Antidumping Proceedings: Aluminum Tubes from China
The Ministry of Economy opened a review due to the expiration of the term and change of circumstances for aluminum tubes from China
Through Resolution 1753/2025, the Ministry of Economy initiated a review due to the expiration of the term and change of circumstances for exports to Argentina of “aluminum tubes, not alloyed or of aluminum alloys of Series 3xxx or 6xxx according to IRAM Standard 681, not formed, with an external diameter less than or equal to 130 mm, including those presented in coils, except for precision drawn tubes of the 3xxx series (PDT) with in-line annealing heat treatment, used for the production of assemblies or subassemblies of fluid systems for automotive and agricultural machinery applications,” originating in the People’s Republic of China.
The goods involved are classified under Mercosur Customs Tariff Codes (NCM) 7608.10.00 and 7608.20.90.
The original measures were imposed through Resolution 596/2020 of the former Ministry of Productive Development, which established definitive ad valorem antidumping duties of 75.52% for exports from China and 16.46% for exports from Brazil, for a period of five years.
The review was requested byAluminium Manufacturers Express SA (AMEX) in view of the approaching expiration of the measure. The Argentine Foreign Trade Commission (CNCE) determined that there are sufficient indications of recurrence of dumping and injury to the domestic industry, based on the negative trend in local production and sales, the decline in capacity utilization, and the detection of increasing price undercutting margins—from 6% in 2023 to 13%—in the first half of 2025.
Additionally, AMEX’s production of aluminum tubes decreased by 16% between the beginning and end of the analyzed period, while capacity utilization fell from 21% in 2022 to 15% in January–June 2025, with employment levels remaining stable.
As a result, the Ministry of Economy ordered the opening of the review without maintaining the antidumping duties during the proceeding.
The review will cover the period July 2024 to June 2025 for the dumping analysis, and January 2022 to June 2025 for the injury assessment.
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