Trade Issues
Steel-related trade disputes and actions, including antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
Latest News
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.
AK Steel Comments on China’s Preliminary Ruling for Electrical Steel Duties
11 December 2009 - AK Steel responds to the imposition of provisional duties by China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on imported electrical steel products. Chairman, President, and CEO James L. Wainscott says the company is very disappointed by MOFCOM's preliminary findings.
USW Continues to Push for Trade Law Enforcement
03 December 2009 - The United Steelworkers calls for a final countervailing duty and a preliminary antidumping duty to be placed on dumped and subsidized Chinese pipe imports, in testimony before the six-member U.S. International Trade Commission.
Lakeside Steel Supports Decision on Imported Chinese Pipe and Tube Products
30 November 2009 - Lakeside Steel Inc. welcomes the Canada Border Services Agency's preliminary determination that Chinese imports of welded oil and gas well casing and seamless and welded oil and gas well tubing have been dumped and subsidized in the Canadian market.
AISI Endorses Trade, Competitiveness Conclusions of U.S.-China Report
27 November 2009 - The American Iron and Steel Institute reports that it “soundly endorses” key trade and competitiveness-related conclusions contained in the 2009 Annual Report to Congress recently issued by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
U.S. Commerce Department Finds Subsidization of OCTG from China
25 November 2009 - The Department of Commerce announced on November 24 its final determination in the countervailing duty investigation on imports of oil country tubular goods from P.R. China. It found that Chinese producers/exporters of OCTG have received net countervailable subsidies ranging from 10.36 to 15.78%.
ITC to Uphold Duties, Finding on PC Wire Strand from Six Countries
11 November 2009 - The U.S. ITC will uphold the existing countervailing duty order on prestressed concrete steel wire strand from India, and antidumping duty orders on this product from Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico, and Thailand, as well as an existing antidumping duty finding on this product from Japan.
U.S. Commerce Department to Impose Preliminary Duties on OCTG from China
06 November 2009 - The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determines that oil country tubular goods from P.R. China are being sold or are likely to be sold in the United States at less than fair value, as provided in section 733 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.
ITC Votes to Continue Cases on Seamless Pipe from China
02 November 2009 - The U.S. International Trade Commission determines there is reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is threatened with material injury by reason of imports of certain seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe from China that are allegedly subsidized and sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
AISI Supports Trade Enforcement Priorities Act of 2009
29 October 2009 - The American Iron and Steel Institute is in favor of the Section 301 bill, known as the Trade Enforcement Priorities Act of 2009, which works to identify priority trade barriers and to make sure that foreign governments are living up to their trade agreement commitments.
Commerce Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of PC Wire Strand from China
28 October 2009 - The U.S. Department of Commerce announced on October 27 its affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty investigation on imports of prestressed concrete steel wire strand from P.R. China.
AISI Urges USTR, Commerce to Address China Trade Concerns
27 October 2009 - AISI submits letter to United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke detailing concerns over China’s steel industry and its trade-related actions.
AISI Disappointed by Stance on China as Currency Manipulator
20 October 2009 - American Iron and Steel Institute President and CEO Thomas J. Gibson issues a statement reacting to the Obama Administration’s recent decision not to name China a currency manipulator in the Treasury Department’s semiannual report.
Commerce Initiates AD, CVD Investigations of Steel Fasteners
15 October 2009 - The U.S. Department of Commerce announces that it will initiate antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports of certain standard steel fasteners from P.R. China (AD/CVD) and Taiwan (AD).
