China Drill Pipe: Postponement of Preliminary AD Duty Determination

The International Trade Administration has issued a notice that it is postponing the preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of drill pipe from China.

ITA Postpones Preliminary AD Determination to August 5

The ITA petitioners in this investigation made a timely request for a 50-day postponement of the preliminary determination in order to allow more time to collect and analyze information for the preliminary determination.

For the reasons identified by petitioners, and because there are no compelling reasons to deny the request, the ITA is postponing the deadline for the preliminary determination by 50 days to August 5, 2010.

The deadline for the final determination will continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary determination, unless extended.

(See ITT’s Online Archives or 01/28/10 and 01/27/10 news, 10012840 and 10012735, for BP summaries of the ITA’s initiation this AD duty investigation and the companion countervailing duty investigation.

See ITT’s Online Archives or 04/08/10 news, 10040850, for BP summary of the postponement of the CV duty investigation.)

Contact -- Matthew Renkey (202) 482-2312

(ITA Case No. A-570-965)