October 13, 2008

Canada starts AD investigation on welded pipes from China

Canada Border Services Agency has announced the initiation of investigations into the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of certain carbon steel welded pipe originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China.

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal will now begin a preliminary inquiry to determine whether the imports are harming Canadian producers. The Tribunal will issue a decision by March 25th 2008. While the Tribunal is examining the question of injury, the CBSA will investigate whether the imports are being dumped and or subsidized and will make a decision by April 22nd 2008.

The investigations follow a complaint filed by ArcelorMittal of Montréal, which alleged that the dumping and subsidizing of the goods in question are harming Canadian production by causing price erosion, price suppression, lost sales, reduced market share, lost revenues, reduced profitability, reduced production and overcapacity, lost employment and plant shut downs, increased inventory levels and impairment to make future investments.