China Malleable Pipe Fittings: Electrical Conduit Not Subject to AD Duties, Commerce Says

Electrical conduit imported by Atkore Steel Components is not subject to antidumping duties on malleable cast iron pipe fittings from China (A-570-881), the Commerce Department said in a notice implementing a recent Court of International Trade decision. Though the agency had originally found Atkore’s pipe was covered because it met the physical description of the scope (see 1703200026), CIT in a decision issued in May ordered Commerce to reconsider its scope ruling in light of the ambiguous definition of “pipe” and certain minimum pressure requirements that indicated covered pipe must be for conveying liquids or gases (see 1805160053). In response, Commerce found the conduit no longer in scope, and CIT sustained that new finding in a decision issued Aug. 3. Once the 60-day period for appeals runs out, or if the decision is appealed and affirmed, Commerce will end suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements for Atkore’s pipe. In the meantime, it will direct CBP to lower the cash deposit rate for Atkore’s conduit to zero, the agency said.