The European Commission (EC) decided to extend the antidumping duty order on tube or
pipe-fittings, of iron and steel imported from
China.
Following an expiry review, the EC, on June 6, 2003, imposed antidumping duty of 58.6% on tube or
pipe-fittings (other than cast fittings, flanges and threaded fittings) or iron or steel (not including
stainless steel) imported from
China.
On June 23, 2005, the Defence Committee of the Steel Butt-Welding Fittings Industry of the European Union submitted a petition to the EC, claiming that antidumping measures imposed on imports of tube or
pipe fittings from
China is circumvented by means of the transshipment and incorrect declaration of origin via the
Philippines.
Upon this petition, on August 5, 2005, the EC initiated an investigation into the alleged circumvention of the antidumping measures imposed on imports of tube or
pipe fittings from
China by imports of same products consigned from the
Philippines. The period of investigation is July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005.
As a result of this investigation, EU Commission has determined that the existing antidumping duties on tube or
pipe-fitting of iron or steel imported from
China, should be extended to the same product consigned from the
Philippines, whether declared as originating in the
Philippines or not.