EU Anti-Dumping Decision on Tube and Pipe Fittings Discusses Role of CCP in Company Management

The European Commission has adopted a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain tube and pipe fittings, of iron or steel, originating in the People’s Republic of China (as extended to imports of these products from Taiwan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Philippines) following an expiry review of existing duties. The new anti-dumping duty rate is 58.6%. One aspect of the Commission's reasoning for the imports from China relates to the involvement of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the management of the Chinese companies under investigation. We set out that reasoning below.