The European Commission (EC) has announced that it has imposed a preliminary antidumping (AD) duty on seamless steel pipe imports from China for six months.
In response, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has urged the EU to adhere closely to the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and avoid implementing unreasonable measures, while it expressed the hope that the two sides would strengthen dialogue and communication and resolve trade frictions.
The preliminary antidumping duties can be seen in the following table:
| Company | Provisional anti-dumping duty rate (%) |
| Yangzhou Chengde Steel Pipe Co., Ltd | 45.4 |
| Hubei Xinyegang Special Tube Co., Ltd | 79.0 |
| Yangzhou Lontrin Steel Tube Co., Ltd | 43.5 |
| Hengyang Valin MPM Co., Ltd | 73.3 |
| Other cooperating producers | 71.8 |
| All other producers | 81.1 |