On Wednesday, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping order against light-walled rectangular (LWR) pipe and tube from Turkey.
Atlas Tube, Searing Industries, and ten other US producers brought the original AD case against LWR pipe and tube from Turkey - and three other countries - in June 2007. The DOC issued the AD order on May 30, 2008.
The review was requested by Noksel Celik Boru Sanayi A.S., and it covers the period from May 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010. The DOC has calculated a preliminary dumping margin of 0.00 (zero) percent for Noksel. This compares with Noksel's current dumping duty deposit rate of 27.04 percent.
The DOC plans to complete this review and issue its final results by October 2011. Until the final results are published in the Federal Register, Noksel's current dumping duty deposit rate will remain in effect. Any change in the deposit rate as a result of this review will become effective only when the DOC's final results are published in the Federal Register.
The products subject to this order are currently classifiable under the subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS): 7306.61.50.00 and 7306.61.70.60.