US dumping duty on Mexican standard pipe to remain in effect

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping order against welded non-alloy steel pipe and tube (standard pipe) from Mexico on Wednesday. 
 
The review covers four companies--Mueller Comercial de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.; Southland Pipe Nipples Company, Inc.; Lamina y Placa Comercial, S.A. de C.V.; and Tuberia Nacional, S.A. de C.V.- during the period from November 1, 2009 through October 31, 2010. 
 
The DOC has preliminarily determined that none of these companies made any shipments or entries of subject merchandise during the period of review. 
 
The DOC plans to complete this review and issue its final results by December 2011. Until the final results are published in the Federal Register, the current dumping duty deposit rates will remain in effect.
 
The current dumping duty deposit rates for these companies are: Mueller--19.81 percent; Southland--36.62 percent; Lamina--2.92 percent; and Tuberia Nacional--2.92 percent.  Lamina is the successor-in-interest to Tuberia Nacional.
 
The merchandise covered by the order and subject to this review is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under the subheadings: 7306.30.10.00, 7306.30.50.25, 7306.30.50.32, 7306.30.50.40, 7306.30.50.55, 7306.30.50.85 and 7306.30.50.90.