June 30, 2006 — The U.S. International Trade Commission will uphold existing orders on imports of circular welded pipe and tube from Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey and on imports of light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Taiwan. The existing order on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Argentina will be revoked.

The decisions follow the ITC’s determination that revoking the following existing countervailing and antidumping duty orders would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time:

• Countervailing duty order on circular welded pipe and tube from Turkey
• Antidumping duty orders on circular welded pipe and tube from Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey
• Antidumping duty order on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Taiwan

The Commission also found that revoking the existing antidumping duty order on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Argentina would not be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.

Chairman Daniel R. Pearson, Vice Chairman Shara L. Aranoff, and Commissioners Jennifer A. Hillman and Deanna Tanner Okun voted in the affirmative with respect to circular welded pipe and tube from Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey and light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Taiwan; they voted in the negative with respect to light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Argentina. Commissioners Stephen Koplan and Charlotte R. Lane voted in the affirmative with respect to all products from all countries.

This action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.