Antidumping Review on Aluminum Sheets from Bahrain
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The U.S. Department of Commerce recently shared preliminary findings regarding the review of antidumping duties on aluminum sheets imported from Bahrain. The review focused on the period from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025. The investigation zeroed in on a specific company, Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill B.S.C. (GARMCO), a major exporter of aluminum sheets to the United States.
Commerce found that GARMCO has been selling its aluminum sheets at prices lower than the normal value, which means they are priced below what is expected or fair. This is known as “dumping.” The purpose of providing such dumping assessments is to protect U.S. industries from unfair and underpriced competition from foreign entities.
Due to this determination, an antidumping margin, or extra duty, is set. For GARMCO, a weighted-average dumping margin of 6.25 percent is proposed. This percentage represents the level of unfair pricing detected by the Department of Commerce.
The Commerce Department reached this finding through a series of extended reviews. Initially, there were delays because of government shutdowns and backlogs, which pushed the deadlines back multiple times. But by July 7, 2026, Commerce was ready to release its preliminary results.
Now, the review will go through further processing. Interested parties can comment on these preliminary results. Commerce invites written comments often called case briefs, within 21 days of this announcement’s publication. They allow rebuttal briefs within five days after that, specifically to address concerns raised in the case briefs.
Commerce plans to disclose its calculations and analysis supporting these preliminary results. To ensure transparency, they will provide the information within ten days to public stakeholders.
The public has 30 days to request a hearing about these preliminary findings. If requested, hearings will be scheduled, allowing for oral presentations on issues raised in the written comments.
Final results are expected within 120 days of these preliminary findings. Depending on the final outcome, the antidumping duties for imports from GARMCO may be adjusted accordingly.
Meanwhile, cash deposit requirements based on these margins are set to be effective upon the final results’ publication. The proposed margin of 6.25 percent could increase import costs once enforced.
The Department of Commerce enforces these duties to ensure fair competition. They protect U.S. industries from potential harm due to unfair trade practices.
For now, the preliminary results highlight necessary steps to correct such practices. This protection aims to create a level playing field for U.S. aluminum sheet producers to compete against imports priced lower than what is deemed fair.
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