The Commerce Department is beginning antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on carbon and alloy steel wire rod from China, according to a Feb. 21 fact sheet released by the agency. A group of domestic steel companies on Jan. 31 requested the investigations, alleging increased imports of Chinese steel wire rod is reducing domestic industry’s market share, while underselling of Chinese wire rod is hurting their profitability (see 14020323).
The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Turkey (A-549-850) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The agency preliminarily found dumping by Yucel and all other Turkish companies except for Borusan. As a result, Commerce will direct CBP to suspend liquidation and require cash deposits of estimated AD duties on OCTG from Turkey, except for subject merchandise exported by Borusan, for all entries made on or after Feb. 25.
The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Ukraine (A-823-815) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. As a result, Commerce is directing CBP to suspend liquidation and require cash deposits of estimated AD duties on OCTG from Ukraine for all subject merchandise entered on or after Feb. 25.
The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Vietnam (A-552-817) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. Commerce also found "critical circumstances" exist for all Vietnamese companies except SeAH Steel, because they increased sales in the U.S. before the preliminary determination in order to get in as much merchandise as possible before imposition of AD duties. As a result, it is making suspension of liquidation and AD duty cash deposit requirements for all Vietnamese companies except SeAH Steel retroactive 90 days.
The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from India (A-533-857) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The agency preliminarily found dumping by Jindal SAW and all other Indian companies except for GVN Fuels. As a result, Commerce will direct CBP to suspend liquidation and require cash deposits of estimated AD duties on OCTG from India, except for subject merchandise exported by GVN Fuels. If Commerce continues to find a zero AD rate for GVN Fuels and its affiliates in the final determination, GVN Fuels and its affiliates will be permanently excluded from duties under any resultant AD duty order on OCTG from India.
The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from the Philippines (A-565-802) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. As a result, Commerce is directing CBP to suspend liquidation and require cash deposits of estimated AD duties on OCTG from the Philippines for all subject merchandise entered on or after Feb. 25.
The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Thailand (A-549-832) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The finding is entirely based on WSP Pipe's decision not to participate in the investigation, said Commerce. No other companies were under investigation, so Commerce also had to base the AD rate it set for all other Thai exporters on WSP Pipe's penalty rate. Commerce is directing CBP to suspend liquidation and require cash deposits of estimated AD duties on OCTG from Thailand, effective for subject merchandise entered on or after Feb. 25.
The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Saudi Arabia (A-517-804) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. Commerce is directing CBP to suspend liquidation and require cash deposits of estimated AD duties on OCTG from Saudi Arabia, effective for subject merchandise entered on or after Feb. 25.
The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Taiwan (A-583-850) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The agency preliminarily found dumping by Tension Steel and all other Taiwanese companies except for Chung Hung. As a result, Commerce will direct CBP to suspend liquidation and require cash deposits of estimated AD duties on OCTG from Taiwan, except for subject merchandise exported by Chung Hung, for all entries made on or after Feb. 25.
The Commerce Department will not suspend liquidation and impose an antidumping duty cash deposit requirement on imports of oil country tubular goods from South Korea (A-580-870), after finding South Korean companies didn't dump subject merchandise in the U.S. in its preliminary AD duty determination. The agency calculated zero AD duty rates for all respondents. Commerce will revisit the issue when it issues its final determination, and may at that point suspend liquidation and impose AD an duty cash deposit requirements if it finds dumping. If Commerce doesn't change its finding, then no AD duty order will be issued.