WTO panel to examine China’s AD duty on certain stainless steel pipes from Japan

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has stated that the World Trade Organization (WTO) has agreed to Japan's request to establish a panel regarding China's decision to impose an anti-dumping (AD) duty on certain high-performance stainless steel seamless tubes (HP-SSST) imported from Japan.
 
The Japanese authorities suggest that the anti-dumping duty imposed by China is inconsistent with the WTO Anti-dumping Agreement because of flaws in the determination of injury and a causal relationship between the dumped imports and the injury and due to flaws in the investigation procedure.
 
The METI recalled that China imposed an anti-dumping duty ranging between 9.2 and 14.4 percent on Japanese companies regarding certain HP-SSST exported from Japan to China for five years beginning on November 9, 2012.
 
According to WTO regulations, if consultations fail to settle a dispute, based on the request from the complaining party, the WTO panel examines the matter and gives rulings regarding its consistency with the WTO Agreement. A party that is not satisfied with the panel rulings may appeal to the WTO Appellate Body.