Archived - SIMA –Final Determinations Respecting Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Line Pipe

On February 24, 2016, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) made final determinations of dumping and subsidy pursuant to paragraph 41(1)(a) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), in respect of certain carbon and alloy steel line pipe originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China (China).

The goods in question are usually classified under the following Harmonized System (HS) classification numbers:

• 7304.19.00.11
• 7304.19.00.12
• 7304.19.00.21
• 7304.19.00.22
• 7305.11.00.11
• 7305.11.00.19
• 7305.12.00.11
• 7305.12.00.19
• 7305.19.00.11
• 7305.19.00.19
• 7306.19.00.10
• 7306.19.00.90

Note that these HS codes are for convenience of reference only. Refer to the product definition for authoritative details regarding the subject goods.

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) is continuing its inquiry into the question of injury to the domestic industry and will make an order or finding by March 25, 2016.

Provisional duties will continue to apply on imports of subject goods from China until the date of the CITT's order or finding.

Additional information about these investigations is contained in a Statement of Reasons, which will be available within 15 days on the CBSA’s Web site: www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi.

Margins of Dumping and Amouts of Subsidy
by Exporter

Exporter	Margin of Dumping*	Amount of Subsidy*	Amount of Subsidy per Metric Ton (RMB)
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. / Baosteel America Inc.	74.0%	0.63%	31.35
Hengyang Steel Tube Group International Trading Inc. / Hengyang Valin Steel Tube Co., Ltd. / Hengyang Valin MPM Co., Ltd.	168.9%	0.64%	34.51
Huludao City Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd.	148.2%	0.38%	12.10
Jiangsu Changbao Steel Tube Co., Ltd.	156.5%	4.51%	267.30
Jiangsu Valin Xigang Special Steel Co., Ltd.	319.6%	7.97%	289.93
Tianjin Huilitong Steel Tube Co., Ltd. / Tianjin Longshenghua Import & Export Trade Co., Ltd.	113.0%	1.48%	51.85
Wuxi Huayou Special Steel Co., Ltd.	351.1%	15.50%	986.85
Yangzhou Lontrin Steel Tube Co., Ltd.	253.9%	6.01%	260.44
All Other Exporters	351.4%	17.32	989.97

* Expressed as a percentage of the export price

NOTE:

The margins of dumping reported in the table above are the margins determined by the CBSA for purposes of the final determination of dumping. These margins do not reflect the amount of anti-dumping duty to be levied on future importations of dumped goods. In the event of an injury finding by the CITT, normal values and amounts of subsidy have been provided to the exporters which provided sufficient information for future shipments to Canada and these normal values and amounts of subsidy would come into effect the day after an injury finding. Information regarding normal values of the subject goods and amounts of subsidy should be obtained from the exporter. Imports from exporters that did not provide sufficient information to the CBSA during the dumping and subsidy investigations and who are not listed in the table above will be subject to the All Other Exporters anti-dumping duty rate of 351.4%, expressed as a percentage of the export price, and countervailing duty rate of 989.97 RMB per metric ton, pursuant to a ministerial specification. Please consult the SIMA Self-Assessment Guide for more detailed information explaining how to determine the amount of SIMA duties owing.

Date modified:

2016-02-24