In its final decisions on imports of seamless steel pipes from China, the US Department of Commerce (US DOC) announced on September 13 the imposition of countervailing duties (CVD) ranging from 13.66 to 53.65 percent and antidumping (AD) duties ranging from 48.99 to 98.74 percent on the products in question.
In February this year, the US DOC had announced its preliminary decision to impose countervailing duties on Chinese seamless pipes ranging from 11.06 to 12.97 percent. In April, the DOC preliminarily imposed AD duties ranging from 32.39 to 98.37 percent on the same products.
In 2009, China's seamless pipe exports to the US reached a value of US$0.182 billion.