China Oil Country Tubular Goods: Final AD Duty Determination Rates Increased
The International Trade Administration has issued an amended final antidumping duty determination for certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from China (A-570-943).
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The ITA is amending its final determination to correct ministerial errors with respect to its AD duty calculation for Tianjin Pipe (Group) Corporation, which also affects the AD duty rate for the separate rate respondents.
AD Suspension of Liquidation Continues
AD suspension of liquidation continues for all imports of subject merchandise with a time of entry on or after the following dates.
For TPCO and the separate rate respondents, suspension of liquidation continues for entries with a time of entry on or after November 17, 2009 (the publication date of preliminary determination).
For the China-wide entity (except for Changbao), suspension of liquidation continues for entries with a time of entry on or after August 19, 2009 (90 days prior to the publication date of the preliminary determination), consistent with its finding that critical circumstances exist for the China-wide entity.
For Changbao, which became part of the China-wide entity in the ITA’s amended preliminary determination, suspension of liquidation continues 90 days prior to April 19, 2010.
Amended AD Cash Deposit Requirements (To be Adjusted for Export Subsidies)
The ITA will direct CBP to require a cash deposit or bond for entries of OCTG from China for the following exporter/producer combinations with a time of entry on or after May 21, 2010 at the amended AD duty rates below, which will be adjusted for export subsidies1.
| Exporter | Amended Final Rate |
|---|---|
| Tianjin Pipe International Economic and Trading Corporation (TPCO) | 32.07% (from 29.86%) |
| Angang Group Hong Kong Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Angang Steel Co., Ltd., and Angang Group International Trade Corporation | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Anhui Tianda Oil Pipe Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Anshan Zhongyou Tipo Pipe & Tubing Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Baotou Steel International Economic and Trading Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Benxi Northern Steel Pipes Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Chengdu Wanghui Petroleum Pipe Co. Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Dalipal Pipe Company | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Faray Petroleum Steel Pipe Co. Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Freet Petroleum Equipment Co., Ltd. of Shengli Oil Field, The Thermal Recovery Equipment, Zibo Branch | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Hengyang Steel Tube Group International Trading, Inc. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Huludao Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd./Huludao City Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Jiangsu Chengde Steel Tube Share Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Jiangyin City Changjiang Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Pangang Group Beihai Steel Pipe Corporation | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Pangang Group Chengdu Iron & Steel | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Qingdao Bonded Logistics Park Products International Trading Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Qiqihaer Haoying Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. of Northeast Special Steel Group | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Shandong Dongbao Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| ShanDong HuaBao Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Shandong Molong Petroleum Machinery Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Shanghai Metals & Minerals Import & Export Corp./ Shanghai Minmetals Materials & Products Corp. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Shanghai Zhongyou Tipo Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Shengli Oil Field Freet Petroleum Equipment Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Shengli Oil Field Freet Petroleum Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Shengli Oilfield Highland Petroleum Equipment Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Shengli Oilfield Shengji Petroleum Equipment Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Tianjin Xingyuda Import and Export Co., Ltd. & Hong Kong Gallant Group Limited | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Tianjin Seamless Steel Pipe Plant | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Tianjin Tiangang Special Petroleum Pipe Manufacturer Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Wuxi Baoda Petroleum Special Pipe Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Wuxi Seamless Oil Pipe Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.94%) |
| Wuxi Sp. Steel Tube Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Wuxi Zhenda Special Steel Tube Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Xigang Seamless Steel Tube Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Yangzhou Lontrin Steel Tube Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.91%) |
| Zhejiang Jianli Co., Ltd. & Zhejiang Jianli Steel Tube Co., Ltd. | 32.07% (from 29.94%) |
| China-wide entity (including Changbao and Shengli Oil Imp & Exp)2 | 99.14% (unchanged) |
1Because the ITA determined that subject merchandise exported by TPCO benefitted from an export subsidy, its AD duty rate, as well as the rate for the majority of the separate rate respondents, will be reduced for the export subsidy portion of the rate determined in the final countervailing duty determination. (See future issue of ITT for the adjusted rates pursuant to the ITA’s CBP instructions.)
For the two separate rate respondents that also participated as mandatory respondents in the CV duty investigation (i.e. Wuxi Seamless Oil Pipe Co., Ltd., and Zhejiang Jianli Co., Ltd. & Zhejiang Jianli Steel Tube Co., Ltd.), because it was determined in the final CV determination that these companies did not benefit from any export subsidy, the ITA will not make an adjustment to the AD duty rate of these companies for purposes of cash deposits.
2The China-wide entity includes Changbao and Shengli Oil Field Freet Import & Export Trade Co., Ltd.
(See ITT’s Online Archives or 04/19/10 news, 10041930, for BP summary of the ITA’s original final AD duty determination.)
ITA contact -- Paul Stolz (202) 482-4474
ITA notice (FR Pub 04/21/10) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-12370.pdf