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South Korea and Turkey Line Pipe: AD Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect

The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that welded line pipe from South Korea (A-580-876) and Turkey (A-489-822) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The agency will impose AD duty cash requirements on entries of subject merchandise from these countries beginning on May 22.

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AD Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements

Commerce will instruct CBP to suspend liquidation for all entries of subject merchandise from South Korea and Turkey that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after May 22.

South Korea. Preliminary AD duty cash deposit rates for South Korean exporters are as follows:

Manufacturer/ExporterAD Rate
Hyundai HYSCO2.52%
SeAH Steel Corporation2.67%
All Others2.6%

Turkey. Preliminary AD duty cash deposit rates for Turkish exporters are as follows:

Manufacturer/ExporterAD Rate^
Borusan Istikbal Ticaret9.43%
Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.9.43%
Çayirova Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S./ Yücel Boru Ithalat-Ihracat ve Pazarlama A.S.8.94%
Tosçelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S./ Tosyali Dis Ticaret A.S.2.29%
All Others2.52%

*As adjusted for export subsidies found in the preliminary countervailing duty determination on welded line pipe from Turkey (see 1503190009). Commerce found no illegal subsidization in its preliminary countervailing duty determinations on South Korea (see 1503190006).

(The period of investigation is 10/01/13 - 09/30/14. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope, suspension of liquidation, detailed cash deposit instructions, etc. See 1411130015 for summary of initiation of this investigation, and 1410170020 for the underlying petition.)

The notice for South Korea is (here).

The notice for Turkey is (here).

(Federal Register 05/22/15)