US Commerce Removes Qualifying Aluminium Can Stock From Trade-Remedy Orders

Aluminium Can Stock Duties Are Revoked In Part

The United States Department of Commerce has issued final changed-circumstances review results that partially revoke antidumping and countervailing duty orders on common alloy aluminium sheet for qualifying aluminium can stock. Federal Register notice 2026-19516 is applicable from 24 September 2026.

The antidumping orders cover China, Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan and Türkiye. Countervailing orders cover China, Bahrain, India and Türkiye. Commerce revised and clarified existing can-stock exclusions. The revocation is partial. Other common alloy aluminium sheet meeting an order's scope remains subject to the applicable cash-deposit and assessment regime.

Qualifying can stock must be suitable for manufacturing aluminium beverage cans, lids or opening tabs. It must have a gauge from 0.200 to 0.292 millimetres, an H-19, H-41, H-48, H-39 or H-391 temper, and lubricant on its flat surfaces to facilitate movement through can-making machinery.

The material is generally classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States subheadings 7606.12.3045 and 7606.12.3055. The written description is dispositive, however, so a tariff code alone neither proves nor defeats eligibility. The final language also expressly includes H-39 across the exclusions, correcting and aligning earlier scope wording.

Retroactive Treatment Creates A Refund Opportunity

Commerce made the partial revocation retroactive to all qualifying unliquidated entries from the date suspension of liquidation began under the relevant order. The dates are 23 April 2018 for China countervailing duties, 22 June 2018 for China antidumping duties, 14 August 2020 for the other covered countervailing orders, and 15 October 2020 for the other antidumping orders.

United States Customs and Border Protection will be instructed to liquidate covered entries without the antidumping or countervailing duties covered by this partial revocation and refund estimated deposits. Commerce intends to issue instructions within 15 days after publication, faster than its normal 35-day timetable. It cited support from more than 85% of the domestic industry and the absence of opposing comments.