DOC Issues Final Affirmative Determination on Steel Flanges From India
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced this week that it had made a final affirmative determination in its anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations of steel flanges imported from India.
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Stainless steel flanges from India were sold in the U.S. at less than fair value, ranging from 19.16% to 145.25%, according to the DOC. In addition, the DOC determined India has providing countervailable subsidies to its producers of stainless steel flanges, at rates ranging from 4.92% to 256.16%.
Imports of stainless steel flanges from India were valued at $44 million in 2017, according to the DOC. In 2015, the U.S. imported 10,584 metric tons of the product from India, coming in at a value of just over $54.8 million. That dropped to 8,031 metric tons in 2016 ($32.1 million) before moving back up to 10,975 metric tons last year.
The petitioners in the case were the Coalition of American Flange Producers and its two members: Core Pipe Products, Inc. (of Carol Stream, Illinois) and Maass Flange Corporation (of Houston, Texas).
The case now moves to the U.S. International Trade Commission, which is expected to make a final determination by Sept. 24. If it also rules in the affirmative, the DOC will issue anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders.
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The ruling marks a continuation of the Trump administration’s aggressive stance on trade. According to the DOC release, the Trump administration to date has launched 120 new anti-dumping or countervailing duty investigation, marking a 216% increase in such cases compared with the same time period during the Obama administration.
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