Trade Issues
Steel-related trade disputes and actions, including antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
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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.
USITC to Continue Cases on Galvanized Steel Wire from China, Mexico
17 May 2011 - The United States International Trade Commission has determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of galvanized steel wire from China that are allegedly subsidized, and from China and Mexico that are allegedly sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
Commerce Investigates Galvanized Steel Wire from China, Mexico
26 April 2011 - The Department of Commerce recently initiated antidumping duty investigations of galvanized steel wire imports from China and Mexico and a countervailing duty investigation of galvanized steel wire from China.
Chinese Boron-Added Plate Held Subject to Antidumping Order
17 February 2011 - The Department of Commerce has issued an affirmative preliminary circumvention ruling determining that Chinese imports of cut-to-length carbon steel plate that include insignificant amounts of boron are subject to the antidumping duty order on CTL plate.
Commerce to Issue AD, CVD Orders on Drill Pipe, Drill Collars from China
08 February 2011 - The U.S. ITC has determined that a U.S. industry is threatened with material injury due to imports of drill pipe and drill collars from China that the U.S. Department of Commerce has determined are subsidized and sold in the United States at less than fair value.
USITC to Conduct Full Sunset Reviews on CTL Steel Plate from Five Countries
07 February 2011 - The U.S. ITC has voted to conduct full five- year "sunset" reviews on countervailing duty orders on cut-to-length carbon steel plate from India, Indonesia, Italy, and Korea, and antidumping duty orders on cut-to-length carbon steel plate from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and Korea.
Commerce Finds Dumping, Subsidization of Drill Pipe from China
05 January 2011 - The Department of Commerce announces its affirmative final determinations in the antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations on imports of drill pipe from P.R. China.
USITC Determines Seamless Pipe from China Threatens U.S. Industry
18 October 2010 - The United States International Trade Commission has determined that a U.S. industry is threatened with material injury by reason of imports of seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe from China that the U.S. Department of Commerce has determined are subsidized and sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. As a result, Commerce will issue antidumping and countervailing duty orders on imports of these products from China.
House Resolution Supports Effective Enforcement of Trade Laws
01 October 2010 - Representatives Roy Blunt, Spencer Bachus, Sam Graves, Jo Ann Emerson, Todd Akin, and Blaine Luetkemeyer have introduced House Resolution 1681, supporting effective enforcement of United States trade laws. The Coalition for Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders praises the resolution.
Steel Industry Calls for Currency Reform Legislation
28 September 2010 - Five key steel organizations, including the American Iron and Steel Institute, have sent a letter to all the members of the U.S. House of Representatives urging their support of the amended version of H.R. 2378, The Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act.
Commerce Finds Unfair Dumping, Subsidization of Seamless Pipe from China
14 September 2010 - The Department of Commerce announced on Sept. 13 its affirmative final determinations in the antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations on imports of seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe (seamless pipe) from P.R. China.
USITC to Conduct Sunset Reviews of Stainless Sheet and Strip Imports
08 September 2010 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has voted to conduct full five-year reviews concerning the countervailing duty order on stainless steel sheet and strip from Korea and the antidumping duty orders on stainless sheet and strip from Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Taiwan.
USITC to Conduct Sunset Review of Stainless Plate Imports
08 September 2010 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has voted to conduct full five-year (sunset) reviews concerning the countervailing duty orders on stainless steel plate from Belgium and South Africa and the antidumping duty orders on stainless plate from Belgium, Italy, Korea, South Africa, and Taiwan.
Commerce Preliminarily Finds Unfair Dumping of Drill Pipe from China
09 August 2010 - The Department of Commerce has preliminarily determined that Chinese producers/exporters have sold drill pipe in the United States at margins ranging between 0.00 (de minimis) and 429.29%.
