Domino Effect To Clear The Blocked Pipe Exports

For the spate of anti-dumping on Chinese steel pipe, recently, the rule of Steel Co., Ltd. General Manager of Hubei, said the money just as the respondent on behalf of the company plans to hit 5 million yuan to continue and the EU court, but also want the case to the WTO to support the Ministry of Commerce ruling.

U.S. anti-dumping tariffs on Mexican anti-dumping, anti-dumping in India, just two months, many countries on anti-dumping countervailing China seamless steel tube investigation or sanction, but the domino effect of origin correct last October on the EU China Steel Tube anti-dumping duties.

In the dual EU investigation, Chinese steel companies basically stopped exports to the EU, the new smelting of steel, for example, its 2009 exports of 18,000 tons only, the loss of the original 95% share of exports, Tianjin Pipe, Hunan Valin also greatly affected.

Case, given a set of data lawyers can see the EU seamless steel pipe industry in the survey period, maintain a high growth: consumption growth of 24%, production increased by 7%, capacity utilization increased by 9% sales price increased 21% ... ... in the production, capacity utilization, sales, labor, prices and investment, the EU's seamless steel pipe industry have increased. "As far as I know, the mainstream of seamless steel pipe business last year's operating efficiency is not ideal, is at a loss not a loss of edge, although the situation eased today, but not optimistic, if South America, Southeast Asia, Middle East, exports of Chinese enterprises emerging and important regions in Europe and America to follow the double counter-investigation, that China's steel industry really has to enter the ice age. "a steel trader said.

Liu literature that the beginning of the industry enterprises had submitted a petition to the Ministry of Commerce, Premier Wen Jiabao even know the case. European Commission's decision reflects the case of anti-dumping policy in the use of an important change: do not have substantial damage in the case, based only on threat of injury on the establishment of anti-dumping measures. Chinese companies can not accept the fact that in any case, the current litigation in the European Union will soon complete the first round of the defense program.

"We had worried about the global spread of the Chinese steel block is now a real trend there, so many countries to contain China's steel, has not only a question of industrial economy." Qian Gang said. Steel products in North America, meeting with foreign business executives openly stated: "to drive out the Chinese products from these companies to maintain our domestic market."

International trade experts pointed out that the typical face of seamless steel tubes subjected to unfair treatment in foreign markets case, the Chinese government should remove the "reputation back trade protectionism," the burden to industry and businesses, effective responses and appeals, to avoid a certain loss of industry because of one case of ruling the phenomenon of recurrence of the global market.

"We now have several pairs of hands against the investigation of the case, the company simply Gubuguolai, much distracted, human and financial resources, very urgent to need the government support of overall national strategic Shangzuo Chu." Tianjin Steel source said.

"With more and more trade friction, the Chinese government's proper overall strategy in the export, in resolving related disputes can not be struggling with, to the offensive, sometimes have to take the initiative to other countries can not easily trade in a large wave rod to prevent the output of Chinese products. "The experts believe that countries need to increase the government level institutions to resolve trade disputes, human and financial allocation, and better services for the enterprise.

Qian Gang said that while the ultimate consequences of the appeal is also difficult to judge, but "Chinese enterprises should make their voices heard." Litigation may be two to three years, cost of manpower, material and financial resources are not small, the new smelting of steel to do that is worth it. Best hope now is to support the government will appeal the case to the WTO (World Trade Organization dispute settlement mechanism that is), for a fair ruling.

According to the Ministry of Commerce for Import and Export Fair Trade Bureau of the person, generally speaking, China's export enterprises in the event of the EU anti-dumping measures can be adopted by means of judicial relief, including requests the Government to the WTO dispute settlement mechanism proposed, or to the European courts for judicial review litigation, but both may be protracted, especially in the EU court hearing, even a "surprise" slow. "For the expense of threatening anti-dumping cases, we have from December 31, 2009 formally to the EU Court of First Instance proceedings, to the case of the complete end of the estimated need 2 years to 3 years. Proceedings have been referred to the time energy, material and financial resources more than a small number. "Money has just admitted," but we will keep walking. "