Posted on 08 Mar 2023
The Mexican Ministry of Economy (SE) is evaluating the possibility of extending its countervailing duty to both permanent and temporary imports of welded pipes from China implemented in March 2018. This is according to a document from the local authorities monitored by Kallanish.
The country’s Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) announced on 7 March that Mexican companies Forza SPL, Pytco and Tubería Laguna have complained that the removal of duties would negatively impact domestic production.
The countervailing duty was initially imposed at $0.506/kilogram and $0.537/kg for imports of material from Tianjin Huilitong Steel Tube and Tianjin United Steel Pipe, respectively. The duty on Tangshan Zhengyuan Pipeline, Tianjin Youfa Dezhong Steel Pipe, Tianjin Youfa Steel Pipe Group and other Chinses companies was fixed at $0.618/kg, while entries from Huludao City Steel Pipe Industrial were subject to $0.356/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 4x4 to 16x16 inches and rectangular sections from 6x4 to 12x8 inches, regardless of the wall thickness or grade of steel with which are manufactured. These are classified under HS codes 7306.19.99, 7306.30.01, 7306.30.99 y 7306.61.01.
The Mexican Secretariat of Economy (SE) determined the period of investigation should be from 1 January to 31 December 2022. The analysis period is from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2022.
Anti-dumping measures will remain in effect during the ongoing review.
Source:Kallanish
