ITA Sets Final AD/CV Rates for Circular Welded Pipe from India, Oman, UAE & Vietnam
The International Trade Administration found dumping and countervailable subsidies in its final determinations of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from India (A-533-852 / C-533-853), Oman (A-523-801 / C-523-802), and the United Arab Emirates (A-520-805 / C-520-806). The ITA only found dumping in its Vietnam investigation of circular welded pipe (A-552-811), and so terminated the companion CV duty investigation (C-552-810).
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The India AD investigation only applied to Indian exporter Zenith, because an AD order already exists on circular welded pipe from India. Zenith was excluded from that order in 1986. While the ITA found dumping by Zenith, its AD rate was reduced by the amount of export subsidies it received so that its AD cash deposit rate is zero. But the ITA’s CV duty determination applies to all Indian exporters of subject merchandise, and found CV duties of 285.95 percent across the board.
The Oman investigation yielded AD rates of 5.81 percent and CV rates of 4.13 percent, while the UAE investigation’s AD rates range from 3.85 to 11.71 percent, and CV rates from 2.06 percent to 6.17 percent.
Final AD rates for Vietnam range from 3.96 percent to 27.96 percent. The ITA made a determination that Vietnamese exports did not benefit from subsidies, and so terminated the CV duty investigation for circular welded pipe from Vietnam. The ITA will order liquidation of subject entries, as well as a refund of cash deposits and a release of bonds collected for CV purposes.
The International Trade Commission is set to make its final injury determination by Nov. 29 for all of these investigations. Should the ITC find in the affirmative, the ITA will issue AD/CV duty orders. If not, the investigations will be terminated.
Email documents@brokerpower.com for copies of the ITA fact sheets on the final determinations.