The US International Trade Commission has lifted the recent trade tariffs imposed on aluminum extrusion imports.

The US Department of Commerce conducted a one-year investigation and found that 14 countries were involved in dumping and/or receiving foreign government aid to produce cheaper aluminum extrusion products. The majority of ITC votes believe that the US market has not been harmed by the investigated countries.

The Ministry of Commerce found that the quantity of aluminum profiles imported from all 14 countries (China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates) was harmful to the U.S. market; Four of these countries are expected to impose additional countervailing duties. The dumping margin ranges from 1.44% to 168.8%. The negative determination of damages by the US International Trade Commission means that the Department of Commerce cannot initiate any tariffs.

The investigation was initially initiated by the Aluminum Extruder Alliance and the United Steelworkers (USW) on October 4, 2023. The Ministry of Commerce announced the investigation results on September 27, 2024.

The American Aluminum Extruder Alliance and the American Workers' Union are surprised and disappointed by the committee's split veto and the surprising recusal of one of its members. The domestic industry has been and will continue to be harmed by unfair trade imports, and will evaluate all possible means it can take to address this damage, "the organization said in a press release.

Imported solar brackets, solar tracker components, electric vehicle battery trays, and electric vehicle charging station parts or components are all extruded aluminum products that are potentially affected by tariffs imposed by the Ministry of Commerce.

ITC usually consists of 6 members, but currently only 4 seats are full. Members David Johanson and Jason Kearns obtained a majority vote with only two votes, rejecting the import tariffs on aluminum extruded materials. ITC Chairperson Amy Karpel voted to uphold the original verdict, while Commissioner Rhonda Schmidtlein abstained from the vote.

ITC is expected to release a report on its decision before December 10th. As of now, these tariffs will no longer affect aluminum profiles imported from these 14 countries, but petitioners can appeal the ITC's decision.