December 02, 2008

Canada announces AD and subsidy values on Chinese pipes

On July 21st 2008, the President of the Canada Border Services Agency made final determinations of dumping and subsidizing pursuant to paragraph 41(1) (a) of the Special Import Measures Act with respect to certain carbon steel welded pipe originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China.

The products covered are commonly identified as standard pipe, in the nominal size range from 1/2 inch up to and including 6 inches (12.7mm to 168.3mm in outside diameter) inclusive, in various forms and finishes, usually supplied to meet ASTM A53, ASTM A135, ASTM A252, ASTM A589, ASTM A795, ASTM F1083 or Commercial Quality, or AWWA C200-97 or equivalent specifications, including water well casing, piling pipe, sprinkler pipe and fencing pipe, but excluding oil and gas line pipe made to API specifications exclusively.

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal is continuing its inquiry into the question of injury to the domestic industry and will make an order or finding by August 20th 2008. Provisional duties will continue to apply until this date. The Statement of Reasons regarding this decision will be issued within 15 days.

Margins of Dumping and Amount of Subsidy

Exporters	WAMD	WAMS	Subsidy
Guangdong Wallsall Steel Pipe Industrial Co Ltd	106%	25%	1,130
Tianjin Shuangjie Steel Pipe Co Ltd	97%	37%	1,616
Weifang East Steel Pipe Co Ltd	99%	33%	1,449
Zhejiang Kingland Pipe Technologies Co Ltd	110%	34%	1,670
All Other Exporters	179%	113%	5,280

1. WAMD - Weighted Average Margin of Dumping (As a % of export price)
2. WAMS - Weighted Average Margin of Subsidy (As a % of export price)
3. Amounts of subsidy in CNY per tonne