ITC makes affirmative final determinations on large-diameter welded pipe imports

10/04/2019 10:07 - 465 Views

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has made affirmative final determinations in the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations on large-diameter welded pipe (LDWP) from Canada, Greece, Korea, and Turkey. The ITC found that U.S. LDWP producers have been materially injured by unfairly traded imports of LDWP from these countries, paving the way for the imposition of AD/CVD orders, which will stay in place for at least five years.

The ITC made affirmative final determinations with regard to line pipe from the following countries with a vote of 4-to-1:

• Canada (AD)

• Greece (AD)

• Korea (AD and CVD)

• Turkey (AD)

The ITC also made a unanimous affirmative determination with regard to structural pipe from the following countries:

• Canada (AD)

• Korea (AD and CVD)

• Turkey (AD and CVD)

The ITC voted in the negative regarding line pipe from Turkey (CVD) and structural pipe from Greece (AD), given the small import volumes involved, and also with regard to stainless steel pipe, which was not a primary focus of the case.

The ITC determination follows a January 2018 petition filed by ALPPA alleging that unfairly dumped LDWP from Canada, China, Greece, India, Korea, and Turkey and subsidized LDWP from China, India, Korea, and Turkey are injuring the U.S. industry and threatening the industry with additional injury.

April 8, 2019

Source: Canadian Metal Working