The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced its final determinations in the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of drill pipe from China.
The DOC has calculated the following final weighted-average dumping margins:
(1) Shanxi Yida Special Steel Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. - 0.00 (zero) percent.
(2) Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. - 0.00 (zero) percent.
(3) DP Master Manufacturing Co. Ltd. and Jiangyin Liangda Drill Pipe Co. Ltd. - 69.32 percent.
(4) Separate Rate Companies - 69.32 percent.
(5) All Other Chinese Producers and Exporters - 429.95 percent.
The Separate Rate Companies are Jiangsu Shuguang Huayang Drilling Tool Co., Ltd.; Jiangyin Long-Bright Drill Pipe Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; and Shanxi Fenglei Drilling Tools Co., Ltd.
The DOC has also made a final affirmative determination of "critical circumstances" in the AD investigation with respect to the category of "All Other Chinese Producers and Exporters."
The DOC has calculated the following final countervailing duty margins:
(1) DP Master Manufacturing Co. Ltd.; Jiangyin Sanliang Petroleum Machinery Co. Ltd.; Jiangyin Liangda Drill Pipe Co. Ltd.; Jiangyin Sanliang Steel Pipe Trading Co. Ltd.; and Jiangyin Chuangxin Oil Pipe Fittings Co. Ltd. - 18.18 percent.
(2) All others - 18.18 percent.
The DOC has also made a final affirmative determination of "critical circumstances" in the CVD investigation with respect to DP Master Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) held its public hearing January 5 in connection with its final injury investigation of drill pipe. The ITC is scheduled to make its final determination on February 7, 2011.
The subject merchandise is currently classified in the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) categories: 7304.22.0030, 7304.22.0045, 7304.22.0060, 7304.23.3000, 7304.23.6030, 7304.23.6045, 7304.23.6060, 8431.43.8040 and may also enter under 8431.43.8060, 8431.43.4000, 7304.39.0028, 7304.39.0032, 7304.39.0036, 7304.39.0040, 7304.39.0044, 7304.39.0048, 7304.39.0052, 7304.39.0056, 7304.49.0015, 7304.49.0060, 7304.59.8020, 7304.59.8025, 7304.59.8030, 7304.59.8035, 7304.59.8040, 7304.59.8045, 7304.59.8050, and 7304.59.8055.