The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced Wednesday the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping order on welded carbon steel standard pipe and tube (standard pipe) from Turkey.
The review covers multiple producers/exporters – Boruson Holding A.S., Borusan Istikbal Ticaret T.A.S., Borusan Lojistik Dagitim Depolama Tasimacilik ve Tic A.S., Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., Cayirova Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., Erbosan Erciyas Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., Guven Celik Boru San. ve Tic. Ltd., Guven Steel Pipe, Metaleks Celik Urunleri San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti., Metaliks Celik Urunkeri San. ve Tic. Ltd., The Borusan Group, Toscelik Metal Ticaret A.S., Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustisi A.S., Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S., Tosyali Dis Ticaret A.S., Umran Celik Boru Sanayii A.S., Umran Steel Pipe Inc., Yucel Boru ve Profil Endustrisi A.S., Yucelboru Ihracat Ithalat ve Pazarlama A.S., and Yucel Group – during the period from May 1, 2012 through April 30, 2013.
The DOC has preliminarily determined the following weighted-average dumping margins: (a) Borusan Mannesmann, Borusan Istikbal, and Borusan Lojistik – 1.28 percent; and (b) Toscelik Profil and Tosyali Dis Ticaret – 0.00 percent. These margins compare with Borusan’s current dumping duty deposit rate of 1.79 percent and Toscelik’s rate of 0.00 percent.
The DOC has also preliminarily determined that the following companies had no shipments, sales, or entries of standard pipe during the period of review: Cayirova Boru, Erbosan, Guven Celik, Guven Steel Pipe, Metaliks Celik, Umran Celik, Umran Steel Pipe, Yucel Boru, Yucelboru Ihracat, and Yucel Group.
The DOC plans to complete this review by October 2014. Until that time, the current dumping duty deposit rates will remain in effect. Any change in the deposit rates as a result of this review will become effective only when the DOC's final results are published in the Federal Register.
There is also a countervailing duty order against standard pipe from Turkey, and the DOC is also conducting an administrative review of that order.