Imports & Exports
The movement of iron and steel across international borders.
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NAFTA Changes Would Impact U.S., Mexican Economies
05 October 2016 - Revisions to, or outright cancellation of, the North American Free Trade Agreement, would negatively impact both the U.S and Mexico, according to CRU steel consultant Thais Terzian.
Chinese Steelmakers Trying to Evade U.S. Import Tariffs, American Steelmakers Allege
23 September 2016 - Several U.S. steelmakers are accusing their Chinese counterparts of circumventing newly imposed tariffs on cold-rolled and corrosion-resistant steels by diverting products into another country before exporting them.
Coil Exports Begin Shipping From New Tata Steel Works
16 September 2016 - Tata Steel’s new Kalinganagar works has reached another milestone as ramps up operations, shipping its first hot-rolled coils for the export market.
Amid Recession, Long Products Maker Gerdau Sending More Flat Steel Overseas
15 September 2016 - With the Brazilian economy in a deep recession, Gerdau SA is looking to sell flat steel into foreign markets, and is finding success.
U.S. Announces Preliminary Duties on Stainless Sheet, Strip
12 September 2016 - The U.S. Commerce Department has set has set preliminary anti-dumping duties of 63.9 and 76.6 percent on stainless sheet and strip from China.
Commerce Department Proposes Big Countervailing Duty on Chinese-Made Plate
08 September 2016 - The U.S. Commerce Department has set preliminary countervailing duties of 210.5 percent on Chinese-made cut to length plate, ruling that producers there have been benefitting from unfair government subsidies.
U.S. Trade Commission OKs Duties on Cold-Rolled Imports
02 September 2016 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has affirmed the imposition of anti-dumping duties on cold-rolled steel from four countries, but has declined to apply them to Russian imports.
The Time is Now for Meaningful Commitments on Capacity Reductions, SMA Chairman Says
26 August 2016 - In spite of new trade laws and a spate of anti-dumping cases, unfairly traded steel imports continue to pose significant challenges for U.S. steelmakers, the chairman of the Steel Manufacturers Association said on Friday.
Tata Steel Initiates Exports of New Iron Product
24 August 2016 - Tata Steel said its new Kalinganagar steel works in India shipped its first export batch of an alternative iron product called Tata Ferroshots.
U.S. Trade Commission Affirms Duties on Certain Pipe and Tube Imports
17 August 2016 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has signed off on anti-dumping duties against imported heavy-walled, welded carbon pipe and tube from three countries.
U.S. Is Vigorously Enforcing Trade Laws, Says Commerce Department Secretary
12 August 2016 - U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Penny Pritzker said that with 161 steel-related trade cases now on the books, the government is fully committed to enforcing trade laws.
Commerce Department Sets Duties on Hot Rolled Coil Imports
08 August 2016 - The U.S. Commerce Department will impose anti-dumping duties of between 3.7 and 34.3 percent on hot rolled coil from seven countries, the department has announced.
India Extends Import Protections on Certain Steels for Another 60 Days
08 August 2016 - The Indian government has extended its import price floor for certain steel products by an additional two months, reports The (India) Economic Times.
EU Sets Duties on Cold Rolled Imports
04 August 2016 - The European Union is imposing anti-dumping duties on cold rolled steel from China and Russia, reports The Wall Street Journal.
New Monitoring System Could Generate Better Steel Import Policies, Officials Say
02 August 2016 - U.S. officials stopped at ArcelorMittal Cleveland’s integrated mill on Monday to publicize an expanded steel trade monitoring system, a new tool meant to aid in the fight against unfairly traded imports.
Indian Steelmakers Urge Government to Extend Import Price Floor
28 July 2016 - Indian steelmakers are pressing the government to retain the import price floor it imposed on 173 steel products earlier this year, arguing that it has helped hold back a flood of low-cost steel and improved margins.
Commerce Department Clears the Way for Anti-Dumping Duties on Cold Rolled Steel
22 July 2016 - The U.S. Commerce Department has set final anti-dumping margins of between 1 percent and 35.4 percent on cold rolled steel from five countries – Brazil, Korea, Russia, India and the United Kingdom.
U.S. Commerce Department Affirms Structural Tubing Duties
19 July 2016 - The U.S. Commerce Department has signed off on anti-dumping duties on carbon structural tubing from three countries.
China Makes a Record Amount of Steel in June
15 July 2016 - Chinese steel mills produced crude steel at a rate of 2.32 million metric tons per day in June, making the month the busiest ever -- on a daily basis -- for the country’s steelmakers, reports the Bloomberg news service.
NAFTA Panel Mostly Rejects Mexican Challenge to U.S. Duty Order on Rebar
14 July 2016 - A North American Free Trade Agreement review panel has generally upheld a finding that U.S. producers had been harmed by unfairly traded Mexican rebar exports.
