EU takes Chinese AD duty on stainless steel pipe imports to WTO

The European Union has requested consultations with China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) concerning the Chinese antidumping (AD) duty imposed on imports of high-performance stainless steel seamless tubes (HP-SSST) from the EU.
 
The EU believes the antidumping duties are incompatible with WTO law, both on procedural and on substantive grounds. WTO consultations will give the EU and China the opportunity to find a negotiated solution. If the consultations are not successful, after 60 days the EU can ask the WTO to establish a panel to rule on the case.
 
China has imposed antidumping duties ranging between 9.7 percent and 11.1 percent on imports of high-performance stainless steel seamless tubes from the EU.
 
As SteelOrbis previously reported, the WTO has already established a panel regarding China's decision to impose an AD duty on the abovementioned products from Japan upon Japan's request.