Ukraine OCTG: Commerce Raises AD Rates, But Investigation Still Suspended

The Commerce Department is amending the final determination from its antidumping duty investigation on oil country tubular goods from Ukraine (A-823-815) to correct a calculation error. The change raises the AD rate it assigned to Interpipe to 7.47% (from 6.73%). Commerce is also changing the rate it assigned to all other Ukrainian companies to 7.47%. The change will not affect current AD duty cash deposit requirements, because Commerce signed an agreement suspending its AD duty investigation in July that ended suspension of liquidation for OCTG from the Ukraine in return for a promise to end dumping (see 14071721). The investigation will resume and suspension of liquidation will be reinstated if Commerce finds Ukraine isn’t living up to its end of the deal.