Trade Commission Finds Chinese Aluminum Wire, Cable Export Harms US Industry

A man drives a forklift past rolls of aluminum coil for export, at a workshop of a company manufacturing aluminum products in Huaibei, Anhui Province, China on July 22, 2018. Reuters

WASHINGTON—The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Nov. 20 said it had determined that the U.S. industry was materially injured by below-cost imports of aluminum wire and cable from China, locking in U.S. anti-dumping and countervailing duties.

The U.S. Commerce Department in October said its final determination that Chinese exporters sold aluminum wire and cable at less than fair value in the United States. Such imports from China amounted to $115 million in 2018, it said.