The US Department of Commerce has made its final determination in the antidumping investigation of circular welded carbon quality steel line pipe from China, effectively shutting out ERW line pipe sales ex-China to the US completely.
Exporter |
Final dumping margin |
Huludao Steel Pipe Industrial Co. Ltd |
73.87 percent |
Separate-Rate Respondents |
73.87 percent |
China-wide rate (all other Chinese producers and exporters) |
101.10 percent |
The separate-rate respondents include the following companies: Pangang Group Beihai Steel Pipe Corporation; Jiangsu Yulong Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.; and Tianjin Xingyuda Import and Export Co., Ltd. / Tianjin Lifengyuanda Steel Pipe Group Co., Ltd.
The China-wide rate includes Shanghai Metals & Minerals Import & Export Corp., Shanghai Minmetals Materials & Products Corp., and Benxi Northern Pipes Co., Ltd.
The merchandise covered by this investigation is classifiable under subheadings 7306.19.10.10, 7306.19.10.50, 7306.19.51.10, and 7306.19.51.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) will announce its final determination on May, 7, 2009.