Commerce Initiates Investigations of Steel Pipe
11/17/2011 - The Department of Commerce recently initiated antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations of certain steel-pipe imports from India, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.
The Department of Commerce recently initiated antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of certain steel-pipe imports from India, Oman, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Vietnam.
The merchandise covered by these investigations is welded carbon-quality steel pipes and tube, of circular cross-section, with an outside diameter not more than 16 inches, regardless of wall thickness or surface finish, or industry specification. The petitions indicate subject pipe is generally known as standard pipe, fence pipe and tube, sprinkler pipe, and structural pipe, though it may also be referred to as mechanical tubing.
In 2010, imports of this steel pipe from India, Oman, the UAE, and Vietnam were valued at an estimated $64.9 million, $24.2 million, $26.3 million, and $27.5 million, respectively.
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is scheduled to make its preliminary injury determination on or about December 12, 2011.
If the ITC determines that there is a reasonable indication that imports from India, Oman, UAE, and/or Vietnam are materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, the domestic industry, the investigations will continue. Commerce will then be scheduled to make its CVD and AD preliminary determinations in January and April 2012, respectively.
The petitioners for these investigations are Allied Tube and Conduit (Ill.), JMC Steel Group (Ill.), Wheatland Tube (Pa.), and United States Steel Corp. (Pa.).
