Concrete Accessories Training Module - BlueLinx

Importing
Import Sources
Where BlueLinx Sources
China – All metal, plastic
There is anti-dumping on threaded rod from China
India – Nail Stakes, Threaded Rod
Also make anchor bolts, but not as competitively as
China
Domestic – bar supports, plastic chairs
Where does it come from?
China – about 80%, over 200 containers annually
Domestic manufacturers – about 13%
Domestic fill in – about 4%
India – about 3%, a dozen containers or so
Korea/Mexico – less than 1%
Duties and Tariffs
Countervailing Duties
Charges levied against a product coming from a particular mill in a particular country. Penalty against where you are
importing a certain product from. i.e. as importer of record we pay 10.63% from most mills we buy AD fasteners from.
Harmonized Tariffs
Products are all classified into harmonized tariff code and a percentage tariff is assigned to those codes. Penalty for
importing a certain product in the first place. i.e 2.9% added to our FOB cost on Bar Ties.
Dumping
Occurs when manufacturers export a product to another country at a price either below the price charged in its home
market, or in quantities that cannot be explained through normal market competition. An anti-dumping case is opened by
a US based manufacturer who says they cannot compete against product coming from particular country.
The US Department of Commerce enforces anti-dumping tariffs on the importer of record for products they deem are
being dumped by a specific country.
Currently we cannot buy Threaded Rod (active) from China or Galvanized Wire (under review) from China/Mexico because
of anti-dumping cases.
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