The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced that it has started an antidumping (AD) duty investigation on imports of large diameter (LD) welded pipe from Canada, China, Greece, India, South Korea and Turkey, and a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation on the same imports from China, India, South Korea and Turkey.
The product covered by these investigations is welded carbon and alloy steel pipe, more than 406.4 mm (16 inches) in nominal outside diameter (large diameter welded pipe), regardless of wall thickness, length, surface finish, grade, end finish, or stenciling.
The alleged dumping margins are 50.89 percent for Canada, between 120.84 percent and 132.63 percent for China, 41.04 percent for Greece, 37.94 percent for India, between 16.18 percent and 20.39 percent for South Korea, and 66.09 percent for Turkey, while the estimated subsidy rates are above de minimis for China, India, South Korea and Turkey
The products subject to these investigations is currently classifiable in Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheadings 7305.11.1030, 7305.11.1060, 7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030, 7305.12.1060, 7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.1060, 7305.19.5000, 7305.31.4000, 7305.31.6010, 7305.31.6090, 7305.39.1000 and 7305.39.5000.
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) is scheduled to make its preliminary injury determinations on or before March 5. If the ITC determines that there is a reasonable indication that imports of large diameter welded pipe from Canada, China, Greece, India, South Korea and/or Turkey materially injure, or threaten material injury to, the domestic industry in the United States, the investigations will continue, and Commerce will be scheduled to announce its preliminary CVD determinations on April 17 and its preliminary AD determinations on July 2, though these dates may be extended.