Aluminum foil sunset reviews: Commerce initiation and ITC institution (Oct 1, 2026)
First five-year reviews of the 2021 aluminum foil orders, plus magnesium, tissue paper, and thermal paper sunsets opened the same day.
Commerce automatically initiated five-year (sunset) reviews of several AD and CVD orders on October 1, 2026, including first reviews of aluminum foil from Armenia, Brazil, Oman, Russia, and Türkiye, plus CVD foil orders for Oman and Türkiye (91 FR 62467; FR Doc. 2026-20161). The ITC concurrently instituted aluminum foil five-year reviews (91 FR 62552; FR Doc. 2026-20139).
Oct 1 sunset package: aluminum foil AD (Armenia, Brazil, Oman, Russia, Türkiye) and CVD (Oman, Türkiye). ITC responses due Nov 2, 2026; adequacy comments by Dec 8, 2026. Commerce also opened magnesium, tissue paper, and thermal paper sunsets.
Orders under review
Aluminum foil AD: A-831-804 Armenia; A-351-856 Brazil; A-523-815 Oman; A-821-828 Russia; A-489-844 Türkiye (1st reviews)
Aluminum foil CVD: C-523-816 Oman; C-489-845 Türkiye (1st reviews)
Also initiated: China magnesium (4th), China tissue paper (4th), thermal paper AD for Germany/Japan/Korea/Spain (1st)
ITC aluminum foil: Inv. Nos. 701-TA-658-659 and 731-TA-1538-1542 (Review); 91 FR 62552
The aluminum foil orders date to November 12, 2021 (Commerce CVD orders on Oman and Turkey at 86 FR 62782; AD orders on Armenia, Brazil, Oman, Russia, and Turkey at 86 FR 62790). Sunset reviews ask whether revocation would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping/subsidization (Commerce) and material injury (ITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time.
Deadlines that matter
At Commerce, domestic interested parties must file a notice of intent to participate within 15 days of publication or Commerce will revoke without further review. Complete substantive responses are due within 30 days. Entries of appearance for the public service list are requested within 10 days. At the ITC, responses to the notice of institution are due by November 2, 2026 (5:15 p.m.), and comments on response adequacy by December 8, 2026. Entries of appearance / APO applications are due no later than 21 days after Federal Register publication.
Sunset initiation does not change cash deposit rates by itself. Rates stay in place unless an order is revoked after the reviews. Importers of aluminum foil from the subject countries should track whether domestic industry intends to participate, because a no-show at Commerce triggers automatic revocation. Orders remain in force while reviews proceed.
Other Oct 1 Commerce sunsets
The same Commerce initiation notice also covers China magnesium (A-570-896, 4th review), China tissue paper (A-570-894, 4th review), and thermal paper AD first reviews for Germany (A-428-850), Japan (A-588-880), Korea (A-580-911), and Spain (A-469-824). No sunset reviews of suspended investigations are scheduled for initiation in October 2026.
- Commerce initiated Oct 1, 2026 sunset reviews including aluminum foil AD (Armenia, Brazil, Oman, Russia, Türkiye) and CVD (Oman, Türkiye) (91 FR 62467; FR Doc. 2026-20161).
- ITC instituted aluminum foil five-year reviews (91 FR 62552; FR Doc. 2026-20139; Inv. Nos. 701-TA-658-659 and 731-TA-1538-1542).
- ITC responses due Nov 2, 2026; adequacy comments by Dec 8, 2026. Commerce intent-to-participate in 15 days; substantive responses in 30 days.
- Foil orders originally effective Nov 12, 2021. Cash deposits continue unless an order is later revoked.
- Same day Commerce also opened magnesium, tissue paper, and thermal paper sunsets. No suspended-investigation sunsets for October 2026.
- Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews (91 FR 62467; FR Doc. 2026-20161) · International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce
- Aluminum Foil From Armenia, Brazil, Oman, Russia, and Turkey; Institution of Five-Year Reviews (91 FR 62552; FR Doc. 2026-20139) · U.S. International Trade Commission
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