U.S. imposes antidumping duties on tubing imports

The Commerce Department will move forward with imposing antidumping duties on imports of cold-drawn mechanical tubing from Germany, China, Switzerland, India, Italy, and South Korea.    The Commerce Department will move forward with imposing antidumping duties on imports of cold-drawn mechanical tubing from Germany, China, Switzerland, India, Italy, and South Korea.
   Dumping occurs when a foreign company sells its products in the U.S. market at less than fair value.
   In its China investigation, Commerce calculated a preliminary dumping rate of 61.57 percent for Zhangjiagang Huacheng Import & Export Co. Ltd., while Jiangsu Hongyi Steel Pipe Co. Ltd. and other Chinese producers and exporters of mechanical tubing received a preliminary dumping rate of 186.89 percent. 
   Commerce in its Germany investigation calculated a preliminary dumping rate of 75.39 percent for BENTELER Steel/Tube GmbH and BENTELER Distribution International GmbH, while Mubea Fahrwerksfedern GmbH and Salzgitter Mannesmann Line Pipe GmbH received a dumping rate of 209.06 percent. All other German producers and exporters of this product received a dumping rate of 75.39 percent.
   In its India investigation, Commerce calculated a preliminary dumping rate of 0 percent for Goodluck India Ltd. However, the department set a dumping rate of 7.57 percent for Tube Products of India Ltd., a unit of Tube Investments of India Ltd, as well as all other Indian producers and exporters of mechanical tubing. 
   Commerce in its Italy investigation calculated a preliminary dumping rate of 36.80 percent for Dalmine S.p.A., and 31.42 for Metalfer S.p.A. All other Italian producers and exporters of this product received a dumping rate of 33.75 percent.
   In its South Korea investigation, Commerce assigned a preliminary dumping rate of 48 percent to Sang Shin Ind. Co. Ltd., and a dumping rate of 5.1 percent for Yulchon Co. Ltd., as well as all other South Korean producers and exporters of this product. 
   Lastly, Commerce in its Switzerland investigation calculated a preliminary dumping rate of 34.15 percent for Benteler Rothrist AG and a dumping rate of 68.59 percent for Mubea Präzisionsstahlrohr AG. The department assigned a dumping rate of 36.17 percent for all other Swiss producers and exporters of this product. 
   According to Commerce, in 2016 imports of cold-drawn mechanical tubing from China, Germany, Italy, India, Korea, and Switzerland were valued at $29.4 million, $38.8 million, $25 million, $11.9 million, $21.3 million, and $26.2 million, respectively.
   The petitioners for the antidumping investigations include ArcelorMittal Tubular Products of Ohio, Michigan Seamless Tube of Michigan, Plymouth Tube Co. USA in Illinois, Webco Industries of Oklahoma, and PTC Alliance Corp. and Zekelman Industries, both of Pennsylvania.
   Commerce is expected to make its final antidumping determinations in these investigations by Jan. 30, 2018.
   If Commerce makes affirmative final determinations of dumping and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) makes affirmative final injury determinations, Commerce will issue antidumping orders. If Commerce makes negative final determinations of dumping or the ITC makes negative final determinations of injury, the investigations will end and no orders will be issued.