India OCTG: Prelim AD Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect
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.
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Commerce also found "critical circumstances" exist for Jindal SAW because it 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 such, it is making suspension of liquidation and AD duty cash deposit requirements for Jindal SAW retroactive 90 days. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements for Jindal SAW take effect for entries made on or after Nov. 27, 2013. For all other Indian companies (except GVN Fuels), suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements take effect Feb. 25.
AD Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
Commerce will instruct CBP to suspend liquidation for entries of subject merchandise from India, as follows:
- For Jindal SAW, suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements begin for all entries of subject merchandise entered on or after Nov. 27, 2013.
- For GVN Fuels Limited, Maharashtra Seamless Limited and Jindal Pipe Limited, liquidation will not be suspended for AD duty purposes and AD duty cash deposits will not be required at this time.
- For all other Indian exporters, liquidation will be suspended and cash deposits will be required for all entries of subject merchandise entered on or after Feb. 25.
Preliminary AD cash deposit rates are as follows:
| Exporter/Manufacturer | Prelim AD Rate |
| Jindal SAW Ltd. | 55.29% |
| GVN Fuels Limited, Maharashtra Seamless Limited and Jindal Pipe Limited . | zero |
| All Others | 55.29%% |
(The period of investigation is 07/01/12 - 06/30/13. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope (unchanged from the initiation), suspension of liquidation, detailed cash deposit instructions, etc. See 13072625 for summary of initiation of this investigation.)
AD/CVD Operations contact -- Emily Halle (202) 482-0176
(Federal Register 02/25/14)