South Korea Welded Line Pipe: Prelim Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on welded line pipe from South Korea (A-580-876). Rates calculated in this review will be used to set assessment rates for importers of subject merchandise from the following producers and exporters that was entered December 2020 through November 2021.
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Commerce has ordered liquidation as entered, at the cash deposit rate in effect at time of entry, for entries during the period of review from all exporters not under review (i.e., all except the 31 listed in Commerce's notice) (ADCVDWeb Message # 2073402).
Cash Deposit Requirements
Once Commerce issues its final results, new AD duty cash deposit requirements may take effect for the 31 companies under review, beginning on the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register.
| Producer/Exporter | AD Rate (Prelim) |
|---|---|
| NEXTEEL Co. Ltd. | 2.56% |
| SeAH Steel Corporation | 4.14% |
| AJU Besteel Co., Ltd. | 3.32% |
| BDP International, Inc. | 3.32% |
| Daewoo International Corporation | 3.32% |
| Dong Yang Steel Pipe | 3.32% |
| Dongbu Incheon Steel Co. | 3.32% |
| Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. | 3.32% |
| Dongkuk Steel Mill | 3.32% |
| EEW Korea Co., Ltd. | 3.32% |
| Husteel Co., Ltd. | 3.32% |
| Hyundai RB Co. Ltd. | 3.32% |
| Hyundai Steel Company/Hyundai HYSCO | 3.32% |
| Kelly Pipe Co., Ltd. | 3.32% |
| Keonwoo Metals Co., Ltd. | 3.32% |
| Kolon Global Corp. | 3.32% |
| Korea Cast Iron Pipe Ind. Co., Ltd. | 3.32% |
| Kurvers Piping Italy S.R.L. | 3.32% |
| Miju Steel MFG Co., Ltd. | 3.32% |
| MSTEEL Co., Ltd. | 3.32% |
| Poongsan Valinox (Valtimet Division) | 3.32% |
| POSCO | 3.32% |
| POSCO Daewoo | 3.32% |
| R&R Trading Co. Ltd. | 3.32% |
| Sam Kang M&T Co., Ltd. | 3.32% |
| Sin Sung Metal Co., Ltd. | 3.32% |
| SK Networks | 3.32% |
| Soon-Hong Trading Company | 3.32% |
| Steel Flower Co., Ltd. | 3.32% |
| TGS Pipe | 3.32% |
| Tokyo Engineering Korea Ltd | 3.32% |
Assessment Rates
As part of this administrative review, Commerce will also calculate final AD duty assessments on importers of subject merchandise exported by the companies under review that was entered Dec. 1, 2020, through Nov. 30, 2021. If these preliminary results are confirmed in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from SeAH Steel and NEXTEEL would be assessed AD at importer-specific rates, and entries from the 29 other companies listed above (that were not individually examined) would be assessed at the rate listed above.
(The period of review is 12/01/20 - 11/30/21. See the notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc.)