US lifts AD/CVD aluminium can stock duties from China, Bahrain: What changes?

The US Department of Commerce has lifted anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD) on aluminium can stock imports from China and Bahrain, after a changed circumstances review. The decision, announced in September, provides a specific carve-out for aluminium can stock while leaving the broader trade orders on common alloy aluminium sheet in place.

The review was initiated after the Aluminum Association Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet Trade Enforcement Working Group and Jupiter Aluminum Corp. requested changes to the scope on June 22, 2026. The domestic industry group stated that it no longer maintained an industry interest in enforcing the duties against these specific can-manufacturing materials.

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Commerce received no comments contradicting the requested change before issuing its final decision.

The partial revocation applies specifically to aluminium can stock, widely used in beverage container packaging. It does not remove the wider AD/CVD orders covering common alloy aluminium sheet.

The department has also agreed to retroactively revoke the duties for qualifying aluminium can stock entries that have not yet reached liquidation, the final stage of duty assessment.

The original duties were imposed under broader common alloy aluminium sheet orders. For China, the AD and CVD measures followed final determinations and orders issued on February 6 and February 8, 2019, respectively. For Bahrain and other countries, the measures were imposed on April 27, 2021.

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Before the latest carve-out, Chinese imports faced AD rates ranging from 49.85% to 59.72%, alongside CVD rates of 46.48% to 116.49%. Bahrain faced a uniform 4.83% AD margin, while its CVD rates varied through subsequent administrative reviews.

The September 2026 decision therefore represents a targeted exclusion rather than a withdrawal of the entire trade order.

All other imported common alloy aluminium sheet from China, Bahrain and the 15 other named countries will continue to face the existing AD/CVD measures if the material does not meet the definitive parameters for aluminium can stock.