U.S. continues probe into imports of wire rods, including from Ukraine

20/09/2017 12:00 - 448 Views

The U.S. Department of Commerce continues an antidumping duty investigation into imports of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod, originated from Belarus, Italy, South Korea, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates and UK.

The U.S. Department of Commerce said on September 15, 2017 that the U.S. Department of Commerce is aligning the final determinations in the countervailing duty investigations of wire rod from Italy and Turkey with the final determinations in the companion antidumping duty investigations.

The products under investigation are currently classifiable under HTSUS subheadings 7213.91.30, 7213.91.45, 7213.91.60, 7213.99.00, 7227.20.00, and 7227.90.60 of the HTSUS.

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) that determines if damage was caused and the U.S. Department of Commerce that establishes the fact of dumping are involved in the investigation.

If the fact of causing damage to the national manufacturer is established, the investigation will go on and the commission will issue the final determinations before January 2, 2018. The U.S. Department of Commerce will issue the final determinations before November 20, 2017.

Source: Intertax-Ukraine