The Russian government may impose a 28.1 percent special duty on imports of
stainless steel pipes from
China and
Brazil, following the submission by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade of a proposal aimed at protecting the country's producers, whose deliveries of
stainless steel pipes in the local market have decreased by more than 18 percent since 2004.
The decision will be taken after an antidumping investigation into imports of pipes with 426 mm outside diameter, containing 1.2 percent or less of carbon, and 10.5 percent or more of chrome, originating from
Brazil and
China (including
Taiwan,
Hong Kong and
Macau).