The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced its preliminary affirmative determination in the antidumping (AD) investigation of OCTG from China.
The DOC has calculated the following preliminary dumping margins:
(1) Jiangsu Changbao Steel Tube Co. Ltd., Jiangsu Changbao Steel Tube Co. Ltd., and Jiangsu Changbao Precision Steel Tube Co. Ltd. - 0.00 percent
(2) Tianjin Pipe International Economic and Trading Corporation, and Tianjin Pipe (Group) Corporation - 36.53 percent
(3) Separate Rate Respondents (37 companies) - 36.53 percent
(4) All Others - 99.14 percent
Additionally, the DOC has also made a preliminary affirmative determination of critical circumstances in the AD investigation. This is in contrast to the DOC making a negative preliminary determination of critical circumstances upon announcing its preliminary determination in the companion countervailing duty (CVD) investigation in September.
When this announcement is published in the Federal Register, the DOC will instruct US Customs and Border Protection to require the deposit of dumping duties or the posting of a bond.
As previously reported, the DOC has calculated the following subsidy margins in the CVD investigation:
(1) Jiangsu Changbao Steel Tube Co. and Jiangsu Changbao Precision Steel Tube Co. Ltd. - 24.33 percent
(2) Tianjin Pipe (Group) Co., Tianjin Pipe Iron Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Tianguan Yuantong Pipe Product Co. Ltd., Tianjin Pipe International Economic and Trading Co. Ltd., and TPCO Charging Development Co. Ltd. - 10.90 percent
(3) Wuxi Seamless Pipe Co. Ltd., Jiangsu Fanli Steel Pipe Co. Ltd., and Tuoketuo County Menfeng Special Steel Co. Ltd. - 24.92 percent
(4) Zhejiang Jianli Enterprise Co. Ltd., Zhejiang Jianli Steel Tube Co. Ltd., Zhuji Jiansheng Machinery Co. Ltd., and Zhejiang Jianli Industry Group Co. Ltd. - 30.69 percent
(5) All Others - 21.33 percent.