Mexico Reviews Countervailing Duties On Chinese Welded Pipes

The removal of duties, according to Mexican businesses Forza SPL, Pytco, and Tubera Laguna, would have a negative effect on domestic production, according to a report published in the nation’s Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) on March 7.

For imports of materials from Tianjin United SteelPipe and Tianjin Huilitong Steel Tube, the countervailing duty was originally set at $0.506/kg and $0.537/kg, respectively. While entries from Huludao City Steel Pipe Industrial were subject to $0.356/kg duty, Tangshan Zhengyuan Pipeline, Tianjin Youfa Dezhong Steel Pipe, Tianjin Youfa Steel Pipe Group, and other Chinese firms were subject to $0.618/kg duty.

The product under examination is a carbon and alloy steel tubing with longitudinal seams and a circular section with an external diameter of 4-16 inches, a square section with an external diameter of 4×4 to 16×16 inches and rectangular sections from 6×4 to 12×8 inches, regardless of the wall thickness or grade of steel with which are manufactured. The HS numbers for these are 7306.19.99, 7306.30.01, 7306.30.99, and 7306.61.01.

The investigation time will run from January 1 through December 31, 2022, according to the Mexican Secretariat of Economy (SE). The study will take place between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2022.

Throughout the ongoing review, anti-dumping steps will be in place.