Notice

Trade remedies notice 2021/08: anti-dumping duty on welded tubes and pipes from Belarus and China

Updated 29 June 2023

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

This notice was originally published on 9 August 2021. It was superseded by Trade Remedies Notice 2023/09 on 29 June.

This public notice is published by the Secretary of State under regulation 101C(2)(a) of the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

The public notice:

• relates to welded tubes and pipes, of circular cross-section, of iron or non-alloy steel, of an external diameter not exceeding 168.3mm (‘welded tubes and pipes’)

• gives effect to the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) recommendation to:
  • vary the anti-dumping duty on welded tubes and pipes from Belarus and China
  • revoke the anti-dumping duty on welded tubes and pipes from Russia
• supersedes taxation notice 2020/01: anti-dumping duty on certain welded tubes and pipes of iron or non-alloy steel originating in Belarus, the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation

Variation of anti-dumping duty on welded tubes and pipes from Belarus and China

The anti-dumping duty on welded tubes and pipes from Belarus and China given effect to by taxation notice 2020/01: anti-dumping duty on certain welded tubes and pipes of iron or non-alloy steel originating in Belarus, the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation is varied to apply in accordance with this public notice on 30 January 2021.

The anti-dumping duty on welded tubes and pipes from Belarus and China continued to apply in accordance with taxation notice 2020/01 until 9 August 2021 (the day the Secretary of State published this public notice). This is in accordance with regulation 97C of the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

Amount of anti-dumping duty

The additional amount of import duty (‘the anti-dumping duty’) applicable to the net, free-at-the-frontier price, before other amounts of import duty, of welded tubes and pipes imported into the UK from:

• Belarus is 38.1% ad valorem
• China is 90.6% ad valorem

Welded tubes and pipes subject to anti-dumping duty

The anti-dumping duty applies to welded tubes and pipes, of circular cross-section, of iron or non-alloy steel, and of an external diameter not exceeding 168.3mm, excluding:

• line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines
• casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas
• precision tubes
• tubes and pipes plated or coated with zinc that are not threaded or threadable
• tubes and pipes with attached fittings suitable for conducting gases or liquids for use in civil aircraft

The welded tubes and pipes subject to anti-dumping duty are usually imported into the UK under the following UK Global Tariff (UKGT) commodity codes:

• 73 06 30 41 20
• 73 06 30 49 20
• 73 06 30 77 80

Use the trade tariff tool to find UKGT commodity codes.

Expiry of anti-dumping duty

The anti-dumping duty on welded tubes and pipes from Belarus and China given effect to by this public notice ceases to apply on 30 January 2026.

The TRA will notify interested parties of the expiry of the anti-dumping duty in sufficient time to allow an interested party to make an application for an expiry review.

Revocation of anti-dumping duty on welded tubes and pipes from Russia

The anti-dumping duty on welded tubes and pipes from Russia given effect to by taxation notice 2020/01: anti-dumping duty on certain welded tubes and pipes of iron or non-alloy steel originating in Belarus, the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation is revoked on 30 January 2021.

The anti-dumping duty on welded tubes and pipes from Russia continued to apply in accordance with taxation notice 2020/01 until 9 August 2021 (the day the Secretary of State published this public notice). This is in accordance with regulation 97C of the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

Transition review TD0001: anti-dumping duty on welded tubes and pipes from Belarus, China, and Russia

On 10 February 2020 the Secretary of State for International Trade initiated a transition review of the anti-dumping duty on welded tubes and pipes from Belarus, China, and Russia (notice of initiation TD0001).

The transition review was initiated in accordance with regulations 97 and 98 of the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (‘the D&S Regulations’).

Background to the anti-dumping duty

The anti-dumping duty on welded tubes and pipes from Belarus, China, and Russia was imposed by the European Union on behalf of the UK and the other member States. The Secretary of State subsequently determined that the anti-dumping duty would be transitioned to continue applying in the UK at the end of the transition period (notice of determination 2020/01).

The anti-dumping duty was duly transitioned at 11pm on 31 December 2020 by public notice under regulation 96A of the D&S Regulations (taxation notice 2020/01) to apply until 30 January 2021. However, in accordance with regulation 97C of the D&S Regulations, the anti-dumping duty continued to apply in accordance with taxation notice 2020/01 until 9 August 2021 (the day this public notice was published).

Summary of the transition review

The Trade Remedies Investigations Directorate (TRID), the predecessor to the TRA, started the transition review on behalf of the Secretary of State. From 1 June 2021, the review was continued by the TRA (in accordance with regulation 1(7) of the D&S Regulations).

TRID and the TRA conducted the transition review in accordance with regulations 99A to 99C of the D&S Regulations.

TRID/TRA considered whether the application of the anti-dumping duty was necessary or sufficient to offset the dumping in the UK of welded tubes and pipes from Belarus, China, and Russia. TRID/TRA also considered whether injury to UK producers of welded tubes and pipes were likely to occur if the anti-dumping duty was no longer applied.

One domestic producer of welded tubes and pipes, one downstream user, one trade body, one trade union, six overseas exporters, and two domestic importers registered an interest in the transition review.

TRID/TRA also contacted additional downstream users of welded tubes and pipes. There are a large number of downstream industries and importers, but limited data was available on those businesses.

TRID/TRA did not consider it likely that downstream industries or consumers would be significantly affected whether the anti-dumping duty were varied or revoked. Importers may however benefit if the anti-dumping duty were revoked.

TRID/TRA based its consideration of whether the anti-dumping duty was necessary or sufficient on a range of data provided by the domestic producers and exporters. TRID/TRA also considered information from other interested parties.

Following the likelihood of dumping and likelihood of injury assessments, TRID/TRA concluded that the anti-dumping duty on welded tubes and pipes from Belarus and China should be narrowed. TRID/TRA also concluded that welded tubes and pipes from Russia were unlikely to be dumped into the UK and that anti-dumping duty on welded tubes and pipes from Russia should be removed.

Recommendation of the TRA

The TRA recommended that, on 30 January 2021, the anti-dumping duty on welded tubes and pipes from Belarus, China, and Russia given effect to by taxation notice 2020/01 should be varied in part and revoked in part.

The TRA recommended that the anti-dumping duty on welded tubes and pipes from:

• Belarus and China should be varied as to continue applying until 30 January 2026, with the same amount of anti-dumping duty, but only in relation to goods usually imported under 3 of the 4 UKGT commodity codes to which it previously applied
• Russia should be revoked

The TRA made the recommendation in accordance with regulations 100 to 100B of the D&S Regulations.

A summary of all facts, along with further detail about those facts that formed the basis of the preliminary decision, may be found in the Statement of Essential Facts (part of the TD0001 public file).