The European Commission (EC) has announced that it has initiated an expiry review of the antidumping duties (AD) on certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel originating in Russia and Ukraine.
The application for the review was filed by the Defence Committee of the Seamless Steel Tubes Industry of the European Union (ESTA) based on the grounds that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in continuation of dumping and recurrence of injury to the industry in the European Union.
The existing AD duties imposed in July 2012 for the mentioned products from Russia and Ukraine range between 12.3 percent and 35.8 percent.
The investigation of a continuation or recurrence of dumping will cover the period from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017.
The product subject to this review is seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel, of circular cross-section, of an external diameter not exceeding 406,4 mm, currently falling within CN codes ex 7304 11 00, ex 7304 19 10, ex 7304 19 30, ex 7304 22 00, ex 7304 23 00, ex 7304 24 00, ex 7304 29 10, ex 7304 29 30, ex 7304 31 80, ex 7304 39 58, ex 7304 39 92, ex 7304 39 93, ex 7304 51 89, ex 7304 59 92 and ex 7304 59 93.