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Trade Issues
Steel-related trade disputes and actions, including antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
Latest News
USITC Reaches Decision on Stainless Wire Rod from India
19 December 2011 - The U.S. International Trade Commission determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty order on stainless steel wire rod from India would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. Therefore, the existing order on imports of this product from India will remain in place.
USITC to Continue Cases on Welded Carbon Steel Pipe from India, Oman, UAE, and Vietnam
12 December 2011 - The U.S. Department of Commerce will continue to conduct its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from India, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam based on the USITC’s finding of reasonable indication of material injury due to imports of these products.
USITC Makes Decision on Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate
06 December 2011 - The U.S. International Trade Commission determined that revoking the existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate from India, Indonesia, and Korea would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. The existing orders on imports of these products from Italy and Japan will be revoked as a result of the Commission's negative determinations.
ITC to Uphold Duty Orders on Stainless Pipe from Korea, Taiwan
18 November 2011 - The U.S. International Trade Commission determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty orders on welded stainless steel pipe from Korea and Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
Commerce Initiates Investigations of Steel Pipe
17 November 2011 - The Department of Commerce recently initiated antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations of certain steel-pipe imports from India, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.
Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of Galvanized Wire from China, Mexico
31 October 2011 - The Department of Commerce preliminarily determined that Chinese and Mexican producers/exporters have sold galvanized steel wire in the United States at margins ranging from 76.34 to 235.00%, and 37.87 to 61.54%, respectively.
Nucor Lauds Passage of Currency Manipulation Legislation
13 October 2011 - Nucor Corp. commends the U.S. Senate for passing the bipartisan Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011 (S.1619), which provides sanctions on China or any other nation that manipulates its currency.
ITC to Expedite Sunset Review of Stainless Pipe from Korea, Taiwan
06 October 2011 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has voted to expedite its five-year ("sunset") reviews concerning the antidumping duty orders on certain welded stainless steel pipe from Korea and Taiwan.
ITC to Expedite Sunset Review of Stainless Wire Rod from India
05 October 2011 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has voted to expedite its five-year ("sunset") review concerning the antidumping duty order on stainless steel wire rod from India.
ITC Makes Determination in Sunset Review of Pipe, Tube from Seven Countries
05 October 2011 - The U.S. International Trade Commission will conduct full reviews to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty order on certain pipe and tube from Turkey, the antidumping duty orders on certain pipe and tube from Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico, Thailand, and Turkey, and the antidumping duty orders on circular welded pipe from Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury.
USITC to Uphold Antidumping Orders on Seamless Pipe from Japan, Romania
12 September 2011 - Existing antidumping duty orders on imports of carbon and alloy seamless standard, line, and pressure pipe from Japan and Romania following the USITC’s determination that revoking the existing antidumping duties on these products would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
ITC to Conduct Sunset Review of Coated Steel Sheet from Japan
07 September 2011 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has voted to conduct a full five-year (sunset) review concerning the antidumping duty order on tin- and chromium-coated steel sheet from Japan (Inv. No. 731-TA-860 (Second Review)).
Commerce Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of Galvanized Wire from China
31 August 2011 - The Department of Commerce announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty investigation of imports of galvanized steel wire from P.R. China.
Domestic Producers Respond to ITC’s Mixed Findings on Stainless Plate
22 July 2011 - The Specialty Steel Industry of North America issued a statement this week in response to the U.S. ITC’s sunset review determinations concerning Stainless Steel Coiled Plate from Belgium, Korea, South Africa, Italy, and Taiwan.
ITC Reports Mixed Findings on Stainless Plate from Five Countries
21 July 2011 - The U.S. International Trade Commission determined that revoking the existing CVD order on stainless steel plate from South Africa and the existing AD orders on stainless plate from Belgium, Korea, South Africa, and Taiwan would likely lead to material injury. It also determined that revoking the existing AD order on stainless plate from Italy would not be likely to lead to material injury.
Domestic Stainless Producers Respond to ITC’s Mixed Findings
12 July 2011 - The Specialty Steel Industry of North America issued a statement in response to the U.S. International Trade Commission’s sunset-review determinations this week regarding stainless steel sheet and strip from Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Taiwan.
ITC Makes Decision on Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from Multiple Countries
11 July 2011 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that revoking the existing countervailing duty order on stainless steel sheet and strip from Korea and the existing antidumping duty orders on stainless steel sheet and strip from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
AISI Supports WTO Finding on China’s Raw Materials Export Restrictions
07 July 2011 - The American Iron and Steel Institute supports a World Trade Organization dispute resolution panel that publicly released its report in the China – Raw Materials case, finding that China’s restrictions on the exports of nine raw materials violate its international obligations.
USITC to Continue Cases on High Pressure Steel Cylinders from China
27 June 2011 - The USITC has found reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured due to imports of high pressure steel cylinders from China that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of China.
USITC Makes Determinations on Hot-Rolled Steel from Brazil, Japan and Russia
20 May 2011 - With regard to Russia, the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that terminating the existing suspended antidumping duty investigation on imports of hot-rolled steel would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
