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Steel Imports Commerce to Issue Duties on Welded Steel Line Pipe from China

Apr. 27, 2009

The U.S. Department of Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order on imports of circular welded carbon quality steel line pipe from China, following the ITC’s finding of material injury due to imports of these products from China.

Commerce determined that Chinese producers/exporters have sold welded line pipe in the United States at 73.87 to 101.10 percent less than normal value.

Chinese mandatory respondent, Huludao Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd., received a final dumping rate of 73.87 percent. Three Chinese exporters received a separate rate of 73.87 percent. All other Chinese producers/exporters of welded line pipe received the China-wide rate of 101.10 percent, including Chinese mandatory respondent, Shanghai Metals & Minerals Import & Export Corp., as this company withdrew from the investigation.

In 2008, imports of welded line pipe from China were valued at an estimated $91 million.

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