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AD: Mexico, Turkey Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube

The International Trade Administration has made preliminary affirmative antidumping duty determinations that light-walled rectangular pipe and tube (LWR) from Mexico and Turkey is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.

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Suspension of liquidation (except PROLAMSA). The ITA is directing CBP to suspend liquidation of all entries of LWR from Mexico and Turkey (with the exception of those produced and exported by PROLAMSA) with time of entry on or after January 30, 2008.

The ITA will not instruct CBP to suspend liquidation of imports of LWR from Mexico produced and exported by Productos Laminados S.A. de C.V. (PROLAMSA), as the ITA has calculated a weighted average margin of zero for PROLAMSA.

AD cash deposit or bond. The ITA will also instruct CBP to require a cash deposit or the posting of a bond at the AD rates listed below, for entries of subject merchandise from Mexico and Turkey with a time of entry on or after January 30, 2008 (except PROLAMSA) for the following exporters/producers:

Exporter/ProducerPrelim AD Rate
Mexico
Maquilacero S.A. de C.V.4.96%
Productos Laminados S.A. de C.V. (PROLAMSA)(a)
Arco Metal S.A. de C.V.4.96%
Hylsa S.A. de C.V.4.96%
Industrias Monterrey S.A. de C.V.11.50%
Internacional de Aceros, S.A. de C.V.4.96%
Nacional de Acero S.A. de C.V.11.50%
PEASA-Productos Especializados de Acero11.50%
Perfiles y Herrajes LM, S.A. de C.V.4.96%
Regiomontana de Perfiles y Tubos4.96%
Talleres Acero Rey S.A. de C.V.4.96%
Tuberias Aspe11.50%
Tuberia Laguna, S.A. de C.V.4.96%
Tuberias y Derivados S.A. de C.V.11.50%
All Others4.96%
Turkey
Guven Boru Profil Sanayii ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi41.71%
MMZ Onur Boru Profil Uretim San. ve Tic. A.S.41.71%
Anadolu Boru41.71%
Ayata Metal Industry41.71%
Goktas Tube41.71%
Kalibre Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.41.71%
Kerim Celik Mamulleri Imalat ve Ticaret41.71%
Ozgur Boru41.71%
Ozmak Makina ve Elektrik Sanayi41.71%
Seamless Steel Tube and Pipe Co. (Celbor)41.71%
Umran Steel Pipe Inc.41.71%
Yusan Industries, Ltd.41.71%
Borusan Mannesmann Boru27.04%
Erbosan Erciyas Boru Sanayii ve Ticaret A.S.27.04%
Noksel Steel Pipe Co.27.04%
Ozborsan Boru San. ve Tic. A.S.27.04%
Ozdemir Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Sti27.04%
Toscelik Profil ve Sac End. A.S.27.04%
Yucel Boru ve Profil Endustrisi A.S.27.04%
All Others27.04%
Other Companies(b),(c)

(a) The ITA has calculated a preliminary AD duty rate of 0.00% for PROLAMSA. As this is a preliminary determination, such a rate preliminarily excludes PROLAMSA from the suspension of liquidation/cash deposit/bond requirements;

(b) If the exporter is not a firm identified in these investigations, but the producer is, the rate will be the rate established for the producer of the subject merchandise; and

(c) The rate for all other producers or exporters will be 4.96% for imports of LWR from Mexico; and 27.04% for imports of LWR from Turkey.

(See ITA notice for additional information, including the scope of the investigations (which is unchanged from the initiation of these investigations), etc.

See ITT's Online Archives or 07/25/07 news, 07072525, for BP summary of the ITA's initiation of the AD duty investigations on LWR from China, Korea, Mexico, and Turkey.

See today's issue of ITT, 08013135, for BP summary of the ITA's preliminary affirmative AD duty determination on LWR from China. See future issue of ITT for BP summary of the ITA's preliminary affirmative AD duty determination on LWR from Korea.)

Angelica Mendoza (Mexico)(202) 482-3019
Fred Baker (Turkey)(202) 482-0408

ITA Mexico notice (FR Pub 01/30/08) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-1654.pdf

ITA Turkey notice (FR Pub 01/30/08) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-1665.pdf

ITA fact sheet available at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/download/factsheets/factsheet-multiple-rect-pipe-012408.pdf

AD: Mexico, Turkey Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube