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Trade Issues
Steel-related trade disputes and actions, including antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
Latest News
Canadian International Trade Tribunal Initiates Expiry Review of Seamless Well Casing
27 June 2012 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated an expiry review of its finding made on 10 March 2008, in Inquiry No. NQ-2007-001, concerning the dumping and subsidizing of seamless carbon or alloy steel oil and gas well casing from China.
AK Steel Applauds WTO Decision That Chinese Duties Were Unjustified
18 June 2012 - AK Steel applauded the decision of a dispute settlement panel at the World Trade Organization that China had no legal basis to impose antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of grain oriented electrical steel from the U.S. beginning in December 2009.
USITC Upholds Import Duties on Certain Pipe and Tube After Five-Year Sunset Review
14 June 2012 - The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that revoking the existing countervailing duty order on certain circular welded pipe and tube from Turkey and the antidumping duty orders on these products from Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
Canacero Monitoring Unfair Steel Imports into Mexico
13 June 2012 - Mexico's steel and iron ore association, Canacero, has started to monitor steel imports through a new program which aims to detect and fight unfairly undervalued transactions.
Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of Welded Pipe Imports from Four Countries
25 May 2012 - The Department of Commerce announced its affirmative preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty investigations of imports of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from India, Vietnam, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.
Canadian Trade Tribunal Initiates Inquiry into Welded Carbon Steel Pipe
18 May 2012 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated a preliminary injury inquiry into a complaint by Novamerican Steel Inc. and Bolton Steel Tube Co. Ltd. that they have suffered injury as a result of the dumping of certain carbon steel welded pipe from Chinese Taipei, the Republic of India, the Sultanate of Oman, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates, and the subsidizing of these goods from the Republic of India, the Sultanate of Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.
USITC to Uphold Antidumping Orders on Tin- and Chromium-Coated Steel Sheet from Japan
16 May 2012 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty order on tin- and chromium-coated steel sheet from Japan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
Canadian Agency to Investigate Dumping, Subsidizing of Carbon Steel Welded Pipe
15 May 2012 - The Canada Border Services Agency is initiating investigations into the alleged injurious dumping of carbon steel welded pipe. The Agency is also initiating investigations into the alleged injurious subsidizing of some carbon steel welded pipe from the Republic of India, the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates.
Canadian Tribunal Initiates Inquiry on Steel Piling Pipe from China
08 May 2012 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has initiated a preliminary injury inquiry into a complaint of injury resulting from dumping and subsidizing of steel piling pipe from P.R. China.
Canadian Tribunal Initiates Expiry Review for HR Carbon Plate from China
30 April 2012 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has initiated an expiry review of its orders made on January 9, 2008, concerning the dumping of hot-rolled carbon steel plate from China.
ITC to Conduct Sunset Review of Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Products
10 April 2012 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has voted to conduct full five-year (sunset) reviews concerning the countervailing duty order on corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from Korea and the antidumping duty orders on such products from Germany and Korea.
Commerce Delivers Mixed Preliminary Ruling on Welded Steel Pipe from Multiple Countries
28 March 2012 - The Department of Commerce announced its affirmative preliminary determinations in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from India and Vietnam, and its negative preliminary determinations in the CVD investigations of imports of such steel pipe from Oman and the United Arab Emirates.
Commerce Initiates AD, CVD Investigations of Drawn Stainless Sinks from P.R. China
23 March 2012 - The Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced the initiation of antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of drawn stainless steel sinks from P.R. China.
Commerce Finds Dumping, Subsidization of Galvanized Wire from P.R. China, Mexico
22 March 2012 - The Department of Commerce has made affirmative final determinations in the countervailing (CVD) and antidumping duty (AD) investigations of imports of galvanized steel wire from P.R. China (AD and CVD) and Mexico (AD).
AISI Applauds WTO Complaint against China for Illegal Export Restrictions
14 March 2012 - The American Iron and Steel Institute applauds the decision of the United States, the European Union and Japan, to hold China accountable for its illegal restrictions on exports of tungsten and molybdenum, as well as rare earth elements.
USITC to Expedite Sunset Review of Foundry Coke from China
07 March 2012 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has voted to expedite its five-year (sunset) review concerning the antidumping duty order on foundry coke from China.
USITC to Expedite Sunset Reviews on Stainless Bar from Four Countries
06 March 2012 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has voted to expedite its five-year (sunset) reviews concerning antidumping duty orders on stainless steel bar from Brazil, India, Japan, and Spain.
American Steel Industry Supports WTO Decision on Chinese Export Policies
31 January 2012 - The American Iron and Steel Institute, the Steel Manufacturers Association, the Specialty Steel Industry of North America, the Committee on Pipe and Tube Imports, and the United Steelworkers support the favorable decision by the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization, which held that China’s restraints on exports of various raw materials violated its WTO obligations.
USITC to Uphold Existing AD Order on Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from Taiwan
09 January 2012 - Existing antidumping duty order on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Taiwan will be upheld as a result of the USITC’s determination that revoking the orders would be likely to lead to material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
AISI Urges Response to Court Decision Limiting Application of CV Duties
23 December 2011 - American Iron and Steel Institute President and CEO Thomas J. Gibson issued a statement regarding a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruling this week to strike down the U.S. Commerce Department’s application of countervailing duties against subsidized products, including steel, from China.
