On August 31, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the preliminary results of the antidumping duty new shipper review on circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Thailand.
As per the DOC's announcement in the Federal Register, on October 28, 2008 the DOC initiated a semiannual new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Thailand in response to a timely request from Pacific Pipe Public Company, Limited (Pacific Pipe). The period of review is March 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008. The domestic interested parties for this proceeding are Allied Tube & Conduit Corporation and Wheatland Tube Company.
Accordingly, the DOC has preliminarily determined that the US sale of subject merchandise made by Pacific Pipe is below normal value. If these preliminary results are adopted in our final results, the DOC will instruct US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping duties based on the difference between the export price and the normal value. As a result of its review, the DOC has preliminarily determined that a 4.79 percentage margin exists for Pacific Pipe for the period in question.
The DOC has invited interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. The final results will be issued 90 days after the date of issuance of these preliminary results, unless extended.
The products covered by this antidumping order are certain welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Thailand, with an outside diameter of 0.375 inches or more, but not exceeding 16 inches. The subject product, which is commonly referred to in the industry as "standard pipe" or "structural tubing," is classifiable under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States item numbers 7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040, 7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085, and 7306.30.5090.