Active antidumping and countervailing duty orders on aluminum extrusions cover a broad scope of extruded shapes, regardless of alloy, temper, or finish. Importers must assess whether their specific profile — including custom shapes — falls within the order's scope, and scope ruling requests to the Department of Commerce are sometimes necessary to obtain a definitive determination.

Extrusion forces heated aluminum through a die to create a profile, while drawing pulls the metal through a die at lower temperatures to achieve tighter tolerances and improved surface finish. This process difference affects mechanical properties, dimensional precision, and HTS classification — drawn tube and wire fall under different tariff subheadings than extruded profiles, and the applicable trade-remedy orders may differ as well.