On October 28, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced its rescission of the countervailing duty (CVD) administrative review on circular welded carbon quality steel pipe from China.
On July 31, 2009, the Ad Hoc Coalition for Fair Pipe Imports and its individual members, Allied Tube & Conduit, IPSCO Tubulars, Inc., Northwest Pipe Company, Sharon Tube Company, Western Tube & Conduit Corporation, and Wheatland Tube Company, (collectively, petitioners) timely requested an administrative review of ten exporters and producers covering the period November 13, 2007, through December 31, 2008. On August 25, the DOC published a notice initiating an administrative review of the CVD order on circular pipe from China.
On September 30, 2009, the petitioners withdrew their request for review of all ten exporters and producers within the 90-day period, and no other party requested a review. Therefore, in response to the petitioners' withdrawal, and as no one else requested a review, the DOC has rescinded this administrative review.