Wheatland Tube Files Challenge Against China Using the ENFORCE Act

Wheatland Tube, a division of Zekelman Industries, has filed one of the first allegations of duty evasion under the new ENFORCE Act. The allegation was filed Wednesday with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) charging duty evasion by Chinese imports of circular welded steel pipe. The pipe in question is used in solar projects which are receiving Federal tax breaks, said Wheatland Tube.

“We uncovered evidence of the evasion of massive antidumping and countervailing duties on imports from China used in solar panel installations,” said Barry Zekelman, Chairman and CEO of Zekelman Industries. “As the largest pipe and tube producer in North America, we want to ensure that the laws designed to create a level playing field for our industry and our workers are not undermined by duty evasion practices.”