Provisional duties are now payable on certain carbon and alloy steel line pipe that is released from customs on or after June 22, 2016. This is a result of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) preliminary determinations of dumping and subsidizing with respect to certain welded large diameter carbon and alloy steel line pipe (large line pipe) originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China (China) and Japan, and subsidizing of large line pipe from China.
The subject goods are defined as welded large diameter carbon and alloy steel line pipe with an outside diameter greater than 24 inches (609.6 mm), and less than or equal to 60 inches (1,524 mm), regardless of wall thickness, length, surface finish (coated or uncoated), end finish (plain end or beveled end), or stenciling and certification (including multiple-stenciled/multiple-certified line pipe for oil and gas transmission and other applications).
The goods in question are usually classified under Harmonized System classification numbers 7305.11.00.21, 7305.11.00.29, 7305.12.00.20, 7305.19.00.21, 7305.19.00.29.
Note that this listing of HS codes is for convenience of reference only. Refer to the product definition for authoritative details regarding the subject goods.
The entire notice is available on CBSA’s website.
Additional information about these investigations is contained in a Statement of Reasons, which will be available within 15 days on the CBSA’s website.
Please contact your Livingston account representative should you have any questions.