AD: China Oil Country Tubular Goods

The International Trade Administration has made a final affirmative antidumping determination that oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from China are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.

Combination Rates

The ITA has calculated combination rates for respondents that are eligible for a separate rate in this investigation. (See ITT's Online Archives or 04/11/05 news, (Ref: 05041110), for BP summary of 2005 policy bulletin outlining this change in practice with regard to AD combination rates for non-market economies (NMEs).)

Critical Circumstances for China-Wide Entity (Now Including Changbao)

The ITA continues to find that critical circumstances exist with respect to imports by the China-wide entity, and because Jiangsu Changbao Steel Tube Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Changbao Precision Tube Co., Ltd. (collectively, Changbao) is now part of the China-wide entity, it also finds that critical circumstances exist for Changbao.

The ITA also continues to find critical circumstances do not exist for mandatory respondent Tianjin Pipe International Economic and Trading Corporation (TPCO), or the separate rate respondents.

AD Suspension of Liquidation Instructions

The ITA has given U.S. Customs and Border Protection the following instructions:

For TPCO and the separate rate respondents, suspension of liquidation continues for entries with a time of entry on or after November 17, 2009¹ (the publication date of preliminary determination).

For the China-wide entity (except for Changbao), suspension of liquidation continues for entries with a time of entry on or after August 19, 2009¹ (90 days prior to the publication date of the preliminary determination), consistent with its finding that critical circumstances exist for the China-wide entity.

For Changbao, which is now part of the China-wide entity, the ITA is directing CBP to suspend liquidation 90 days prior to April 19, 2010. (Because Changbao had a zero margin in the amended preliminary determination, the ITA previously instructed CBP to not suspend liquidation of entries of merchandise exported by Changbao.)

AD Cash Deposit/Bond Requirements (StillAdjusted for Export Subsidies)

The ITA will direct CBP to require a cash deposit or bond for entries of OCTG from China for the following exporter/producer combinations with a time of entry on or after April 19, 2010 at the revised AD duty rates listed below.

(Note that because the ITA had determined in the companion CV investigation that subject merchandise exported by AD mandatory respondent TPCO benefitted from an export subsidy, its AD duty rate, as well as the rate for all but two of the AD separate rate respondents, are still reducedfor the export subsidyportion of therate determined in the final countervailing duty determination.

For the two AD separate rate respondents that participated as mandatory respondents in the CV duty investigation (i.e. Wuxi Seamless Oil Pipe Co., Ltd., and Zhejiang Jianli Co., Ltd. & Zhejiang Jianli Steel Tube Co., Ltd.), because it was determined in the final CV determination that these companies did not benefit from any export subsidy, the ITA did not make an export subsidy adjustment to the AD duty rate of these companies.)

¹Note that the ITA has published incorrect dates for the suspension of liquidation in its Federal Register notice. The dates listed in this BP notice are correct.

²The ITA notes that in the preliminary determination and the amended preliminary determination, it inadvertently identified this producer as Baotou Steel International Economic and Trading Co., Ltd.

³The China-wide entity includes Changbao and Shengli Oil Field Freet Import & Export Trade Co., Ltd.

AD Duty Order to be Issued if ITC finds Injury/Threat of Injury

The International Trade Commission will determine within 45 days whether the domestic industry in the U.S. is materially injured, or threatened with material injury, by reason of imports or sales (or the likelihood of sales) for importation of the subject merchandise. If the ITC determines that such injury does exist, the ITA will issue an AD duty order.

If the ITC determines that material injury or threat of material injury does not exist, the proceeding will be terminated and all securities posted will be refunded or canceled.

(See ITA notice for additional information, including the scope of the order (which remains unchanged from the initiation notice), the ITA’s finding of targeted dumping for TPCO, etc.

See ITT’s Online Archives or 04/13/10 news, (Ref: 10041315), for BP summary of the ITA’s fact sheet announcing this final AD duty determination.

See ITT’s Online Archives or 12/30/09 01/20/10 news, (Ref: 09123055) and (Ref: 10012040), for BP summary of the ITA’s amended preliminary affirmative AD duty determination, and CBP’s announcement of the adjusted AD duty rates, respectively.

See ITT’s Online Archives or 01/20/10 news, (Ref: 10012035), for BP summary of the ITA’s issuance of the CV duty order on OCTG from China.)

ITA contact -- Paul Stolz (202) 482-4474

ITA notice (FR Pub 04/19/10) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-8994.pdf

ITA fact sheet available at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/download/factsheets/factsheet-prc-octg-ad-final-040910.pdf