Initiation of Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Tin Mill Products from multiple countries

Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty Investigations of Tin Mill Products from Canada, the People’s Republic of China, Germany, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and the United Kingdom, and a Countervailing Duty Investigation of Tin Mill Products from the People’s Republic of China

On February 8, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced the initiation of antidumping duty (AD) investigations of tin mill products from Canada, the People’s Republic of China (China), Germany, the Republic of Korea (Korea), the Netherlands, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey (Turkey), and the United Kingdom, and a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of tin mill products from China.

ALLEGED DUMPING RATES:

ALLEGED SUBSIDY RATES:

* de minimis = less than 1% for developed countries, less than 2% for developing countries.

IMPORT STATISTICS:

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, accessed through IHS Markit’s Global Trade Atlas (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 7210.11.0000, 7210.12.0000, 7210.50.0020, 7210.50.0090, 7210.50.0000, 7212.10.0000, 7212.50.0000, 7225.99.0090, and 7226.99.0180).

CASE CALENDAR:

NOTE:  Commerce’s preliminary and final determination deadlines are governed by statute.  For CVD investigations, the deadlines are set forth in sections 703(b) and 705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).  For AD investigations, the deadlines are set forth in sections 733(b) and 735(a) of the Act.  These deadlines may be extended under certain circumstances.
* If the International Trade Commission (ITC) makes a negative preliminary determination of injury, then the corresponding AD/CVD investigation(s) will be terminated.
** This will take place only in the event of a final affirmative determination from Commerce.
*** This will take place only in the event of final affirmative determinations from Commerce and the ITC.
 

Other Case Information

• The petitioners are Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (Cleveland, OH) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (Pittsburgh, PA).
• For general information and next steps, please refer to a list of initiation FAQs.
• Additional case information including the scope of the investigations are on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS).  Once you log in, please refer to the following case numbers:
   

• To date, Commerce maintains 661 AD and CVD orders that provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.
• In the China CVD petition, there are 20 alleged subsidy programs, including provisions of goods or services for less-than-adequate remuneration, preferential lending, export credit programs, tax programs, and grant programs.  For more information on these subsidy programs, please refer to the subsidies enforcement library.