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.