Tag: Trade Cases

The Commerce Department has found high dumping rates of Chinese tin mill products in the US market.

In the trade case investigating subsidized wire rod imports from Algeria, the Commerce Department set final subsidy rates and officially issued the countervailing duty (CVD) order.

The US Department of Commerce has raised the anti-dumping duties (AD) on imports of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Vietnam.

The Commerce Department has issued its preliminary countervailing duty (CVD) determination in the trade case investigating tin mill products from China.

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted not to sunset anti-dumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVDs) on imports of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from a handful of nations.

The US Department of Commerce has made a preliminary subsidy determination in the trade case targeting imports of oil country tubular goods (OCTG), while also postponing the initial decision in the dumping portion of the case.

The US Department of Commerce has adjusted the countervailing duties on cold-rolled steel products from Korea. In the final results of an administrative review of the 2023 calendar year, Commerce assigned subsidy rates of 1.28% for Hyundai Steel and 3.64% for Posco. These differ slightly from the previous rates of 2.21% for Hyundai and 1.47% for Posco. Last year, South Korea sent 87,928 metric tons of cold-rolled sheet to the US, according to US import data. Year-to-date shipments through July are 56,331 mt.

The Commerce Department believes notable dumping and illegal subsidies would continue if import duties on welded line pipe from Turkey and Korea were allowed to expire.

Mexico has formally opened an anti-dumping investigation into imports of cut-to-length steel plate from Japan. Mexico’s Ministry of Economy launched the trade case after a complaint by Grupo Acerero (GASA). GASA, a San Luis Potosi-based steel producer, alleges price discrimination and injury to the Mexican industry, according to the announcement in Mexico’s Official Gazette of the Federation. The case targets hot-rolled, uncoated, non-coil carbon steel plate in sheet form, at least 4.75 mm thick and 600 mm wide.

New anti-dumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVDs) on rebar imports from three nations will officially take effect after a key vote.

The Department of Commerce is adjusting the anti-dumping duties on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Mexico.

The Commerce Department has postponed making its preliminary margin determinations in the tin mill products trade case vs. Taiwan and Turkey.

US anti-dumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVDs) on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from four countries will remain in place for another five years after a key injury determination.

The US Court of International Trade (CIT) has ordered the Commerce Department to redo its final dumping determination for Mexico’s Galvasid SA de CV in the corrosion-resistant (CORE) steel investigation.

The US Department of Commerce has set final duties in the trade case investigating rebar imports from Vietnam, Egypt, and Bulgaria.

The Commerce Department has preliminarily assigned significant countervailing duties (CVDs) in the trade case investigating large-diameter graphite electrode imports from China and India.

The US Department of Commerce is adjusting the import duties on Korean cold-rolled and galvanized steel after two administrative reviews.

Barry Zekelman showed up to last Wednesday’s SMU Community Chat as his usual self: energized, blunt, and unapologetically bullish on the US steel industry.

The Commerce Department has opened a new Section 232 national security investigation of anthracite and metallurgical coal imports. The department is seeking detailed input from the industry on supply risks, import dependence, and potential national security impacts.

Wire rod imports from Algeria face new countervailing duties (CVDs) in the US.

The investigation follows requests from US producers Nucor and Steel Dynamics.

Rebar imports from Algeria are now subject to stiff countervailing duties (CVDs).

A major trade case finalized late last year, along with higher Section 232 tariffs, account for the reduced imports.

The next few months are poised to be momentous for US trade and tariff policy. Of note, the United States, Mexico, and Canada are beginning the six-year review of the US-Canada-Mexico Agreement (USMCA).

The tin mill trade case brought by U.S. Steel and the United Steelworkers is moving forward after a key vote.

The Commerce Department's International Trade Administration recently concluded several administrative reviews of the anti-dumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVDs) on various steel imports. The reviews resulted in the following duty adjustments.

The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to continue investigations into oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Austria, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

A panel of steel executives said bolstering trade also protects it from the Iran war and other geopolitical risks.

OCTG imports from China will continue to face US anti-dumping and countervailing duties for at least another five years.

The agency found sufficient evidence to support the petitioners' allegations of dumping and subsidization and thus took up the case.