Heavy Walled Pipes: New AD/CVD Investigations Deadlines & Scope
The Commerce Department issued Federal Register notices on its recently initiated antidumping duty investigations on heavy walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from South Korea, Mexico and Turkey (A-580-880, A-201-847, A-489-824), and countervailing duty investigations on heavy walled pipe from Turkey (C-489-825)
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The AD period of investigation is July. 1, 2014, through June. 30, 2015. The CVD period of investigation is Jan. 1, 2014, through Dec. 31, 2014.
AD/CVD Respondent Selection
Commerce said it will pick respondents based on the petitions for the investigations and CBP data. Comments on respondent selection in are due Aug. 24.
Scope of the AD/CVD Investigations
The products covered by these investigations are certain heavy walled rectangular welded steel pipes and tubes of rectangular (including square) cross section, having a nominal wall thickness of not less than 4 mm. The merchandise includes, but is not limited to, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) A-500, grade B specifications, or comparable domestic or foreign specifications.
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 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). Subject merchandise may also enter under HTSUS 7306.61.3000. While the HTSUS subheadings and ASTM specification are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of these investigations is dispositive.
Comments on Scope Due Aug. 31
Participants in the AD/CVD investigations may submit comments on product coverage under the scope of the investigations. Comments on the scope are due by Aug. 31.
Investigations Timetable
| Event | AD Duty | CV Duty |
|---|---|---|
| Petitions filed | 07/21/15 | 07/21/15 |
| DOC initiation date | 08/10/15 | 08/10/15 |
| ITC prelim determinations* | 09/04/15 | 09/04/15 |
| DOC prelim determinations† | 12/28/15 | 10/14/15 |
| DOC final determinations† | 03/14/16 | 12/28/15 |
| ITC final determinations‡ | 04/28/16 | 02/11/16 |
| Issuance of orders+ | 05/05/16 | 02/18/16 |
*If the ITC makes a negative determination of injury, the investigations are terminated.
†These deadlines may be extended under the governing statute.
‡This will take place only in the event of Commerce Department final affirmative determinations.
+This will take place only in the event of Commerce and ITC final affirmative determinations.
(See 1507270019 for summary of the Commerce Department's receipt of the petition underlying the initiation of this investigation.)
The AD duty initiation notice is (here).
The CV duty initiation notice is (here).
The Commerce Department fact sheet on the initiation of these investigations is (here).