The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced its preliminary determinations in the antidumping (AD) duty investigation of circular-welded carbon-quality steel pipe from Oman, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Vietnam.
Accordingly, the preliminary antidumping duty rates stand at 7.86 percent for Oman, 11.8 percent for Pakistan and 113.18 percent for Vietnam and the duties ranges from 6.10 percent to 9.25 percent for the UAE.
The DOC had previously calculated a preliminary countervailing duty (CVD) margin of 64.81 percent for Pakistan-based International Industrial Limited and all other Pakistani producers and exporters. This CVD margin went into effect for imports which entered the US on or after April 8 this year.
The products in question currently fall under the Customs Tariff Statistics Position Numbers 7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110, 7306.19.5150, 7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020, 7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040, 7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085, 7306.30.5090, 7306.50.1000, 7306.50.5030, 7306.50.5050 and 7306.50.5070.