Pakistan Circular Welded Pipe: Commerce Postpones Preliminary CV Duty Determination

The Commerce Department is extending until March 28 the deadline for its preliminary determination in the countervailing duty investigation on circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from Pakistan (C-535-904) (here). The domestic manufacturers that requested the investigation asked for the extension. The preliminary determination was originally due Jan. 21. Cash deposits of estimated CV duties can only be collected after the preliminary determination, although cash deposits can be made retroactive 90 days from the preliminary determination if Commerce finds “critical circumstances.”