The US International Trade Commission (USITC) determined Tuesday that revoking the existing antidumping duty orders on stainless steel bar from Brazil, India, Japan, and Spain would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the ITC's affirmative determination, the existing order on imports of this product from these countries will remain in place.
Chairman Irving A. Williamson and Commissioners Shara L. Aranoff, Dean A. Pinkert, and David S. Johanson voted in the affirmative with respect to all four countries. Commissioners Deanna Tanner Okun and Daniel R. Pearson voted in the affirmative with respect to India and Japan and the negative with respect to Brazil and Spain.
Today's action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act