The US International Trade Commission (ITC) on March 2 issued its written determination in the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of drill pipe from China, revealing the details of its affirmative determination announced in late February.
Accordingly, the United States International Trade Commission has determined that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the US is threatened with material injury by reason of imports from China of drill pipe and drill collars, provided for in subheadings 7304.22.00, 7304.23.30, 7304.23.60, and 8431.43.80 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the US, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by China.
A petition was filed with the ITC and the US Department of Commerce (DOC) by VAM Drilling USA Inc., Houston, Texas; Rotary Drilling Tools, Beasley, Texas; Texas Steel Conversions, Inc., Houston, Texas; TMK IPSCO, Downers Grove, Illinois; and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO-CLC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
As the next step, the DOC is scheduled to make its preliminary CVD determination by March 26 and its preliminary AD determination by June 9.