DOC initiates antidumping investigations on cast-iron soil pipe fitting imports
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross recently announced the initiation of new antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations to determine whether imports of cast iron soil pipe fittings from the People’s Republic of China are being dumped in the United States and whether producers in China are receiving alleged unfair subsidies.
These AD and CVD investigations are based on petitions filed by Mundelein, Ill.-based Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute, whose members are Oakland, Calif.-based AB&I Foundry, Charlotte, N.C.-based Charlotte Pipe & Foundry and Tyler, Texas-based Tyler Pipe on July 13. The estimated dumping margin alleged by the petitioner is 92.48% and the unfair subsidies are estimated to be above de minimis.