[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 201 (Thursday, October 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72041-72044]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-095, C-570-096]


Aluminum Wire and Cable From the People's Republic of China: 
Initiation of Scope and Circumvention Inquiries of the Antidumping Duty 
and Countervailing Duty Orders

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: Based on available information, the U.S. Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) is self-initiating scope inquiries, pursuant to the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), to determine whether imports 
of aluminum wire and cable (AWC), completed in Cambodia, the Republic 
of Korea (Korea), and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) 
(collectively, the third countries) using AWC inputs manufactured in 
the People's Republic of China (China), are covered by the antidumping 
duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on AWC from China 
(collectively, the Orders). In addition, in accordance with our 
regulations, Commerce is also self-initiating country-wide 
circumvention inquiries to determine whether imports of AWC, if not 
covered by the scope of the Orders, are nonetheless circumventing the 
Orders, and is aligning the scope and circumvention inquiries in 
accordance with our regulations.

DATES: Applicable October 19, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Hoadley at (202) 482-3148, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VII or Shawn Gregor at (202) 482-3226, Office of 
Policy, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 21, 2018, Encore Wire Corporation and Southwire 
Company LLC filed petitions seeking the imposition of AD and CVD duties 
on imports of AWC from China.\1\ Following Commerce's affirmative 
determinations of dumping and countervailable subsidies,\2\ and the 
U.S. International Trade Commission's (ITC) finding of material 
injury,\3\ Commerce issued the Orders.\4\
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    \1\ See Aluminum Wire and Cable from the People's Republic of 
China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 83 FR 52811 
(October 18, 2018); see also Aluminum Wire and Cable from the 
People's Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 
Investigation, 83 FR 52805 (October 18, 2018).
    \2\ See Aluminum Wire and Cable from the People's Republic of 
China: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value, 84 FR 58134 (October 30, 2019); see also Aluminum Wire and 
Cable from the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative 
Countervailing Duty Determination, 84 FR 58137 (October 30, 2019).
    \3\ See Aluminum Wire and Cable from China; Determinations, 84 
FR 70210 (December 20, 2019); see also Aluminum Wire and Cable from 
China, Inv Nos. 701-TA-611 and 731-TA-1428 (Final), USITC Pub. 5001 
(December 2019).
    \4\ See Aluminum Wire and Cable from the People's Republic of 
China: Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders, 84 FR 70496 
(December 23, 2019) (Orders).
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise subject to the Orders is AWC from China, which is 
defined as ``an assembly of one or more electrical conductors made from 
8000 Series Aluminum Alloys (defined in accordance with ASTM B800), 
Aluminum Alloy 1350 (defined in accordance with ASTM B230/B230M or 
B609/B609M0), and/or Aluminum Alloy 6201 (defined in accordance with 
ASTM B398/B398M), provided that: (1) at least one of the electrical 
conductors is insulated; (2) each insulated electrical conductor has a 
voltage rating greater than 80 volts and not exceeding 1000 volts; and 
(3) at least one electrical conductor is stranded and has a size not 
less than 16.5 thousand circular mil (kcmil) and not greater than 1000 
kcmil.'' For a full description of the scope of the Orders, see the 
Appendix to this notice.

Merchandise Subject to Scope and Circumvention Inquiries

    The scope and circumvention inquiries cover AWC assembled and 
completed in the third countries, using Chinese-origin AWC inputs 
(e.g., stranded wire and cables or unfinished AWC), that is 
subsequently exported from the third countries to the United States. 
Specifically, Commerce placed information on the administrative record, 
as attachments to its Initiation Memorandum, that AWC inputs produced 
in China undergo further processing in the third countries before being 
exported to the United States.\5\
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    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Aluminum Wire and Cable from the People's 
Republic of China: Initiation of Circumvention and Scope Inquiries 
on the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Initiation 
Memorandum). This memorandum is a public document and is on file 
electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov.
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Statutory and Regulatory Requirements To Initiate Scope and 
Circumvention Inquiries

    Section 351.225(b) of Commerce's regulations states that if 
Commerce ``determines from available information that an inquiry is 
warranted to determine whether a product is covered by the scope of an 
order,'' then Commerce ``may initiate a scope inquiry and publish a 
notice of initiation in the Federal Register.''
    Additionally, 19 CFR 351.226(b) states that if Commerce 
``determines from available information that an inquiry is warranted 
into the question of whether the elements necessary for a circumvention 
determination under section 781 of the Act exist,'' Commerce ``may 
initiate a circumvention inquiry and publish a notice of initiation in 
the Federal Register.'' Section 781(b)(1) of the Act provides that 
Commerce may find circumvention of an AD or CVD order when merchandise 
of the same class or kind subject to the order is completed or 
assembled in a foreign country other than the country to which the 
order applies. In conducting circumvention inquiries, under section 
781(b)(1) of the Act, Commerce considers the following criteria: (A) 
the merchandise imported into the United States is of the same class or 
kind as any merchandise produced in a foreign country that is the 
subject of an antidumping or countervailing duty order or finding; (B) 
before importation into the United States, such imported merchandise is 
completed or assembled

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in another foreign country from merchandise which is subject to the 
order or merchandise which is produced in the foreign country that is 
subject to the order; (C) the process of assembly or completion in the 
foreign country referred to in section (B) is minor or insignificant; 
(D) the value of the merchandise produced in the foreign country to 
which the AD or CVD order applies is a significant portion of the total 
value of the merchandise exported to the United States; and (E) the 
administering authority determines that action is appropriate to 
prevent evasion of such order or finding.
    In determining whether or not the process of assembly or completion 
in a third country is minor or insignificant under section 781(b)(1)(C) 
of the Act, section 781(b)(2) of the Act directs Commerce to consider: 
(A) the level of investment in the foreign country; (B) the level of 
research and development in the foreign country; (C) the nature of the 
production process in the foreign country; (D) the extent of production 
facilities in the foreign country; and (E) whether or not the value of 
processing performed in the foreign country represents a small 
proportion of the value of the merchandise imported into the United 
States. However, no single factor, by itself, controls Commerce's 
determination of whether the process of assembly or completion in a 
third country is minor or insignificant.\6\ Accordingly, it is 
Commerce's practice to evaluate each of these five factors as they 
exist in the third country, based on the particular circumvention 
scenario presented by the facts collected during the inquiry.\7\
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    \6\ See Statement of Administrative Action Accompanying the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act, H.R. Doc. No. 103-316, Vol. I (1994) 
at 893.
    \7\ Id.; see also Uncovered Innerspring Units from the People's 
Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Circumvention 
of the Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 65626 (December 21, 2018), and 
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at 4.
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    In addition, section 781(b)(3) of the Act sets forth additional 
factors to consider in determining whether to include merchandise 
assembled or completed in a third country within the scope of an 
antidumping and/or countervailing duty order. Specifically, Commerce 
shall take into account such factors as: (A) the pattern of trade, 
including sourcing patterns; (B) whether the manufacturer or exporter 
of the merchandise is affiliated with the person who, in the third 
country, uses the merchandise to complete or assemble the merchandise 
which is subsequently imported into the United States; and (C) whether 
imports of the merchandise into the third country have increased after 
the initiation of the investigation that resulted in the issuance of 
such order or finding.

Available Information Supports Initiation of Scope and Circumvention 
Inquiries

    Commerce is self-initiating these scope inquiries to determine if 
AWC inputs produced in China and further processed in the third 
countries before being exported to the United States meet the scope 
description.\8\ We are seeking to determine whether in-scope AWC inputs 
leave China and undergo minor processing in the third countries before 
being exported to the United States. If the Chinese-origin, in-scope 
merchandise that undergoes minor processing in the third countries 
results in merchandise that still corresponds to the description of in-
scope merchandise outlined in the Orders, Commerce will find that the 
merchandise meeting the scope description is covered by the Orders. For 
those products for which Commerce finds that the merchandise is covered 
by the Orders, Commerce may rescind the circumvention inquiries, 
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.226(f)(6).
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    \8\ See Initiation Memorandum. As explained in the Initiation 
Memorandum, the available information supports initiating these 
scope inquiries on a country-wide basis. Commerce has taken this 
approach in prior scope inquiries, where the facts supported 
initiation on a country-wide basis. See, e.g., Quartz Surface 
Products from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Scope 
and Circumvention Inquiries of the Antidumping Duty and 
Countervailing Duty Orders, 87 FR 6844 (February 7, 2022); and 
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from the People's Republic of China: 
Initiation of Anti-Circumvention and Scope Inquiries on the 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 85 FR 29401, 29402 (May 
15, 2020). Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(m), even if Commerce initiates 
a scope inquiry on a country-wide basis, if it subsequently finds 
that the merchandise is subject to the scope of the order, it is not 
required to apply its ultimate determination on a country-wide basis 
but has the discretion to apply the determination as it deems 
appropriate.
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    Based on available information, we also determine that initiation 
of these circumvention inquiries is warranted to determine whether 
certain imports of AWC, completed in the third countries using AWC 
inputs manufactured in China, are circumventing the Orders.\9\ Commerce 
has made this determination in accordance with its analysis of the 
factors set forth in section 781(b) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.226(i).\10\
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    \9\ See Initiation Memorandum. As explained in the Initiation 
Memorandum, the available information supports initiating these 
circumvention inquiries on a country-wide basis. Commerce has taken 
this approach in prior circumvention inquiries, where the facts 
supported initiation on a country-wide basis. See, e.g., Quartz 
Surface Products from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of 
Scope and Circumvention Inquiries of the Antidumping Duty and 
Countervailing Duty Orders, 87 FR 6844 (February 7, 2022); see also 
Oil Country Tubular Goods from the People's Republic of China: 
Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Orders, 85 FR 71877, 71878-79 (November 12, 
2020); Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from the People's Republic of 
China: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention and Scope Inquiries on the 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 85 FR 29401, 29402 (May 
15, 2020); Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the People's 
Republic of China: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiries on the 
Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders, 84 FR 43585 (August 
21, 2019); Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic 
of China: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiry on the 
Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 40556, 40560 (August 25, 2017) 
(stating at initiation that Commerce would evaluate the extent to 
which a country-wide finding applicable to all exports might be 
warranted); and Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the 
People's Republic of China: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention 
Inquiries on the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders, 81 
FR 79454, 79458 (November 14, 2016) (stating at initiation that 
Commerce would evaluate the extent to which a country-wide finding 
applicable to all exports might be warranted). Pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.226(m), even if Commerce initiates a circumvention inquiry on a 
country-wide basis, if it subsequently finds circumvention to exist, 
it is not required to apply its ultimate determination on a country-
wide basis but has the discretion to apply that circumvention 
determination as it deems appropriate.
    \10\ See Initiation Memorandum.
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    Commerce has determined that it is appropriate to first determine 
whether the merchandise is subject to the scope of the Orders through 
scope inquiries, before considering whether the merchandise is 
circumventing the Orders. Accordingly, Commerce will initially conduct 
its scope inquiries of the merchandise at issue, and then once it has 
made a determination as to the scope coverage status of the 
merchandise, it will determine whether to continue with the 
circumvention inquiries. Commerce may apply its scope determinations, 
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(m)(1), on a producer-specific, 
exporter-specific, or importer-specific basis, or on a country-wide 
basis, regardless of the producer, exporter, or importer of the 
products being exported from the third countries to the United States.
    If Commerce determines that AWC inputs produced in China and 
further processed in the third countries before being exported to the 
United States are not subject to the scope of the Orders, in whole or 
in part, Commerce intends to continue with the circumvention inquiries 
of that merchandise. If, as a result of the circumvention inquiries, 
Commerce determines that the products subject to the inquiries are 
circumventing the Orders, then in accordance with 19 CFR 351.226(m)(1), 
Commerce may apply its determination on a producer-specific, exporter-
specific, or import-specific basis, or on a country-wide basis, 
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producer, exporter, or importer of the products being exported from the 
third countries to the United States.
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(f)(7) and 226(f)(7), Commerce may 
``alter or extend'' time limits under the scope and circumvention 
inquiries as necessary to make certain all parties to each or both 
segments of the proceedings are able to file comments and factual 
information as necessary.
    Consistent with the approach taken in prior scope and circumvention 
inquiries that Commerce initiated on a country-wide basis, we intend to 
solicit information from certain companies in the third countries 
concerning their production of AWC and their shipments thereof to the 
United States. A company's failure to completely respond to Commerce's 
requests for information may result in the application of partial or 
total facts available, pursuant to section 776(a) of the Act, which may 
include adverse inferences, pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act.

Respondent Selection

    Commerce intends to base respondent selection on responses to 
quantity and value questionnaires. Commerce intends to identify the 
companies to which it will issue the quantity and value questionnaire, 
in part, based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data. 
Parties to which Commerce does not issue the quantity and value 
questionnaire may also respond to the quantity and value questionnaire, 
which will be available in ACCESS, by the applicable deadline. Commerce 
intends to place the CBP data on the record within five days of 
publication of the initiation notice. Comments regarding the CBP data 
and respondent selection should be submitted within seven days after 
placement of the CBP data on the record of the relevant inquiry.

Suspension of Liquidation

(1) Scope Inquiries

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(l)(1), when Commerce self-initiates a 
scope inquiry under 19 CFR 351.225(b), Commerce will notify CBP of the 
initiation and direct CBP to continue the suspension of liquidation of 
entries of products subject to the scope inquiry that were already 
subject to the suspension of liquidation, and to apply the cash deposit 
rate that would be applicable if the product were determined to be 
covered by the scope of the order. Accordingly, Commerce will notify 
CBP of the initiation of the scope inquiries and direct CBP to continue 
to suspend (unliquidated) entries of the products subject to the scope 
inquiries that were already covered by the suspension of liquidation. 
In addition, Commerce will direct CBP to apply the cash deposit rate 
that would be applicable if the products were determined to be covered 
by the scope of the Orders.
    Should Commerce issue preliminary or final scope rulings, Commerce 
will follow the suspension of liquidation rules under 19 CFR 
351.225(l)(2)-(4). In the event that Commerce issues preliminary or 
final scope rulings that the products are covered by the scope of the 
Orders, Commerce will instruct CBP to continue the suspension of 
liquidation of previously suspended entries and to apply the applicable 
cash deposit rate. Commerce will also instruct CBP to begin the 
suspension of liquidation and application of cash deposits for any 
unliquidated entries not yet suspended, entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption, on or after the date of initiation of the 
scope inquiries pursuant to paragraphs (l)(2)(ii) and (l)(3)(ii). In 
addition, pursuant to paragraphs (l)(2)(iii)(A) and (l)(3)(iii)(A), 
Commerce normally will instruct CBP to begin the suspension of 
liquidation and application of cash deposits for any unliquidated 
entries not yet suspended, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption, prior to the date of initiation of the scope inquiry, but 
not for such entries prior to November 4, 2021, the effective date of 
these provisions in the Final Rule.\11\ These rules will not affect 
CBP's authority to take any additional action with respect to the 
suspension of liquidation or related measures for these entries, as 
stated in 19 CFR 351.225(l)(5).
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    \11\ See Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement 
of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws, 86 FR 52300, 52327 
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(2) Circumvention Inquiries

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.226(l)(1), when Commerce self-initiates a 
circumvention inquiry under 19 CFR 351.226(b), Commerce will notify CBP 
of the initiation and direct CBP to continue the suspension of 
liquidation of entries of products covered by the circumvention inquiry 
that were already covered by the suspension of liquidation, and to 
apply the cash deposit rate that would be applicable if the product 
were determined to be circumventing the order. Accordingly, Commerce 
will notify CBP of the initiation of the circumvention inquiries and 
direct CBP to continue to suspend (unliquidated) entries of the 
products covered by the circumvention inquiries that were already 
covered by the suspension of liquidation. In addition, Commerce will 
direct CBP to apply the cash deposit rate that would be applicable if 
the products were determined to be circumventing the Orders.
    Should Commerce issue preliminary or final circumvention 
determinations, Commerce will follow the suspension of liquidation 
rules under 19 CFR 351.226(l)(2)-(4). In the event that Commerce issues 
affirmative preliminary or final circumvention determinations that the 
products are circumventing the Orders, Commerce will instruct CBP to 
continue the suspension of liquidation of previously suspended entries 
and to apply the applicable cash deposit rate. Commerce will also 
instruct CBP to begin the suspension of liquidation and application of 
cash deposits for any unliquidated entries not yet suspended, entered, 
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the circumvention inquiries 
pursuant to paragraphs (l)(2)(ii) and (l)(3)(ii). In addition, pursuant 
to paragraphs (l)(2)(iii)(A) and (l)(3)(iii)(A), Commerce may instruct 
CBP to begin the suspension of liquidation and application of cash 
deposits for any unliquidated entries not yet suspended, entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, prior to the date of 
initiation of the circumvention inquiry, but not for such entries prior 
to November 4, 2021, the effective date of these provisions in the 
Final Rule.\12\ These rules will not affect CBP's authority to take any 
additional action with respect to the suspension of liquidation or 
related measures for these entries, as stated in 19 CFR 351.226(l)(5).
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Notification to Interested Parties

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(b) and 226(b), and section 781(b) 
of the Act, Commerce determines that available information supports 
initiating both scope and circumvention inquiries to determine whether 
certain imports of AWC, completed in and exported from the third 
countries using AWC inputs manufactured in China, are subject to or 
circumventing the Orders. Accordingly, Commerce is notifying all 
interested parties of the initiation of scope and circumvention 
inquiries. In addition, we have included a description of the products 
that are the subject of these inquiries, and an explanation of the 
reasons for Commerce's decision to

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initiate these inquiries as provided above and in the accompanying 
Initiation Memo. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(e)(3) and 226(e)(3), due to 
the interrelated nature of the scope and circumvention inquiries, 
Commerce is aligning the deadlines for the scope inquiries with the 
circumvention inquiries and will conduct the scope inquiries first for 
the reasons explained above.
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(f)(1), interested parties have until 30 
days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register to submit 
one set of comments and factual information addressing the self-
initiation of the scope inquiries.
    Under 19 CFR 351.225(l)(2)(iii)(B) and (l)(3)(iii)(B), interested 
parties may timely request that Commerce adopt an alternative date to 
begin the suspension of liquidation and application of cash deposits 
under paragraphs (l)(2)(ii)(A) and (l)(3)(iii)(A). A request for 
Commerce to adopt an alternative date must be based on a specific 
argument supported by evidence establishing the appropriateness of that 
alternative date.\13\ If parties wish to make such a request, that 
request must be included with the set of comments and factual 
information submitted to Commerce pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(f)(1).
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    Within 14 days of the filing of such comments, any interested party 
is permitted one opportunity to submit comments and factual information 
to rebut, clarify, or correct factual information submitted by the 
other interested parties (including rebuttal in response to any 
requests made under 19 CFR 351.225(l)(2)(iii)(B) and (l)(3)(iii)(B)). 
At this time, we are not soliciting or accepting comments on the self-
initiation of the circumvention inquiries. Should Commerce determine to 
proceed with the circumvention inquiries after finalizing its scope 
determinations, Commerce will notify interested parties on the segment-
specific service list of an opportunity to comment.
    In accordance with section 19 CFR 351.225(e), unless the scope 
inquiries are rescinded, in whole or in part, Commerce intends to issue 
its final scope rulings within 120 days after the date on which the 
scope inquiries were initiated. Furthermore, in accordance with section 
781(f) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.226(e)(2), unless the circumvention 
inquiries are rescinded, in whole or in part, Commerce intends to issue 
its final circumvention determinations within 300 days from the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of a circumvention inquiries in 
the Federal Register.

    Dated: October 11, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Scope of the Orders

    The scope of these Orders covers aluminum wire and cable, which 
is defined as an assembly of one or more electrical conductors made 
from 8000 Series Aluminum Alloys (defined in accordance with ASTM 
B800), Aluminum Alloy 1350 (defined in accordance with ASTM B230/
B230M or B609/B609M), and/or Aluminum Alloy 6201 (defined in 
accordance with ASTM B398/B398M), provided that: (1) At least one of 
the electrical conductors is insulated; (2) each insulated 
electrical conductor has a voltage rating greater than 80 volts and 
not exceeding 1000 volts; and (3) at least one electrical conductor 
is stranded and has a size not less than 16.5 thousand circular mil 
(kcmil) and not greater than 1000 kcmil. The assembly may: (1) 
Include a grounding or neutral conductor; (2) be clad with aluminum, 
steel, or other base metal; or (3) include a steel support center 
wire, one or more connectors, a tape shield, a jacket or other 
covering, and/or filler materials.
    Most aluminum wire and cable products conform to National 
Electrical Code (NEC) types THHN, THWN, THWN-2, XHHW-2, USE, USE-2, 
RHH, RHW, or RHW-2, and also conform to Underwriters Laboratories 
(UL) standards UL-44, UL-83, UL-758, UL- 854, UL-1063, UL-1277, UL-
1569, UL-1581, or UL-4703, but such conformity is not required for 
the merchandise to be included within the scope.
    The scope of the Orders specifically excludes aluminum wire and 
cable products in lengths less than six feet, whether or not 
included in equipment already assembled at the time of importation.
    The merchandise covered by the Orders is currently classifiable 
under subheading 8544.49.9000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States (HTSUS). Products subject to the scope may also 
enter under HTSUS subheading 8544.42.9090. The HTSUS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes. The written 
description of the scope of the Orders is dispositive.

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