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Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping of Steel Pipe from China

01/07/2008 - The U.S. Department of Commerce announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation on imports of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from P.R. China.

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation on imports of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from P.R. China.
 
Commerce determined that Chinese producers/exporters sold certain steel pipe in the United States at up to 51.34% less than fair value. Based on the preliminary determination, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise and to collect a cash deposit or bond based on the preliminary rates.

Dumping occurs when a foreign company sells a product in the United States at less than fair value.
 
“Price discrimination hurts American manufacturers,” said Assistant Secretary for Import Administration David Spooner. “The Administration is committed to aggressively enforcing America's trade remedy laws in order to achieve strong and fair relationships with our trading partners.”

 
Commerce is currently scheduled to issue its final determination in this investigation by May 19, 2008. If Commerce makes a final affirmative determination and the U.S. International Trade Commission makes a final determination that circular welded carbon quality steel pipe imports from China injure or threaten to injure the domestic industry, Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order.
 
Petitioners for these investigations include Allied Tube & Conduit, Ill.; Ipsco Tubulars, Inc., Ky.; Northwest Pipe Co., Ore.; Sharon Tube Co., Pa.; Western Tube & Conduit Corp., Calif.; Wheatland Tube Co., N.J.; and the United Steelworkers, Pa.
 
Circular welded carbon quality steel pipe is used to convey water, steam, natural gas, air, and other liquids and gases in plumbing and heating systems, air conditioning units, and automatic sprinkler systems. The merchandise covered by this investigation includes certain circular welded carbon-quality steel pipes and tubes with an outside diameter of 0.372 inches or more, but not more than 16 inches, generally known as standard pipe and structural pipe.