CIT Upholds Commerce's Decision to Drop PMS Finding in AD Case

The Court of International Trade in an Oct. 24 opinion upheld the Commerce Department's second remand results in a case brought by Garg Tube Export and Garb Tube Limited on the 2017-2018 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on welded carbon steel standard pipes and tubes from India. Previously in the case, Judge Claire Kelly sent back Commerce's finding that a particular market situation existed in India for hot-rolled coil steel and its regression methodology applying a PMS adjustment. On remand and under "respectful protest," Commerce dropped the PMS finding and adjustment, leading Kelly to uphold the remand results.