United States International Trade Commission has determined that there is a reasonable indication that a US industry is threatened with material injury by reason of imports of certain seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe from China that are allegedly subsidized and sold in the United States at less than fair value. All six commissioners made affirmative threat determinations.
As a result of the Commission's affirmative threat determinations, the US Department of Commerce will continue to conduct its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports of these products from China, with its preliminary countervailing duty determination due on or about December 10th 2009 and its preliminary antidumping duty determination due on or about February 23rd 2010.
The Commission's public report Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from China (Investigation Nos. 701-TA-469 and 731-TA-1168 (Preliminary), USITC Publication 4106, November 2009) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigation.
Seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipes ("seamless SLP pipe") are seamless (i.e., not welded) tubular products less than or equal to 16 inches in outside diameter and intended to convey liquids and gases. Seamless standard pipe is intended to convey water, steam, natural gas, air, and other liquids and gases at low pressures in plumbing and heating systems, air conditioning units, automatic sprinklers, and other related uses. Seamless line pipe is intended to convey oil and natural gas and other fluids in pipe lines, transmission lines, or gathering lines. Seamless pressure pipe is intended to convey water, steam, petrochemicals, chemicals, oil products, natural gas, and other liquids and gases at elevated temperatures or pressures, or both, in industrial piping systems.
