Mexico’s Preliminary Adjudication on Anti Dumping Period Review of Seamless Steel Pipes to China

On May 27, 2024, the Mexican Ministry of Economy announced that it had made a preliminary anti-dumping review ruling on seamless steel pipes (Spanish: tube í a de acero sin costura) originating from China HC180Y steel, and the preliminary ruling was to maintain the current anti-dumping duty of $1568.92 per metric ton unchanged. The involved product is a seamless steel pipe with a nominal outer diameter greater than or equal to 60.3 millimeters but less than or equal to 114.3 millimeters, involving products under TIGIE tax numbers 7304.19.01, 7304.19.04, 7304.19.99, 7304.31.01, 7304.31.10, 7304.31.99, 7304.39.01, 7304.39.10, 7304.39.11, 7304.39.91, 7304.39.92, and 7304.39.99. The announcement shall take effect from the day after its publication.

Registered stakeholders should submit case comments and evidence materials within 20 working days of the announcement.

On November 21, 2012, Mexico launched an anti-dumping investigation against HC180Y steel seamless steel pipes originating from China. On January 7, 2014, Mexico made a positive final ruling on the case and began imposing an anti-dumping duty of $1568.92 per metric ton on the products involved. On November 21, 2018, Mexico launched its first sunset review investigation into the case. On December 13, 2019, Mexico made its first sunset review final ruling on the case, deciding to continue imposing an anti-dumping duty of $1568.92 per metric ton on the products involved from January 8, 2019, with a validity period of five years. The TIGIE tax numbers of the products involved are 7304.19.01, 7304.19.04, 7304.19.99, 7304.31.01, 7304.31.10, 7304.31.99, 7304.39.01, 7304.39.05, and 7304.39.99. On December 22, 2023, Mexico HC180Y steel launched its second sunset review investigation into the case, while the Ministry of Economic Affairs independently initiated an interim review investigation.