Petition Filed for New AD/CV Duties on Heavy Walled Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes
A group of U.S. manufacturers filed a petition on July 21 with the Commerce Department and International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping duties on heavy-walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from South Korea (A-580-880), Mexico (A-201-847) and Turkey (A-489-825), as well as countervailing duties on the same product from Turkey (C-489-826). Atlas Tube (a division of JMC Steel Group) Bull Moose Tube Company, EXLTUBE, Hannibal Industries, Inc., Independence Tube Corporation, Maruichi American Corporation, Searing Industries, Southland Tube, and Vest, Inc. say domestic manufacturers should be increasing profits, but that dumped and illegally subsidized imports have suppressed and depressed prices, causing domestic manufacturers to lose market share, sales and profits.
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Heavy-walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes are generally used as support for construction or load-bearing purposes in construction, transportation, farm, and material handling equipment, said the petition. They are usually manufactured to ASTM specification A-500, grade B, and are commonly referred to in the industry as structural tubing.
Proposed Scope
The petition proposes the following scope for the investigations:
"Certain welded carbon steel pipes and tubes of rectangular (including square) cross section, having a wall thickness of not less than 4mm, not threaded and not otherwise advanced.
"Included products are those in which: (1) iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained elements; (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and (3) none of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively indicated:
- 2.50 percent of manganese, or
- 3.30 percent of silicon, or
- 1.50 percent of copper, or
- 1.50 percent of aluminum, or
- 1.25 percent of chromium, or
- 0.30 percent of cobalt, or
- 0.40 percent of lead, or
- 2.0 percent of nickel, or
- 0.30 percent of tungsten, or
- 0.80 percent of molybdenum, or
- 0.10 percent of niobium (also called columbium), or
- 0.30 percent of vanadium, or
- 0.30 percent of zirconium.
"The subject merchandise is currently provided for in item 7306.61.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States ('HTSUS'). While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive."
Commerce Accepting Comments on Petition Support
The Commerce Department is accepting comments on domestic industry support for the petitions to determine whether the petitions meet the dual requirements of support by domestic producers or workers accounting for (1) at least 25% of the total production of the domestic-like product and (2) more than 50% of the production of the domestic-like product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support for, or opposition to, the petition. If the petitions meet these requirements, among others, Commerce will initiate antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on heavy-walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from South Korea, Mexico and Turkey (A-489-825). Comments are due by Aug. 10.
Email ITTNews@warren-news.com for a copy of the petition.