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Memorandum D15-2-44

Certain Carbon Steel Pipe Fittings

2012-02-10

Application of anti-dumping duty

  1. This memorandum refers to the application of anti-dumping duties to importations of certain carbon steel pipe fittings originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China.
  2. The memorandum is being revised to reflect the changes as of January 1, 2012 to the Harmonized System (HS) classification numbers where importers have been found to regularly classify the subject goods. This listing of HS codes is for convenience of reference only. Refer to the product definition for authoritative details regarding the subject goods.

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Summary

This memorandum refers to the application of antidumping duty pursuant to section 3 of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) to importations of certain carbon steel pipe fittings originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China (China).

Guidelines and General Information

1. A description of the goods subject to anti-dumping duty is as follows:

carbon steel pipe nipples and adaptor fittings, in nominal diameters up to and including 6 inches or the metric equivalents, originating in or exported from China. The subject goods do not include carbon steel seamless pipe nipples manufactured for high-pressure applications.

2. The dates of the proceedings and finding concerning this case are:

Action Date
Initiation of Investigation December 18, 2002
Preliminary Determination March 18, 2003
Final Determination June 16, 2003
Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s Finding July 16, 2003
Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s Expiry Review Order July 15, 2008

3. The goods are typically classified in the Harmonized System (HS) under the following ten-digit classification numbers:

7307.99.00.89 7307.99.00.99

Note: This listing of HS codes is for convenience of reference only. Refer to the product definition for authoritative details regarding the subject goods.

4. The liability for duty results from proceedings conducted under SIMA and from the finding made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal.

5. Information regarding the normal values of goods and the amount of anti-dumping duty payable should be obtained from the exporter. Related information may be made available to importers on a need-to-know basis in accordance with the provisions of Memorandum D14-1-2, Disclosure of Normal Values, Export Prices, and Amounts of Subsidy Established Under the Special Import Measures Act to Importers.

Carbon Steel Pipe Nipples

6. For goods produced and exported by all exporters, the amount of anti-dumping duty is equal to an advance of the export price (as determined under section 24, 25 or 29 of the SIMA) of 153%.

Carbon Steel Adaptor Fittings

7. For goods produced and exported by all exporters, the amount of anti-dumping duty is equal to an advance of the export price (as determined under section 24, 25 or 29 of the SIMA) of 117%.

References

Issuing office Anti-dumping and Countervailing Program
Headquarters file 4258-119
Legislative references Special Import Measures Act, section 3
Other references D14-1-2
Superseded memoranda D D15-2-44, April 15, 2009