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Turkey Line Pipe: Prelim CV Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect

A countervailing duty cash deposit requirement will take effect March 20 for imports of welded line pipe from Turkey (C-489-823), after the Commerce Department found illegal subsidization of Turkish exporters in its preliminary determination (here). Rates range from 3.76% to 8.85%.

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Welded line pipe subject to this investigation is also the subject of an antidumping duty investigation. The preliminary AD duty determination is currently due in May (see 1503060016).

CV Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements

Commerce will instruct CBP to suspend liquidation for all entries of subject merchandise that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after March 20. It will require CV duty cash deposit rates as follows:

CompanyCV Rate
Borusan Istikbal Ticaret, Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., Borusan Mannesmann Boru Yatirim Holding A.S., and Borusan Holding A.S.8.85%
Tosçelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S., Tosyali Demir Celik Sanayi A.S., Tosyali Dis Ticaret A.S., Tosyali Elektrik Enerjisi Toptan Satis Ith. Ihr. A.S., and Tosyali Holding A.S.3.76%
All Others4.36%

(The period of investigation is 01/01/13 - 01/30/13. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope (unchanged since initiation), suspension of liquidation, etc. See 1411130015 for summary of the initiation of this CV duty investigation, and 1410170020 for summary of the underlying petition.)

AD/CVD Operations contact -- Elizabeth Eastwood (202) 482-3874

(Federal Register 03/20/15)