Anti-dumping and Countervailing Program

SIMA -Preliminary Determinations respecting certain carbon steel welded pipe from the People’s Republic of China

Ottawa, April 22, 2008

On April 22, 2008, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) made preliminary determinations of dumping and subsidizing pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) in respect of carbon steel welded pipe, commonly identified as standard pipe, in the nominal size range from 1/2 inch up to and including 6 inches (12.7 mm to 168.3 mm in outside diameter) inclusive, in various forms and finishes, usually supplied to meet ASTM A53, ASTM A135, ASTM A252, ASTM A589, ASTM A795, ASTM F1083 or Commercial Quality, or AWWA C200-97 or equivalent specifications, including water well casing, piling pipe, sprinkler pipe and fencing pipe, but excluding oil and gas line pipe made to API specifications exclusively, originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China.

The goods in question are commonly classified under the following Harmonized System classification numbers:

• 7306.30.10.14
• 7306.30.10.24
• 7306.30.10.34

• 7306.30.90.14
• 7306.30.90.19
• 7306.30.90.24

• 7306.30.90.29
• 7306.30.90.34
• 7306.30.90.39

Provisional duties will now be payable on the subject goods that are released from customs on or after April 22, 2008.

Additional information about these investigations is contained in a Statement of Reasons, which will be available within 15 days on the CBSA’s Web site:www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima.

Contacts:

Richard Pragnell
613-954-0032

Dan St-Arnaud
613-954-7373

* As percentage of the export price