Commerce Department Initiates Investigations on Steel Pipe Imports
Preliminary determinations in the cases are expected to be issued by the agency by April 16.
SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The Department of Commerce on Feb. 12 announced the initiation of antidumping investigations of imports of large diameter welded pipe from Canada, China, Greece, India, South Korea and Turkey and countervailing duty investigations of imports of those products from China, India, South Korea and Turkey.
The dumping margins ranged from 16.18 percent (South Korea) to 132.63 percent (China), while the subsidy rates for the four countries included in the inquiries were each above de minimis.
“The product covered by these investigations is welded carbon and alloy steel pipe, more than 406.4 mm (16 inches) in nominal outside diameter (large diameter welded pipe), regardless of wall thickness, length, surface finish, grade, end finish, or stenciling,” the Commerce Department explained. “Large diameter welded pipe may be used to transport oil, gas, slurry, steam, or other fluids, liquids, or gases. It may also be used for structural purposes, including, but not limited to, piling.”
Preliminary determinations in the cases are expected to be issued by the agency by April 16.
Courtesy: AIIS