The Canada Border Services Agency has initiated an investigation to determine whether the expiration of duties on imports of standard pipe from six countries would result in the continuation or resumption of dumping and/or subsidization.
The CBSA said it will make a determination no later than May 7, 2018, and will issue a statement of reasons by May 22, 2018.
Subject to the five-year "sunset" reviews are antidumping duty orders on imports from Taiwan, India, Oman, South Korea, Thailand and the UAE. Additionally, the CBSA will investigate the sunsetting of countervailing duties established to offset subsidies provided to Indian producers.
The subject imports are welded pipes 0.5-6.0 inches in diameter, applications for which include water-well casing, piling pipe, sprinkler pipe and fencing pipe, but exclude oil and gas line pipe made to API specifications exclusively, according the CBSA, which has forwarded investigation questionnaires to the Canadian producer, importers, exporters and to the government of India.
In 2012, the initial CBSA investigation on standard pipe imports determined the AD margin for all exporters without company-specific rates at 54.2%. It determined AD margins for specific exporters from Taiwan at 0-4.7%; India, 11.6%; Thailand, 3.8-5.4%; and the UAE, 0-8.4%.
For India, the amount of subsidy determined five years ago was Rupee 3,577/mt (US$65.85/mt at that time) for Manu International and at Rupee 23,872/mt (US$439.48/mt) for all other Indian exporters.
