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Trade Issues
Steel-related trade disputes and actions, including antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
Latest News
AISI, Other Associations Call for Currency Reform for China
10 June 2010 - The American Iron and Steel Institute and five other North American steel industry trade associations have sent a letter to the U.S., Canadian and Mexican Trade and Finance Ministers urging “strong and coordinated” efforts to achieve “a large and sustained appreciation” of China’s currency.
Commerce Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of Drill Pipe from China
09 June 2010 - The Department of Commerce has announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the CVD investigation on imports of drill pipe from P.R. China, noting that Chinese exporters including mandatory respondent DP Master Group have received countervailable subsidies of 15.72%.
Industry Task Force Applauds UL Action on Electrical Metallic Tubing from China
20 May 2010 - Members of the Committee on Pipe and Tube Imports and its Customs Task Force are applauding recent efforts by Underwriters Laboratories to notify the public about unsafe Chinese electrical metallic tubing.
Commerce Finds Dumping, Subsidization of PC Strand from China
18 May 2010 - In the antidumping duty investigations on imports of prestressed concrete steel wire strand from China, the Department of Commerce has determined that Chinese producers/exporters have sold the product in the U.S. at 42.97 to 193.55%. In the countervailing duty case, Commerce determined that Chinese producers/exporters have received net countervailable subsidies ranging from 8.85 to 45.85%.
ITC to Uphold Duties on Stainless Wire Rod from Five Countries
17 May 2010 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty orders on stainless steel wire rod from Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, and Taiwan would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. Therefore, the existing orders will remain in place.
SSINA Urges Responsible Enforcement of Cuban Embargo
14 May 2010 - The Specialty Steel Industry of North America issues statement to the House Ways and Means Committee encouraging stricter enforcement of the U.S. regulations on trade with Cuba, particularly with respect to China.
ITC Determines OCTG from China Injures U.S. Industry
04 May 2010 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that U.S. industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury by imports of oil country tubular goods from China that Commerce has determined are sold at less than fair value. Commerce will therefore issue an antidumping duty order.
Commerce Initiates Circumvention Investigation on CTL Plate from China
30 April 2010 - The U.S. Department of Commerce is initiating an antidumping circumvention inquiry to determine whether imports of cut-to-length carbon steel plate from P.R. China are circumventing the duty order by containing small amounts of boron.
Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of Seamless Pipe from China
23 April 2010 - The Department of Commerce announced on April 22 its affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation on imports of certain seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe from P.R. China.
Commerce Finds Dumping of OCTG from China
14 April 2010 - The U.S. Department of Commerce announced on April 9 its affirmative final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on imports of oil country tubular goods from P.R. China. Commerce determined that Chinese producers/exporters have sold OCTG in the United States at margins ranging from 29.94 to 99.14%.
AISI Opposes Decision to Delay Naming China a Currency Manipulator
13 April 2010 - AISI issues a statement expressing disappointment regarding the Obama Administration’s recent announcement that it would delay a decision on whether to declare China a currency manipulator, which had been expected by April 15.
Canadian Tribunal Delivers Mixed Findings on OCTG from China
24 March 2010 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal finds that dumped and subsidized coupling stock OCTG from China had not caused or threatened to the domestic industry, but that dumped and subsidized casing and tubing OCTG from China had.
Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of Magnesia Carbon Brick from China, Mexico
05 March 2010 - The Department of Commerce announced on March 4 that it preliminarily determined that Chinese and Mexican producers/exporters have sold magnesia carbon brick in the United States between 132.74 and 349.00%, and 54.73% less than normal value, respectively.
Commerce Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of Seamless Pipe from China
25 February 2010 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty investigation on imports of seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe from P.R. China.
Pipe and Tube Producers to Take Action against AD Evasion on Chinese Imports
10 February 2010 - Members of the Committee on Pipe and Tube Imports announce formation of an industry task force to seek an end to the evasion of antidumping duties on imports of steel tubular products from China.
Commerce Initiates Investigations of Drill Pipe from China
22 January 2010 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has initiated antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations on imports of drill pipe from P.R. China. From 2006 to 2008, imports of drill pipe from China increased 106% by volume.
U. S. Steel, Others File for Critical Circumstances in Tubular Trade Case
08 January 2010 - U.S. Steel and other petitioning parties will make an allegation of "critical circumstances" in the ongoing antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into seamless standard, line and pressure pipe from China.
ITC to Impose Duties on Oil Country Tubular Goods from China
31 December 2009 - U.S. Department of Commerce to issue countervailing duty order on imports of oil country tubular goods from China.
AISI, USW Support ITC Finding on Subsidized Steel Pipe from China
31 December 2009 - The American Iron and Steel Institute and the United Steelworkers both strongly support the U.S. International Trade Commission’s final injury determination in the countervailing duty portion of a case involving dumped and subsidized Chinese OCTG imports into the U.S. market.
Commerce Preliminarily Finds Dumping of PC Wire Strand from China
21 December 2009 - The Department of Commerce announced on December 18 its preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation on imports of prestressed concrete steel wire strand from P.R. China. Commerce preliminarily determined that Chinese producers/exporters have sold PC strand in the U.S. at 37.72 to193.55% less than normal value.
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