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Mexico slaps tariffs on Chinese steel pipe for 'unfair' pricing
Reuters Staff

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico’s economy ministry said on Thursday it formally imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of carbon steel pipe from China after completing an investigation into “unfair” trade practices.

The action came the same day U.S. President Donald Trump was set to announce tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the United States in a bid to counter cheap imports, especially from China.

Mexico’s investigation of Chinese steel pipes predated Trump’s tariff plan, beginning in December 2016 at the request of three companies and covering an analysis of the period from May 2013 to April 2016, the notice said.

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