California company is accused of illegal import of aluminum from China

Almaty. September 15. Silkroadnews – Californian company is accused of illegal imports of aluminum from China, Fortune reported.
“The U.S. Justice Department has accused California-based Perfectus Aluminum Inc of illegally importing aluminum from China, evading $1.5 billion in tariffs,” the report said.
The U.S. Justice Department says Perfectus Aluminum Inc is in fact owned and controlled by Liu Zhongtian, the founder and chairman of the Chinese aluminum company China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd. The company violated the U.S. 2010 Commerce Department ban on certain aluminum imports from China.
According to the complaint filed by the U.S. government, Perfectus illegally imported more than 2.1 million aluminum pallets from China to the United States between 2011 and 2014. In addition, the complaint notes, the government intends to confiscate a warehouse belonging to Perfectus in the city of Fontana within a proceeding to seize the company’s assets.