United States zhongcai on China steel pipe levy high tariffs against the "double"

--Washington, 13 September: United States Department of Commerce make 13, decided to finalize the production of seamless steel pipe levy 13.66 China to 53.65% of countervailing duties and 48.99% to 98.74% anti-dumping duties.

In February this year, the United States Department of Commerce preliminary on China steel pipe levy 11.06% to 12.97% of countervailing duties, April preliminary on China steel pipe levy 32.39% to 98.37% anti-dumping duties; two contrast, United States Department of Commerce zhongcai of "double-reverse" tariffs are higher than in the preliminary determination of tariffs.

Seamless steel is mainly used for tap water, petrochemical, petroleum products and natural gas industry pipeline system. In 2009, United States of seamless steel pipe from China a total value of about 1.82 billion.

According to the United States trade relief case handler, United States Department of Commerce 13 make zhongcai, United States International Trade Commission also to make final determinations after the United States Department of Commerce, to publish for seamless steel tubes from China and the anti-dumping and countervailing measures.

August 31, United States Department of Commerce has refused to China aluminum profile and coated paper expands the RMB exchange rate constitutes unfair subsidy investigations, but preliminary on China aluminum levy 6.18% to 137.65% of countervailing duties.

In addition, the United States Department of Commerce announced measures aimed at strengthening trade relief of 14 proposals involving anti-dumping, countervailing, trade remedies, the core include withdrawn single foreign export enterprises in a particular case of anti-dumping or countervailing duty exemption, etc.

For the US published 14 recommendations, China Ministry of Commerce represents one of a number of recommendations directed at non-market economy countries, China expresses grave concern over this; for the United States frequently initiated trade relief measures, interventions, China has repeatedly demanded that the United States adhere to the consensus reached by the parties, the opposition to trade protectionism, a common response to the financial crisis.