The United States conducts the first mutual sunset review investigation on Chinese stainless coils
On March 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued an announcement to initiate the first anti-dumping and anti-subsidy sunset review investigation on Chinese stainless steel sheet and strip imported from China. At the same time, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) launched the first double-anti-sunset review industrial injury investigation on the products involved in China, examining whether the current anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures are canceled, and within a reasonably foreseeable period, the import of the products involved in the U.S.
Whether the substantial harm caused by the domestic industry will continue or recur. Stakeholders should register with the US Department of Commerce within 10 days from the date of this announcement. Stakeholders should submit responses to the ITC by March 31, 2022, and comments on the adequacy of the responses in this case by May 16, 2022.
original case
On March 3, 2016, in response to an application filed by AK Steel Corporation, Allegheny Ludlum, LLC (ATI Flat Rolled Products), North American Stainless and Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC on February 12, 2016, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a Initiated anti-dumping and countervailing investigations for stainless steel sheet and strip. This case involves products under U.S. Harmonized Tariff Nos. 7219.13.0031, 7219.13.0051, and 7219.13.0071.
On February 2, 2017, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced an affirmative final anti-dumping and anti-subsidy ruling on stainless steel plates and strips imported from China.
1. It is ruled that the non-compulsory respondent enterprises Taiyuan Ride Taixing Precision Stainless Steel Co., Ltd. and Zhangjiagang Pohang Stainless Steel Co., Ltd., which have separate tax rate status, apply a separate anti-dumping tax rate of 63.86%; based on the unfavorable facts available, it is ruled that the compulsory respondent company Shanxi Taixing Co., Ltd. Steel Stainless Steel Co., Ltd., Tianjin Taigang Daming Metal Products Co., Ltd. and other exporters/producers involved in the case are subject to China’s general anti-dumping rate of 76.64%.
2. Based on the unfavorable facts available, it is ruled that the compulsory respondent enterprises Ningbo Baoxin Stainless Steel Co., Ltd. and its affiliates and Daming International Import and Export Co., Ltd. and its affiliates will receive a subsidy rate of 190.71%; it is ruled that the compulsory respondent company Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co., Ltd. and its affiliates and other Chinese producers/exporters receive a subsidy rate of 75.60%. It is expected that the US International Trade Commission (USITC) will make a final ruling on industrial damage in this case on March 20, 2017.