On November 9, 2007, the Canada Border Services Agency came to the preliminary verdict of anti-dumping and countervailing against oil and gas seamless steel originating in China (see table below).
Results of the preliminary verdict of anti-dumping and countervailing against oil and gas seamless steel originating in China:
| Exporters |
Dumping Margin (%) (Antidumping tax rate) |
Subsidy Tax (%) (Countervailing Duty Rate) |
Punitive Tariffs For Merger (%) |
| Dalipal Pipe Company |
54 |
8 |
62 |
| Hengyang Steel Tube Group Int' 1 Trading Tnc.) |
50 |
7 |
57 |
| Shangdong Molong Petroleum Machinery Co.Ltd. |
50 |
9 |
59 |
| Tianjin Pipe Corporation |
9 |
6 |
15 |
| Tianjin Tubular Goods Machining Co.Ltd. |
36 |
8 |
44 |
| Universal |
68 |
10 |
78 |
On August 13, 2007,replying to Canada Tenaris Algoma Tubes (TAT)'s application , Canada Border Services Agency issued a circular on the decision to make the investigation on antidumping and countervailing against Certain seamless carbonor alloy steel oil and gas well casing originating in China.
Customs codes for products involved are 73042900.11, 73042900.19, 73042900.21 and 73042900.29. According to Canada Customs statistics, in 2006, China's total exports to Canada involving in the case were 68,700 tons, reaching about 100 million US dollars. On October 22, 2007, the Canada Border Services Agency came to the preliminary detrimental verdict of anti-dumping and countervailing against oil and gas seamless steel originating in China.