Chinese copper faces dumping probe in US
Monday, 16 November 2009
WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (Commodity Online): The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) Friday made preliminary determination to continue antidumping duty investigations on imports of seamless refined copper pipe and tube from China and Mexico.
The ITC said there is a reasonable indication that a US industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of these products from China and Mexico that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value.
As a result of the commission's affirmative determinations, the US department of commerce will continue to conduct its antidumping duty investigations on imports of this product from the two countries, with its preliminary determinations due on or about March 9, 2010.
Imports from the two countries valued at $728.2 million in 2008, said ITC in a statement.
If the commerce department makes an affirmative final determination, and the US international trade commission makes an affirmative final determination that imports of such products from China and Mexico materially injures, or threaten material injury to, the domestic industry, these products will face an antidumping duties from 60.5 per cent to 85.7 per cent.
The ITC said there is a reasonable indication that a US industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of these products from China and Mexico that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value.
As a result of the commission's affirmative determinations, the US department of commerce will continue to conduct its antidumping duty investigations on imports of this product from the two countries, with its preliminary determinations due on or about March 9, 2010.
Imports from the two countries valued at $728.2 million in 2008, said ITC in a statement.
If the commerce department makes an affirmative final determination, and the US international trade commission makes an affirmative final determination that imports of such products from China and Mexico materially injures, or threaten material injury to, the domestic industry, these products will face an antidumping duties from 60.5 per cent to 85.7 per cent.