International Trade Newsletter 24 – Brazil initiates anti-dumping investigation on imports of cast iron tubes from China, United Arab Emirates and India

Brazil initiates anti-dumping investigation on imports of cast iron tubes from China, United Arab Emirates and India

On May 8, 2018, Brazil’s Secretariat of Foreign Trade (“SECEX”) of the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services (“MDIC”) published Notice of Initiation No. 18, launching an anti-dumping investigation on imports of cast iron tubes originating in China, the United Arab Emirates and India. The product is commonly classified under item 7303.00.00 of the Mercosur Common Nomenclature – NCM (HS based). The petitioner is Saint-Gobain Canalizacao Ltda.

The product under investigation was defined as ductile cast iron tubes, finished or semi-finished, for water and sewage applications and with nominal diameters from 80 to 1200 mm, with a thickness of K4 to K14 or nominal pressures PN10 a PN40, with or without external and internal locking, with or without elastic seals or rubber rings, protected or not by protective blankets.

Fur purposes of initiating the investigation, the Brazilian authority has calculated the following dumping margins:

Imports of cast iron tubes during the period of investigation were as follows:

Exporters and importers participating in the investigation can demonstrate that the product is not dumped to Brazil, avoiding the imposition of antidumping duties. Alternatively, if the authority understands that exports were dumped, exporting companies participating in the investigation may request individual dumping margins, which results in lower duties on their exports.

Producers/exporters will receive questionnaires indicating the information necessary to the investigation, and shall have a 30-day deadline for response, counting from the date of notification. Interested parties may participate in the investigation through legal representatives duly registered before the Department of Trade Remedies. Other parties who consider themselves as interested in the proceeding shall file a request for participation within a 20-day deadline counting from the beginning of the investigation. Notice of initiation No. 18 can be accessed at the following link.

Brazil initiates anti-dumping investigation on imports of flat-rolled silicon steel from Germany

On May 10, 2018, Brazil’s Secretariat of Foreign Trade (“SECEX”) of the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services (“MDIC”) published Notice of Initiation No. 21, launching an anti-dumping investigation against imports of flat-rolled silicon steel originating in Germany. The product is commonly classified under items 7225.19.00 and 7226.19.00 of the Mercosur Common Nomenclature – NCM (HS based). The petitioner is Aperam Inox América do Sul S.A. (Aperam).

The product under investigation was defined as flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel, referred to as magnetic, of non-oriented grains, totally processed, in the form of coils, strips or plates exported from Germany to Brazil.

Fur purposes of initiating the investigation, the Brazilian authority has calculated the following dumping margin:

Imports of flat-rolled silicon steel during the period of investigation were as follows:

Exporters and importers participating in the investigation can demonstrate that the product is not dumped to Brazil, avoiding the imposition of antidumping duties. Alternatively, if the authority understands that exports were dumped, exporting companies participating in the investigation may request individual dumping margins, which results in lower duties on their exports.

Producers/exporters will receive questionnaires indicating the information necessary to the investigation, and shall have a 30-day deadline for response, counting from the date of notification. Interested parties may participate in the investigation through legal representatives duly registered before the Department of Trade Remedies. Other parties who consider themselves as interested in the proceeding shall file a request for participation within a 20-day deadline counting from the beginning of the investigation. Notice of initiation No. 21 can be accessed at the following link.