US Government has imposed a preliminary anti-dumping duty on
import of certain types of steel pipes from India, about a month after New
Delhi lodged a complaint with WTO against the US for imposing anti-subsidy
duties on import of certain Indian steel products.
The US Department of Commerce aid it has “preliminarily
determined” that Indian firms were selling the pipes –circular welded
carbon-quality steel pipe — in the US at 48.43 % below the fair market value
of the product.
In 2011, the US imports of pipes from India were estimated
at $ 64.6 million. In March, the US had imposed preliminary countervailing
duties of about 286 % on certain steel pipe from India.
Last month, India had requested consultations with
Washington under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute settlement system
concerning the latter's countervailing duties on certain steel products from
India.
The India investigation department said, the
mandatory respondent Zenith Birla (India) (previously known as Zenith Steel
Pipes and Industries) received a preliminary dumping margin of 48.43 %.
“There is an existing anti-dumping (AD) order on
certain steel pipe from India. Therefore, this investigation covers only
merchandise manufactured and/or exported by Zenith Birla…,” it said.
The pipe is generally known as standard pipe, fence pipe and
tube, sprinkler pipe, and structural pipe.
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