTM specification B209-14,
but can also be made to other specifications. Regardless of
specification, however, all common alloy sheet meeting the scope
description is included in the scope. Subject merchandise includes
common alloy sheet that has been further processed in a third
country, including but not limited to annealing, tempering,
painting, varnishing, trimming, cutting, punching, and/or slitting,
or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the
merchandise from the scope of these Orders if performed in the
country of manufacture of the common alloy sheet.
Excluded from the scope of these Orders is aluminum can stock,
which is suitable for use in the manufacture of aluminum beverage
cans, lids of such cans, or tabs used to open such cans. Aluminum
can stock is produced to gauges that range from 0.200 mm to 0.292
mm, and has an H-19, H-41, H-48, H-39, or H-391 temper. In addition,
aluminum can stock has a lubricant applied to the flat surfaces of
the can stock to facilitate its movement through machines used in
the manufacture of beverage cans. Aluminum can stock is generally
classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) subheadings 7606.12.3045 and 7606.12.3055; however, the
written description of aluminum can stock covered by the scope
exclusion set forth above is dispositive, regardless of HTSUS
classification.
Where the nominal and actual measurements vary, a product is
within the scope if application of either the nominal or actual
measurement would place it within the scope based on the definitions
set for the above.
Common alloy sheet is currently classifiable under HTSUS
subheadings 7606.11.3060, 7606.11.6000, 7606.12.3096, 7606.12.6000,
7606.91.3095, 7606.91.6095, 7606.92.3035, and 7606.92.6095. Further,
merchandise that falls within the scope of these Orders may also be
entered into the United States under HTSUS subheadings 7606.11.3030,
7606.12.3015, 7606.12.3025, 7606.12.3035, 7606.12.3091,
7606.91.3055, 7606.91.6055, 7606.92.3025, 7606.92.6055,
7607.11.9090. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
scope of these Orders is dispositive.\12\
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\12\ In the Preliminary Results, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.225(q)(1)(iii)(B), we preliminarily clarified that aluminum
sheet is currently classifiable under HTSUS subheadings
7606.11.3060, 7606.11.6000, 7606.12.3096, 7606.12.6000,
7606.91.3095, 7606.91.6095, 7606.92.3035, and 7606.92.6095. Further,
merchandise that falls within the scope of these Orders may also be
entered into the United States under HTSUS subheadings 7606.11.3030,
7606.12.3015, 7606.12.3025, 7606.12.3035, 7606.12.3091,
7606.91.3055, 7606.91.6055, 7606.92.3025, 7606.92.6055,
7607.11.9090. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
scope of these Orders is dispositive. We invited interested parties
to comment on this scope clarification. Because we received no
comments, we have made no changes to our scope clarification and
have modified the scope description accordingly.
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Appendix II
Revised Scope of the Bahrain et al. Aluminum Sheet Orders
The merchandise covered by these Orders is common alloy aluminum
sheet, which is a flat-rolled aluminum product having a thickness of
6.3 mm or less, but greater than 0.2 mm, in coils or cut-to-length,
regardless of width. Common alloy sheet within the scope of these
Orders includes both not clad aluminum sheet, as well as multi-
alloy, clad aluminum sheet. With respect to not clad aluminum sheet,
common alloy sheet is manufactured from a 1XXX-, 3XXX-, or 5XXX-
series alloy as designated by the Aluminum Association. With respect
to multi-alloy, clad aluminum sheet, common alloy sheet is produced
from a 3XXX-series core, to which cladding layers are applied to
either one or both sides of the core. The use of a proprietary alloy
or non-proprietary alloy that is not specifically registered by the
Aluminum Association as a discrete 1XXX-, 3XXX-, or 5XXX-series
alloy, but that otherwise has a chemistry that is consistent with
these designations, does not remove an otherwise in-scope product
from the scope.
Common alloy sheet may be made to ASTM specification B209-14 but
can also be made to other specifications. Regardless of
specification, however, all common alloy sheet meeting the scope
description is included in the scope. Subject merchandise includes
common alloy sheet that has been further processed in a third
country, including but not limited to annealing, tempering,
painting, varnishing, trimming, cutting, punching, and/or slitting,
or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the
merchandise from the scope of these Orders if performed in the
country of manufacture of the common alloy sheet.
Excluded from the scope of these Orders is aluminum can stock,
which is suitable for use in the manufacture of aluminum beverage
cans, lids of such cans, or tabs used to open such cans. Aluminum
can stock is produced to gauges that range from 0.200 mm to 0.292
mm, and has an H-19, H-41, H-48, H-39, or H-391 temper. In addition,
aluminum can stock has a lubricant applied to the flat surfaces of
the can stock to facilitate its movement through machines used in
the manufacture of beverage cans. Aluminum can stock is generally
classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) subheadings 7606.12.3045 and 7606.12.3055; however, the
written description of aluminum can stock covered by the scope
exclusion set forth above is dispositive, regardless of HTSUS
classification.
Where the nominal and actual measurements vary, a product is
within the scope if application of either the nominal or actual
measurement would place it within the scope based on the definitions
set for the above.
Common alloy sheet is currently classifiable under HTSUS
subheadings 7606.11.3060, 7606.11.6000, 7606.12.3096, 7606.12.6000,
7606.91.3095, 7606.91.6095, 7606.92.3035, and 7606.92.6095. Further,
merchandise that falls within the scope of these Orders may also be
entered into the United States under HTSUS subheadings 7606.11.3030,
7606.12.3015, 7606.12.3025, 7606.12.3035, 7606.12.3091,
7606.91.3055, 7606.91.6055, 7606.92.3025, 7606.92.6055,
7607.11.9090. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
scope of these Orders is dispositive.
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