On October 11, 2018, at the request of AmericanKegCompanyLLC on September 20, 2018, the U.S. department of commerce announced the initiation of a double anti-dumping investigation against imports of reusable stainless steel beer kegs from China, as well as anti-dumping investigations against imports from Germany and Mexico. On November 2, 2018, the us international trade commission (USITC) voted to impose preliminary anti-dumping and anti-subsidy industry injury preliminary finding on imports of reusable stainless steel beer barrels from China, as well as anti-dumping and anti-subsidy industry injury preliminary finding on imports from Germany and Mexico. According to us statistics, the total amount of reusable stainless steel beer barrels imported by the us from China in 2017 was about us $18.1 million.