The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced Wednesday the final results of its administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on circular welded carbon steel pipe and tube (standard pipe) from Turkey.
The review covered three producers/exporters – (a) Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. and Borusan Istikbal Ticaret T.A.S. (collectively “Borusan”); (b) Erbosan Erciyas Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. and Erbosan Erciyas Pipe Industry and Trade Co. Kayseri Free Zone Branch (collectively “Erbosan”), and (c) Tosyali dis Ticaret A.S. and Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S. (collectively “Toscelik”) – during the period from January 1 through December 31, 2012.
The DOC has determined the following final net subsidy margins: (a) Borusan – de minimis (0.13 percent); (b) Erbosan – de minimis; and (c) Toscelik – 0.83 percent. De minimis margins are treated as zero (0.00 percent) margins.
The DOC has also determined that Umran Celik Born Sanayii A.S. (also known as Umran Steel Pipe Inc.), the Yucel Group and all affiliates (including Yucel Boru ye Profil Endustrisi A.S., Yucelboru Ihracat Ithalat ye Pazarlama A.S., and Cayirova Born Sanayi ye Ticaret A.S.), and Guven Steel Pipe (also known as Guven Celik Born San. Ve Tic. Ltd.) had no shipments or sales during the period of review. Accordingly, the DOC has determined to rescind the reviews of these companies.
Accordingly, effective today, August 27, 2014, the countervailing duty deposit rates remained zero (0.00 percent) for Borusan and Erbosan and 0.83 percent for Toscelik.
There is also an antidumping order against standard pipe from Turkey, and the DOC is currently conducting an administrative review of that order.