Aluminum Wire and Cable From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Scope and Circumvention Inquiries of the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders

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Based on available information, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is self-initiating scope inquiries, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), to determine whether imports of aluminum wire and cable (AWC), completed in Cambodia, the Republic of Korea (Korea), and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) (collectively, the third countries) using AWC inputs manufactured in the People's Republic of China (China), are covered by the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on AWC from China (collectively, the Orders). In addition, in accordance with our regulations, Commerce is also self-initiating country-wide circumvention inquiries to determine whether imports of AWC, if not covered by the scope of the Orders, are nonetheless circumventing the Orders, and is aligning the scope and circumvention inquiries in accordance with our regulations.