WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement on the International Trade Commission’s (ITC) negative determinations in its final phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigations for Canada, China, and Germany and vote to terminate the antidumping duty investigation for South Korea.
“I am disappointed in the ITC’s decision to reverse the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Final Antidumping and Countervailing duties on tin mill products imported into the United States. I was proud to support Cleveland Cliffs’ and the United Steelworkers’ (USW) petition following trends of high-volume imports of unfairly traded tin mill product. Commerce’s final decision announced in January demonstrates our government’s recognition of the damage these unfair trade practices have had on America’s domestic tin mill production and its workers, and underscores the importance of allowing us to compete fairly in the market. I am concerned about the impacts of the ITC’s reversal and I will closely review the rationale behind this decision further as a final report is made public in the coming weeks.”
BACKGROUND:
On February 2, 2023, Senator Capito led a letter expressing support for the antidumping and countervailing duty petitions filed by Cleveland-Cliffs and the United Steelworkers. Full text of the letter is available here.
On January 4, 2024, Senator Capito participated in the U.S. International Trade Commission’s hearing on tin mill products. Senator Capito’s remarks are available here.
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