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- A panel under the WTO Agreement was established regarding China’s measure of imposing Anti-dumping Duties on Certain High-performance Stainless Steel Seamless Tubes from Japan.
A panel under the WTO Agreement was established regarding China’s measure of imposing Anti-dumping Duties on Certain High-performance Stainless Steel Seamless Tubes from Japan.
Today (May 24, 2013), a panel under the WTO Agreement was established regarding China's measure of imposing anti-dumping duties on certain high-performance stainless steel seamless tubes (HP-SSST) imported from Japan. Japan requested the establishment of a panel under the WTO Agreement.
1. Background of this issue
Today, a panel under the WTO Agreement was established regarding China's measure of imposing anti-dumping duties on certain high-performance stainless steel seamless tubes (HP-SSST) imported from Japan. Japan requested the establishment of a panel under the WTO Agreement on April 11, 2013.
Japan considers that China's imposing of anti-dumping duties is inconsistent with the WTO Anti-dumping Agreement (Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994) because of flaws in the determination of injury and a causal relationship between the dumped imports and the injury and in the investigation procedure.
* China imposed 9.2%-14.4% of anti-dumping duties on Japanese companies regarding certain HP-SSST exported from Japan to China for five years beginning on November 9, 2012.
2. Future prospects
Japan will seek an appropriate solution to this issue in accordance with the WTO Agreements.
3. Reference
(1) Relevant METI News Releases
- On December 20, 2012, Japan requested consultation with China under the WTO Agreement regarding China's measure of imposing Anti-dumping Duties on Certain High-performance Stainless Steel Seamless Tubes from Japan.
http://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2012/1220_01.html - On April 11, 2013, Japan requested the establishment of a panel under the WTO Agreement regarding China's measure of imposing Anti-dumping Duties on Certain High-performance Stainless Steel Seamless Tubes from Japan.
http://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2013/0411_02.html
(2) What is HP-SSST?
HP-SSST is high-grade steel used in ultra supercritical boilers in coal-fired power plants.
(3) What is an anti-dumping duty?
An anti-dumping duty is a customs duty imposed on a certain product by the importing country where it is demonstrated that the export price of the product is less than its selling price destined for consumption in the exporting country ("dumping") and the dumped imports are causing injury to the competing industry in the importing country. The amount of anti-dumping duty cannot exceed the difference between the export price of the product and the domestic selling price of the like product in the exporting country.
(4) Value of Japan's exports of certain HP-SSST to China
Japan's exports of certain HP-SSST to China equaled approximately 72 million US dollars in 2011.
(5) What is a panel under the WTO Agreement?
If consultations fail to settle a dispute, based on the request from the complaining party, the WTO panel examines the matter and gives rulings regarding its consistency with the WTO Agreement. A party that is not satisfied with the panel rulings may appeal to the WTO Appellate Body.
Release Date
May 24, 2013
Division in Charge
- Multilateral Trade System Department, Trade Policy Bureau
- Iron and Steel Division, Manufacturing Industries Bureau
- Northeast Asia Division, Trade Policy Bureau