Early Tuesday, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the initiation of administrative reviews of antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders with a December anniversary date.
The DOC initiated the following administrative reviews of AD orders involving steel products:
(a) Certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from India (A-533-820)--Essar Steel Limited; Ispat Industries, Ltd.; JSW Steel Limited; and Tata Steel Limited.
(b) Welded large diameter line pipe from Japan (A-588-857)--JFE Steel Corporation; Nippon Steel Corporation; Sumitomo Corporation; Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.; and Sumitomo Metals Pipe & Tube Company.
The period of review covers December 1, 2010 through November 30, 2011.
There were no initiations of any administrative reviews of CVD orders involving steel products.
The certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from India subject to this order is currently classifiable under item numbers: 7208.10.15.00, 7208.10.30.00, 7208.10.60.00, 7208.25.30.00, 7208.25.60.00, 7208.26.00.30, 7208.26.00.60, 7208.27.00.30, 7208.27.00.60, 7208.36.00.30, 7208.36.00.60, 7208.37.00.30, 7208.37.00.60, 7208.38.00.15, 7208.38.00.30, 7208.38.00.90, 7208.39.00.15, 7208.39.00.30, 7208.39.00.90, 7208.40.60.30, 7208.40.60.60, 7208.53.00.00, 7208.54.00.00, 7208.90.00.00, 7211.14.00.90, 7211.19.15.00, 7211.19.20.00, 7211.19.30.00, 7211.19.45.00, 7211.19.60.00, 7211.19.75.30, 7211.19.75.60 and 7211.19.75.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Certain hot-rolled carbon steel covered by this order, including: vacuum-degassed fully stabilized; high-strength low-alloy; and the substrate for motor lamination steel may also enter under the following tariff numbers: 7225.11.00.00, 7225.19.00.00, 7225.30.30.50, 7225.30.70.00, 7225.40.70.00, 7225.99.00.90, 7226.11.10.00, 7226.11.90.30, 7226.11.90.60, 7226.19.10.00, 7226.19.90.00, 7226.91.50.00, 7226.91.70.00, 7226.91.80.00 and 7226.99.00.00 of the HTSUS. Subject merchandise may also enter under: 7210.70.30.00, 7210.90.90.00, 7211.14.00.30, 7212.40.10.00, 7212.40.50.00 and 7212.50.00.00 of the HTSUS.
The welded large diameter line pipe from Japan subject to this order is currently classifiable under item numbers: 7305.11.10.30, 7305.11.10.60, 7305.11.50.00, 7305.12.10.30, 7305.12.10.60, 7305.12.50.00,
7305.19.10.30, 7305.19.10.60 and 7305.19.50.00 of the HTSUS.