CBSA initiates re-investigation into seamless casing and other goods from China

On May 4th, 2015, the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated a re-investigation of the normal values, export prices and amounts of subsidy of Certain Seamless Casing, Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods and Certain Pup Joints originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China.

The subject goods are described as follows:

Certain seamless casing: certain seamless carbon or alloy steel oil and gas well casing, whether plain end, beveled, threaded or threaded and coupled, heat-treated or non-heat-treated, meeting American Petroleum Institute (API) specification 5CT, with an outside diameter not exceeding 11.75 inches (298.5 mm), in all grades, including proprietary grades.

The subject goods are generally classified under the following HS classifications:

7304.29.00.11, 7304.29.00.19, 7304.29.00.21, 7304.29.00.29

Oil country tubular goods: oil country tubular goods made of carbon or alloy steel, welded or seamless, heat-treated or not heat-treated, regardless of end finish, having an outside diameter from 2 3/8 inches to 13 3/8 inches (60.3 mm to 339.7 mm), meeting or supplied to meet American Petroleum Institute specification 5CT or equivalent standard, in all grades, excluding drill pipe and excluding seamless casing up to 11 ¾ inches (298.5 mm) in outside diameter.

The subject goods are generally classified under the following HS classifications:

7304.29.00.31, 7304.29.00.39, 7304.29.00.51, 7304.29.00.59, 7304.29.00.61, 7304.29.00.69,
7304.29.00.71, 7304.29.00.79, 7304.39.00.10, 7304.59.00.10, 7306.29.00.11, 7306.29.00.19,
7306.29.00.21, 7306.29.00.29, 7306.29.00.31, 7306.29.00.39, 7306.29.00.41, 7306.29.00.49

Certain pup joints: Oil country tubular goods pup joints, made of carbon or alloy steel, welded or seamless, heat-treated or not heat-treated, regardless of end finish, having an outside diameter from 2 3/8 inches to 4 1/2 inches (60.3 mm to 114.3 mm), in all grades, in lengths from 2 feet to 12 feet (61 cm to 366 cm).

The subject goods are generally classified under the following HS classifications:

7304.29.00.51, 7304.29.00.69, 7304.29.00.59, 7304.29.00.71,
7304.29.00.61, 7304.29.00.79,

Exporters that wish to participate in this re-investigation are required to provide a complete and accurate submission by June 10th, 2015.

Responses to the importer request for information are due by May 25th, 2015.

More information can be found on the Canada Border Services Agency website.

Any questions concerning this notice should be directed to:

Sima Registry and Disclosure Unit
Trade and Anti-dumping Programs Directorate
Canada Border Services Agency
100 Metcalfe Street, 11th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L8
Canada

Fax: 613-948-4844

E-mail: [email protected]

Telephone:
Jason Huang: 613-954-7388
Pat Mulligan: 613-952-6720