CITT Canadian International Trade Tribunal : CARBON AND ALLOY STEEL LINE PIPE

CARBON AND ALLOY STEEL LINE PIPE
Inquiry No. NQ-2017-002

Finding issued
Thursday, January 4, 2018

IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry pursuant to section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting:

CARBON AND ALLOY STEEL LINE PIPE ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal, pursuant to the provisions of section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, has conducted an inquiry to determine whether the dumping of carbon and alloy steel line pipe, as defined below, has caused injury or is threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry.

The goods subject to this inquiry are defined as follows:

Carbon and alloy steel line pipe originating in or exported from the Republic of Korea, welded or seamless, having a nominal outside diameter from 2.375 inches (60.3 mm) up to and including 24 inches (610 mm) (with all dimensions being plus or minus allowable tolerances contained in the applicable standards), including line pipe meeting or supplied to meet any one or several of API 5L, CSA Z245.1, ISO 3183, ASTM A333, ASTM A106, ASTM A53-B or their equivalents, in all grades, whether or not meeting specifications for other end uses (e.g. single-, dual-, or multiple‑certified, for use in oil and gas or other applications), and regardless of end finish (plain ends, beveled ends, threaded ends, or threaded and coupled ends), surface finish (coated or uncoated), wall thickness, or length, excluding galvanized line pipe and excluding stainless steel line pipe (containing 10.5 percent or more by weight of chromium), and excluding goods covered by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal's finding in Inquiry No. NQ‑2012-003.

For greater certainty, the product definition includes:

a.unfinished line pipe (including pipe that may or may not already be tested, inspected, and/or certified to line pipe specifications) originating in the Republic of Korea and imported for use in the production or finishing of line pipe meeting final specifications, including outside diameter, grade, wall-thickness, length, end finish, or surface finish; and

b.non-prime and secondary pipes ('limited service products').

Further to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal's inquiry, and following the issuance by the President of the Canada Border Services Agency of a final determination dated December 5, 2017, that the aforementioned goods have been dumped, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal hereby finds, pursuant to subsection 43(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, that the dumping of the above-mentioned goods has caused injury to the domestic industry.

Furthermore, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal excludes from its finding welded line pipe having nominal outside diameters from and including 18 inches to 24 inches (610 mm) (with all dimensions being plus or minus allowable tolerances contained in the applicable standards), regardless of grade and wall thickness, with a manganese content of no less than 16% by weight, for exclusive use in slurry, tailings, and pressure piping systems in oil sands projects, and marked 'Not for CSA Z-662 Applications'. For greater certainty, use in a pipeline meeting CSA Z-662 is not permitted under this exclusion.

The statement of reasons will be issued within 15 days.