Commerce Finds Circumvention, Sets New AD/CVD on Seamless OCTG From Thailand
New antidumping and countervailing duties take effect, retroactive to Dec. 18, 2024, for importers of seamless oil country tubular goods from Thailand, the Commerce Department said in its preliminary determination in an anti-circumvention inquiry.
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Commerce preliminarily found imports of Thai seamless OCTG made from steel billets produced in China are circumventing the AD/CVD orders on oil country tubular goods from China (A-570-943/C-570-944). Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements take effect on the date Commerce published its initiation notices that began the inquiries (see 2412180025).
Imports from Thailand of seamless OCTG that aren't made from Chinese steel billets aren't subject to AD/CVD under this anti-circumvention inquiry. Commerce is establishing a certification scheme for importers whose seamless OCTG weren't made from Chinese steel billets and shouldn't be subject to AD/CVD, including a requirement to submit a steel mill certificate for the seamless OCTG and a "steel mill certificate for the steel input used to produce the seamless OCTG (e.g., steel billet)." All entries of Thai seamless OCTG that aren't accompanied by such a certification are subject to AD/CVD.
Certifications and supporting documents are due Oct. 3 for entries Dec. 18, 2024, through Sept. 3, 2025, with a blanket option available covering multiple entries. Importers of seamless OCTG from Thailand that was made from Chinese steel billet must file post-summary corrections with CBP for any unliquidated entries declared as non-AD/CVD that are now covered by retroactive suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements, Commerce said.