China Cut-to-Length Steel Plate: Commerce Begins Anti-Circumvention Inquiry on Alloys
The Commerce Department is launching an anti-circumvention inquiry into imports of cut-to-length carbon steel plate (A-570-849) that have been modified through the addition of alloying elements, it said (here). Two domestic CTL plate producers say the alloys have no metallurgical purpose, and Chinese exporters have only started adding them to avoid paying antidumping duties.
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Commerce will examine CTL plate from all Chinese exporters made to ASTM A36 or A572 specifications with levels of chromium or titanium above the levels identified in note (f), “Other alloy steel”, of Chapter 72 of the HTS. The anti-circumvention inquiry will also cover all CTL plate from the PRC made to ASTM A36 or A572 specifications which contains levels of boron above levels identified in note (f) and which has not been heat treated to meet tensile and hardness requirements beyond commodity-grade ASTM specifications, said Commerce.
The final results of the inquiry are due in December. Commerce may suspend liquidation and require a cash deposit on entries of merchandise covered by this inquiry if it finds circumvention in its preliminary results.