New AD/CVD Petition – Tin Mill Merchandise from Canada, China, Germany, Netherlands, S. Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, U.Kingdom

On January 18, 2023, Cleveland Cliffs Inc. and the United Steelworkers Union filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing obligation (CVD) petitions towards U.S. imports of sure tin- and chromium-coated metal sheet mill merchandise (“tin mill merchandise”) from Canada, China, Germany, Netherlands, South Korea, Taiwan, and the UK. Tin mill merchandise are used primarily to make cans for meals, aerosol, paint, filtration and line functions, and caps and closures for glass containers.

Tin mill merchandise are already topic to Part 232 tariffs of 25 % that have been imposed on imports of metal and aluminum merchandise from all international locations.  Sure international locations, together with Canada, the European Union member states and the UK have been granted exemptions from these Part 232 tariffs.

Tin mill merchandise from China aren’t solely topic to the Part 232 metal tariffs, but additionally are topic to a further 7.5 % tariff from the Part 301 tariffs on Chinese language imports.

Regardless of these present tariffs, the U.S. business seeks further AD/CVD duties to additional shield them from import competitors. Demand for tin mill merchandise has steadily shrunk as corporations have developed substitute packaging merchandise to switch tin cans or developed can designs that scale back the quantity of metal used.

The U.S. Division of Commerce (“DOC”) and U.S. Worldwide Commerce Fee (“ITC”) will conduct investigations to additional look at the allegations made within the petition. DOC will examine whether or not the named topic imports are being bought to america at lower than honest worth (“dumping”) or profit from unfair authorities subsidies.  ITC will examine whether or not the topic imports are inflicting “materials harm” or “risk of fabric harm” to the home business.

1. Scope

The petition proposes the scope of the merchandise to be lined by these AD/CVD investigations as:

“tin mill flat-rolled merchandise which might be coated or plated with tin, chromium, or chromium oxides. Flat-rolled metal merchandise coated with tin are referred to as tinplate. Flat-rolled metal merchandise coated with chromium or chromium oxides are referred to as tin-free metal or electrolytic chromium-coated metal. The scope consists of all of the famous tin mill merchandise no matter thickness, width, kind (in coils or lower sheets), coating kind (electrolytic or in any other case), edge (trimmed, untrimmed or additional processed, corresponding to scroll lower), coating thickness, floor end, mood, coating steel (tin, chromium, chromium oxide), discount (single- or double- diminished), and whether or not or not coated with a plastic materials.”

See the proposed scope definition for an entire description of the bodily traits of the lined and excluded merchandise, and the HTS numbers that could be used to import the topic merchandise.

2. Alleged AD/CVD Margins.

Petitioner offered estimated dumping margin for the topic international locations:

Canada – 78.29%

China – 130.88%

Germany – 43.64%

Netherlands – 124.17% – 294.27%

South Korea – 13.46% – 110.84%

Taiwan – 47.22% – 60.12%

Turkey – 96.51% – 106.43%

United Kingdo – 110.81%

Though Petitioner alleged quite a few authorities subsidy packages that benefitted the Chinese language tin mill industries, Petitioner didn’t allege any particular subsidy charges.

3. Named Exporters/ Producers

Petitioner included a listing of corporations that it believes are producers and exporters of the topic merchandise.  See connected listing of exporters right here .

4. Named U.S. Importers

Petitioner included a listing of corporations that it believes are U.S. importers of the topic merchandise.  See connected listing of US importers right here.

5. Estimated Schedule of Investigations.

January 18, 2023 – Petitions filed

February 7, 2023 – DOC initiates investigation

February 8, 2022 – ITC Workers Convention

March 3, 2023 – ITC preliminary willpower

June 17, 2023 – DOC China CVD preliminary willpower (assuming prolonged deadline) (4/13/23 – unextended)