Posted on 09 Mar 2023
Brazil has prolonged its anti-dumping investigations into imports of seamless steel pipes originating from China and Romania, according to a document from the local foreign trade secretariat of the Brazilian Ministry of Industry (Secex/MDIC) monitored by Kallanish.
The investigation, which covers imports of seamless line pipe, with a diameter of up to 141.3 mm, classified under HS codes 7304.19.00, 7304.31.90, 7304.39.10 and 7304.39.90, was prolonged for two months starting from 22 June.
The analysis was launched following a request from local producer Vallourec in April 2022. This is the fourth review after originally measures were imposed in 1998.
Brazil will maintain duties in effect during the ongoing process. These will be at $743/tonne for Chinese origin seamless pipes, while Romanian imports continue subject to a 14.3% ad valorem duty.
Meanwhile, Secex confirmed it will not initiate a public interest assessment in relation to any measures that may be applied, considering that no sufficient elements were identified for analysis.
Source:Kallanish
