China Certain Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe: Amended Preliminary AD Duty Determination
The International Trade Administration has amended its preliminary affirmative antidumping determination for certain seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe from China (seamless pipe) (A-570-956).
The ITA is amending its preliminary determination to correct ministerial errors with respect to the AD duty rate for mandatory respondent Tianjin Pipe (Group) Corporation and Tianjin Pipe International Economic and Trading Corporation (collectively, TPCO), which also affects the AD duty rate for the separate rate respondents.
AD Suspension of Liquidation Continues
Suspension of liquidation continues for all entries of seamless pipe from TPCO and the separate rate respondents with a time of entry on or after April 28, 2010.
Suspension of liquidation continues for all entries of seamless pipe from mandatory respondent Hengyang Steel Tube Group Int’l Trading Inc. and the China-wide entity with a time of entry on or after 90 days prior to April 28, 2010 (as the ITA found that critical circumstances exist with respect to these entities).
Amended AD Cash Deposit Requirements
The ITA will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit or the posting of a bond for entries of seamless pipe from China for the following exporter/producer combinations with a time of entry on or after May 28, 2010 at the AD duty rates below, which will be adjusted for export subsidies1.
| Exporter | Amended Prelim Rate |
| Tianjin Pipe International Economic and Trading Corporation (TPCO) | 22.67% (from 32.31%) |
| Hengyang Steel Tube Group Int’l Trading Inc. | 91.90% (unchanged) |
| Xigang Seamless Steel Tube Co., Ltd. | 57.30% (from 61.61%) |
| Jiangyin City Changjiang Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. | 57.30% (from 61.61%) |
| Pangang Group Chengdu Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. | 57.30% (from 61.61%) |
| Yangzhou Lontrin Steel Tube Co., Ltd. | 57.30% (from 61.61%) |
| Yangzhou Chengde Steel Tube Co., Ltd. | 57.30% (from 61.61%) |
| China-wide entity | 98.37% (unchanged) |
1Because the ITA previously determined that subject merchandise exported by mandatory respondents TPCO and Hengyang benefitted from an export subsidy, their AD duty rates, as well as the rates for the separate rate respondents, will be adjusted for the export subsidy rates determined in the preliminary countervailing duty determination. (See future issue of ITT for the adjusted rates pursuant to the ITA’s CBP instructions.)
(See ITA notice for additional information, including the scope of the investigation, etc.
See ITT’s Online Archives or 04/28/10 and 05/18/10 news, 10042827 and 10051847, for BP summaries of the ITA’s original preliminary determination and adjusted rates.)
ITA contact -- Magd Zalok (202) 482-4162