U.S. Products Subject to Foreign Trade Remedies

Morocco

(Last changes made December 4, 2019)
Product Initiation Provisional Measures Final Measures Notes
ANTIDUMPING PROCEEDINGS
Polyvinyl Chloride July 24, 2012
(Investigation)
February 1, 2013
25.4% - 63.9%
December 27, 2013
22.9% - 56.2%
Respondent Nation:
United States
Measures imposed for five years
December 14, 2018
(Expiry review)
    Respondent Nation:
United States
COUNTERVAILING DUTY PROCEEDINGS
No current countervailing duty proceedings
SAFEGUARD PROCEEDINGS
Coated wood panels July 31, 2018
(Investigation)
  July 10, 2019
Proposed measures
 
Cold-rolled sheets and plated or coated sheets June 11, 2014
(Investigation)
October 17, 2014
Proposed provisional

25% ad valorem for 200 days
July 2, 2015
Final Imposed
Date of publication - 12/31/2015: 22%
01/01/2016-12/31/2016: 20%
01/01/2017-12/31/2017: 18%
01/01/2018-12/31/2018: 16%
Proposed duties will be imposed once they are published in the official gazette.

Final duties proposed for four years.
July 27, 2018
(Extension review)
  December 20, 2018
1/1/2019-12/31/2019 16% ad valorem
1/1/2020-12/31/2020 15.5% ad valorem
1/1/2021-12/31/2021 15% ad valorem
 
Hot-Rolled Sheets May 29, 2019
(Investigation)
October 2, 2019
Proposed provisional
   
Paper in rolls and reams June 9, 2015
(Investigation)
January 1, 2017  01/01/17 - 12/31/17: 25% and 18,000 tons
01/01/18-12/31/18: 22.5% and 19,000 tons
01/01/19-12/31/19: 20% and 20,5000 tons
01/01/20-12/31/20: 15.5% and 22,500 tons
 
February 26, 2019
(Mid-term review)
     
Reinforcing Bars and Wire Rods September 25, 2012
(Investigation)
May 30, 2013
Specific duty of 0.55MAD/kg, on imports in excess of the quota of 37,000 tonnes for wire rods and 10,500 tonnes for reinforcing bars
April 7, 2014
Additional specific duty of 0.55DH/kg to imports in excess of the quotas of 100,000 tonnes for wire rods and 60,000 tonnes for reinforcing bars. Measure will be liberalized 10% per year
December 19, 2013 first decision made on duties. But after consults with the EU, duties adjusted in April 2014. Duties to be in place until 12/31/2015

(Extension review)
  Additional specific duty of DH 0.55/kg applicable to imports in excess of the quotas of 121,000 tonnes for wire rods and 72,600 tonnes for reinforcing bars. Measure will be liberalized 10% per year. The results of the extension review were notified to the WTO on December 17, 2015 but no date of imposition was notified.
September 13, 2018
(Extension review)
  December 31, 2018
Measure extended
The quota for wire rod will not liberalize over the next three years. Rebar will liberalize as follows:
12/31/2018-12/31/2019 96,631 tons
01/01/2020-12/31/2020 106,294 tons
01/01/2021-12/31/2021 11,923 tons
Measure extended for three years
Welded pipes or tubes or iron or steel October 7, 2019
(Investigation)
    Proposed provisional duty of 25% ad valorem notified at initiation
Information compiled by the Trade Remedy Compliance Staff, Enforcement and Compliance