ITA Fact Sheet on Final AD/CV Rates for Certain Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from China
The International Trade Administration has issued a fact sheet announcing its affirmative final determinations in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of certain seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe (seamless pipe) from China.
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Final AD Rates of 48.99% to 98.74% Upon FR Publication
In the AD investigation, the ITA has determined that producers/exporters have sold seamless pipe in the U.S. at margins ranging from 48.99% to 98.74% less than fair value.
Chinese mandatory respondents Tianjin Pipe International Economic and Trading Corporation and Tianjin Pipe (Group) Corporation (collectively, TPCO); and Hengyang Steel Tube Group Int’l Trading Inc., Hengyang Valin Steel Tube Co., Ltd., Hengyang Valin MPM Tube Co., Ltd. (collectively Hengyang) will receive final AD duty rates of 48.99% and 82.03%, respectively.
Five Chinese producers/exporters qualified for a separate AD duty rate of 65.51%. All other Chinese producers/exporters will receive the China-wide entity rate of 98.74%.
As a result of this final AD determination, the ITA will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect a cash deposit or bond on imports of seamless pipe based on these final AD rates upon publication in the Federal Register.
Final CV Rates of 13.66% to 53.65% if Final ITC Injury Determination
In the CV investigation, the ITA has determined that Chinese producers/exporters have received net countervailable subsidies ranging from 13.66% to 53.65%.
Chinese mandatory respondent TPCO will receive a final CV duty rate of 13.66%. The other mandatory respondent, Hengyang, will receive a final CV duty rate of 53.65%. All other Chinese producers/exporters will received a CV duty rate of 33.66%.
Because the maximum period for the collection of provisional measures in the CV investigation has expired, cash deposits of CV duties on imports of seamless pipe will not be required unless the International Trade Commission reaches a final determination that the U.S. industry is being injured by imports of seamless pipe from China.
ITC to Issue Final Injury Determinations in October 2010
The ITC is scheduled to issue its final injury determinations on or about October 25, 2010. If the ITC makes affirmative determinations that imports of seamless pipe from China materially injure, or threaten material injury to, the domestic industry, the ITA will issue AD and CV duty orders. If the ITC makes negative injury determinations, these investigations will be terminated.
(See ITT’s Online Archives or 05/28/10 news, 10052833, for BP summary of the amended preliminary AD duty determination.
See ITT’s Online Archives or 03/01/10 news, 10030140, for BP summary of the preliminary CV duty determination.)