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U.S. pipe producers file petitions against welded stainless pressure pipe from India

Synalloy Corp. subsidiary Bristol Metals LLC, Felker Brothers Corp., Outokumpu Stainless Pipe Inc., and Marcegaglia USA have petitioned the Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to apply antidumping and countervailing duties to imports of welded stainless pressure pipe from India.

Between 2012 and 2014, imports from India of welded stainless pressure pipe increased by 4,306 percent, from 281 to 12,101 tons, and imports in the first half of 2015 are on pace to exceed those of 2014.

The petitions allege that Indian welded stainless pressure pipe is dumped in the U.S. at the rate of 27.39 percent ad valorem. The petitions also allege more than 15 countervailable subsidy programs to be investigated by the DOC, many of which are prohibited under the relevant World Trade Organization agreements.

Under the unfair trade statutes, the ITC must make a preliminary injury ruling within 45 days of the petition, filed Sept. 30, 2015. The DOC will likely issue preliminary duty rulings in early 2016, with final rulings by both agencies due by late 2016.