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Mexico starts anti-circumvention inquiry on Chinese seamless tube imports

February 06, 2012 - 11:17 GMT Location: São Paulo

KEYWORDS: Mexico , China , seamless tube , anti-dumping , ISSB , imports , TenarisTamsa

The Mexican government has opened an investigation into imports of seamless steel tube from China which a domestic tubemaker claims are avoiding an anti-dumping duty imposed last year, according to the country’s economy secretary.

The anti-circumvention investigation comes after a request made by Mexican tubemaker TenarisTamsa. It claims that Chinese seamless tubes, with external diameters of 141.3-406.4mm, are being brought into the country under incorrect tariff codes to avoid payment of the anti-dumping duty. Mexico imposed...

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