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Commerce Begins AD/CV Duty Investigations on Heavy-Walled Pipes From South Korea, Mexico and Turkey

The Commerce Department is beginning antidumping duty investigations on imports of heavy-walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from South Korea, Mexico and Turkey, as well as a countervailing duty investigation on imports from Turkey, it said in a…

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fact sheet released Aug. 11 (here). A group of U.S. manufacturers requested the investigations on July 21, alleging that underpriced imports of heavy-walled pipe from the three countries have suppressed and depressed prices, causing domestic manufacturers to lose market share, sales and profits. (see 507270019">1507270019). The International Trade Commission is set to make its preliminary injury determination by Sept. 4. These AD/CV duty investigations will only continue if the ITC finds injury. ITT will provide more details upon publication of the initiation notice in the Federal Register.