AD/CV: China, Korea, Mexico, and Turkey Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube
The International Trade Administration has initiated antidumping duty investigations of light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Korea, Mexico, and Turkey, and antidumping and countervailing duty investigations for China.
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Scope of the Investigations:The merchandise that is the subject of these investigations is certain welded carbon-quality light-walled steel pipe and tube, of rectangular (including square) cross section (LWR), having a wall thickness of less than 4mm.
The term carbon-quality steel includes both carbon steel and alloy steel which contains only small amounts of alloying elements. Specifically, the term carbon-quality includes products in which none of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity by weight respectively indicated: 1.80 percent of manganese, or 2.25 percent of silicon, or 1.00 percent of copper, or 0.50 percent of aluminum, or 1.25 percent of chromium, or 0.30 percent of cobalt, or 0.40 percent of lead, or 1.25 percent of nickel, or 0.30 percent of tungsten, or 0.10 percent of molybdenum, or 0.10 percent of niobium, or 0.15 percent vanadium, or 0.15 percent of zirconium. The description of carbon-quality is intended to identify carbon-quality products within the scope.
HTS subheadings for the investigations:The welded carbon-quality rectangular pipe and tube subject to these investigations is currently classified under the HTS subheadings 7306.61.50.00 and 7306.61.70.60.
The ITA notes that while HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and Customs purposes, its written description of the scope of these investigations is dispositive.
- comments on the scope of the investigations due within 20 calendar days of 07/24/07
- ITA's preliminary AD duty determinations due no later than 12/04//07
- ITA's preliminary CV duty determination due no later than 09/20/07
- International Trade Commission's (ITC's) preliminary AD and CV injury determinations due no later than 08/13/07
| Jeffrey Pedersen (China-AD) | (202) 482-2769 |
| Damien Felton (China-CV) | (202) 482-0133 |
| David Cordell (Korea) | (202) 482-0408 |
| John Drury (Mexico) | (202) 482-0195 |
| Fred Baker (Turkey) | (202) 482-2924 |
ITA AD notice (FR Pub 07/24/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-14284.pdf
ITA CV notice (FR Pub 07/24/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-14277.pdf
ITA Fact Sheet available at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/download/factsheets/factsheet-rect-pipe-init-071807.pdf