Commerce Department Continues Antidumping Duty on Brown Aluminum Oxide from China
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The U.S. Department of Commerce is continuing the antidumping duty order on refined brown aluminum oxide from the People’s Republic of China.
This decision comes after both the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) found that ending the duty would likely lead to more dumping. Dumping means selling products in the United States at unfairly low prices. They also found that this would likely hurt American companies.
What the Order Covers
The order covers ground, pulverized, or refined brown artificial corundum. This material is also known as brown aluminum oxide or brown fused alumina. It must be in a grit size of 3/8 inch or less. The order does not include crude forms, where pieces bigger than 3/8 inch make up at least half the batch. The order includes material where pieces bigger than 3/8 inch make up less than half the batch.
This product is listed under codes 2818.10.20.00 and 2818.10.20.90 in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). However, the written description decides what is covered, not just these codes.
Background and Review
The antidumping duty order was first put in place on November 19, 2003. Recently, the ITC started a sunset review on February 3, 2025. Commerce also began their own review. In these reviews, Commerce found that if the order was removed, dumping would likely continue or come back.
On July 8, 2025, the ITC published its finding. It agreed that ending the order would probably cause harm to U.S. companies within a reasonable time.
What Happens Now
Because of these findings, Commerce orders the continuation of the original duty order. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will keep collecting duties on all imports of the covered product at the rates set when each shipment arrives.
The date the continuation starts is July 8, 2025.
Commerce says it will begin the next five-year review of this order no later than 30 days before the fifth anniversary of the latest ITC decision.
Administrative Rules
Companies and individuals who signed an Administrative Protective Order (APO) must still follow the rules about handling confidential information. Commerce reminds everyone to return or destroy protected information, or change it to a judicial protective order if needed.
Notice to Interested Parties
This notice and the sunset review follow sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and related regulations.
This information is from the official Federal Register, Volume 90, Number 136, dated Friday, July 18, 2025.
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