Ministry Of Commerce Strongly Opposed To U.s. Policy On China Oil Pipe Countervailing Measures

Ministry of Commerce spokesman Yao Jian-25 on theChinese exports to the U.S. oil pipe dual investigations
U.S. China OCTG countervailing final award decisionin the subsidy investigation the Final result, ruled China
made a statement, he said: "The United Statesoil pipe manufacturers there from 10.36 to 15.78%,
continues to follow its countervailing preliminary rulingranging from subsidized rate.
survey of discriminatory practices, the errorUS-China oil pipe dual sanctions countdown
determined the existence of subsidies and anyU.S. Department of Commerce on the 24th to make
increased anti- subsidy rate, the Chinese sidefinal ruling, a Chinese oil well pipes of subsidies on
expresses strong dissatisfaction and resolute againstgrounds stated will be related to product
it. "implementation from 10.36 to 15.78 percent
Yao Jian said the United States of discriminatorycountervailing duty sanctions. The case involving
practices mainly: First, regardless of objective facts,about 27 billion U.S. dollars, is by far the US-China
the misconception that Chinese companies sourcingtrade sanctions, the largest one case.
production of oil well pipes are used in all roundBy the U.S. rules, the U.S. International Trade
constitutes a subsidy. Second, disregard of China'sCommission next year on January 7 on China's steel
market economy's tremendous achievements,is damaged and the U.S. domestic steel industry for
wrongly assuming that the Chinese Government,the final ruling. If the ruling against me, the Commerce
through the intervention round supply of marketDepartment will order the U.S. Customs related
distortions in the round of market prices, refused theproducts immediately countervailing sanctions.
Chinese government and business put forward byBefore this, the International Trade Commission, the
the domestic market price information, insisting onpreliminary ruling had already found Chinese products
the use of other countries, market prices As aon the U.S. industry, harmful, many analysts believe
benchmark, artificially raising the so-called subsidy rate.that last sentence is only a matter of time.
Yao said the United States to subsidize theStatement under the U.S. Department of Commerce,
identification and calculation errors in practice, greatlythe United States considered that the existence of
damaged the interests of China, the Chinesegovernment subsidies for domestic oil pipes, affected
Government and industry are not acceptable. Theseby the substantial growth in product sales in the
wrong practices in other cases by the U.S. court ruledUnited States, therefore, the U.S. imposed
that as inappropriate, the Chinese side urges the U.S.countervailing sanctions decision. Among them,
side to face the objective facts, to take effectiveZhejiang Jian Li Co., Ltd. is the U.S. required to pay
measures to correct the mistake.the countervailing duty rate was the highest 15.78%,
He also reiterated that the U.S. should abide by thefollowed by Wuxi Seamless Oil Special Pipe
G20 summit commitments and shortly before theManufacturing Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Chang Bao Steel
two leaders reached consensus, oppose tradeTube Co., Ltd., the rate was 14.61% and 11.98%.
protectionism and prevent abuse of trade remedyTianjin Pipe Group is exposed to 10.36% rate, all
measures.other Chinese steel vendors require to pay 13.20%
U.S. Department of Commerce on November 24 thatof tariffs.