Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe From Malaysia, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders, 42289-42291 [2014-17206]
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vehicle or light truck size designation. Tires
covered by this investigation may be tubetype, tubeless, radial, or non-radial, and they
may be intended for sale to original
equipment manufacturers or the replacement
market.
Subject tires have, at the time of
importation, the symbol ‘‘DOT’’ on the
sidewall, certifying that the tire conforms to
applicable motor vehicle safety standards.
Subject tires may also have the following
prefixes or suffix in their tire size
designation, which also appears on the
sidewall of the tire:
Prefix designations:
P—Identifies a tire intended primarily for
service on passenger cars
LT—Identifies a tire intended primarily for
service on light trucks
Suffix letter designations:
LT—Identifies light truck tires for service
on trucks, buses, trailers, and
multipurpose passenger vehicles used in
nominal highway service.
All tires with a ‘‘P’’ or ‘‘LT’’ prefix, and all
tires with an ‘‘LT’’ suffix in their sidewall
markings are covered by this investigation
regardless of their intended use.
In addition, all tires that lack a ‘‘P’’ or ‘‘LT’’
prefix or suffix in their sidewall markings, as
well as all tires that include any other prefix
or suffix in their sidewall markings, are
included in the scope, regardless of their
intended use, as long as the tire is of a size
that is among the numerical size designations
listed in the passenger car section or light
truck section of the Tire and Rim Association
Year Book, as updated annually.
Passenger vehicle and light truck tires,
whether or not attached to wheels or rims,
are included in the scope. However, if a
subject tire is imported attached to a wheel
or rim, only the tire is covered by the scope.
Specifically excluded from the scope of
this investigation are the following types of
tires: (1) Racing car tires, defined as tires for
use exclusively on a race track; such tires do
not bear the symbol ‘‘DOT’’ on the sidewall;
(2) new pneumatic tires, of rubber, of a size
that is not listed in the passenger car section
or light truck section of the Tire and Rim
Association Year Book; (3) pneumatic tires,
of rubber, that are not new, including
recycled and retreaded tires; and (4) nonpneumatic tires, such as solid rubber tires.
The products covered by the investigation
are currently classified under the following
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) subheadings: 4011.10.10.10,
4011.10.10.20, 4011.10.10.30, 4011.10.10.40,
4011.10.10.50, 4011.10.10.60, 4011.10.10.70,
4011.10.50.00, 4011.20.10.05, and
4011.20.50.10. Tires meeting the scope
description may also enter under the
following HTSUS subheadings:
4011.99.45.00, 4011.99.85.00, 8708.70.45.45,
8708.70.45.60, 8708.70.60.30, 8708.70.60.45,
and 8708.70.60.60. While HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience
and for customs purposes, the written
description of the subject merchandise is
dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–557–815, A–549–830, A–552–816]
Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe From
Malaysia, Thailand, and the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping
Duty Orders
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (the Department) and the
International Trade Commission (the
ITC), the Department is issuing
antidumping duty orders on welded
stainless pressure pipe (WSPP) from
Malaysia, Thailand, and the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam).
DATES: Effective date: July 21, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
Kearney (Malaysia), or Brandon
Farlander/Trisha Tran (Thailand), or
Lilit Astvatsatrian (Vietnam) AD/CVD
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–0167 or (202) 482–
0182/(202) 482–4852 or (202) 482–6412,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
In accordance with sections 735(d)
and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR
351.210(c), on May 30, 2014, the
Department published its affirmative
final determinations of sales at lessthan-fair-value in the antidumping duty
investigations of WSPP from Malaysia,
Thailand, and Vietnam, respectively.1
On July 14, 2014, the ITC notified the
Department of its affirmative
determinations that an industry in the
United States is materially injured
within the meaning of section
735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of
less-than-fair-value imports of WSPP
from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.2
1 See Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe From
Malaysia: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determination of
Critical Circumstances, in Part; 2012–2013, 79 FR
31090 (May 30, 2014); Welded Stainless Pressure
Pipe From Thailand: Final Determination of Sales
at Less Than Fair Value, 79 FR 31093 (May 30,
2014); and Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 79 FR 31092 (May
30, 2014).
2 See Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from
Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, USITC
Investigation Nos. 731–TA–1210–1212 (Final),
USITC Publication 4477 (July 2014).
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In addition, the ITC notified the
Department of its final determination
that critical circumstances do not exist
with respect to imports of subject
merchandise from Malaysia that are
subject to the Department’s affirmative
critical circumstances finding.3
Scope of the Orders
The products covered by these orders
are circular welded austenitic stainless
pressure pipe not greater than 14 inches
in outside diameter. For purposes of
these orders, references to size are in
nominal inches and include all products
within tolerances allowed by pipe
specifications. This merchandise
includes, but is not limited to, the
American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM) A–312 or ASTM A–
778 specifications, or comparable
domestic or foreign specifications.
ASTM A–358 products are only
included when they are produced to
meet ASTM A–312 or ASTM A–778
specifications, or comparable domestic
or foreign specifications.
Excluded from the scope are: (1)
Welded stainless mechanical tubing,
meeting ASTM A–554 or comparable
domestic or foreign specifications; (2)
boiler, heat exchanger, superheater,
refining furnace, feedwater heater, and
condenser tubing, meeting ASTM A–
249, ASTM A–688 or comparable
domestic or foreign specifications; and
(3) specialized tubing, meeting ASTM
A269, ASTM A–270 or comparable
domestic or foreign specifications.
The subject imports are normally
classified in subheadings 7306.40.5005,
7306.40.5040, 7306.40.5062,
7306.40.5064, and 7306.40.5085 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). They may also
enter under HTSUS subheadings
7306.40.1010, 7306.40.1015,
7306.40.5042, 7306.40.5044,
7306.40.5080, and 7306.40.5090. The
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes
only; the written description of the
scope of these investigations is
dispositive.
Antidumping Duty Orders
As stated above, on July 14, 2014, in
accordance with section 735(d) of the
Act, the ITC notified the Department of
its final determinations in these
investigations, in which it found
material injury with respect to WSPP
from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.4
Because the ITC determined that
imports of WSPP from Malaysia,
Thailand, and Vietnam are materially
3 Id.
4 Id.
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injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated
entries of such merchandise from
Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam,
entered or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption are subject to the
assessment of antidumping duties.
Therefore, in accordance with section
736(a)(1) of the Act, the Department will
direct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further
instruction by the Department,
antidumping duties equal to the amount
by which the normal value of the
merchandise exceeds the export price
(or constructed export price) of the
merchandise, for all relevant entries of
WSPP from Malaysia, Thailand, and
Vietnam. These antidumping duties will
be assessed on unliquidated entries of
WSPP from Malaysia, Thailand, and
Vietnam entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after
January 7, 2014, the date of publication
of the preliminary determinations,5 but
will not include entries occurring after
the expiration of the provisional
measures period and before publication
of the ITC’s final injury determination
as further described below.
Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation
In accordance with section
735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we will instruct
CBP to continue to suspend liquidation
on all entries of WSPP from Malaysia,
Thailand, and Vietnam. We will also
instruct CBP to require cash deposits
equal to the amounts as indicated
below. These instructions suspending
liquidation will remain in effect until
further notice.
Accordingly, effective on the date of
publication of the ITC’s final affirmative
injury determinations, CBP will require,
at the same time as importers would
normally deposit estimated duties on
this subject merchandise, a cash deposit
equal to the estimated weighted-average
antidumping duty margins listed
below.6
Provisional Measures
Section 733(d) of the Act states that
instructions issued pursuant to an
affirmative preliminary determination
may not remain in effect for more than
four months except where exporters
representing a significant proportion of
exports of the subject merchandise
request the Department to extend that
four-month period to no more than six
months. At the request of exporters that
account for a significant proportion of
WSPP from Malaysia, Thailand, and
Vietnam, we extended the four-month
period to no more than six months in
each case.7 In the underlying
investigations, the Department
published the preliminary
determinations on January 7, 2014.
Therefore, the six-month period
beginning on the date of publication of
the preliminary determinations ended
on July 6, 2014. Furthermore, section
737(b) of the Act states that definitive
duties are to begin on the date of
publication of the ITC’s final injury
determination.
Therefore, in accordance with section
733(d) of the Act and our practice, we
will instruct CBP to terminate the
suspension of liquidation and to
liquidate, without regard to
antidumping duties, unliquidated
entries of WSPP from Malaysia,
Thailand, and Vietnam entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption after July 6, 2014, the date
the provisional measures expired, until
and through the day preceding the date
of publication of the ITC’s final injury
determinations in the Federal Register.
Suspension of liquidation will resume
on the date of publication of the ITC’s
final determination in the Federal
Register.
The weighted-average dumping
margins are as follows:
Weighted
average
margin
(percent)
Manufacturer/exporter
Malaysia:
Superinox Pipe Industry Sdn. Bhd./Superinox International Sdn. Bhd ............................................................................................
Kanzen Tetsu Sdn. Bhd ...................................................................................................................................................................
Pantech Stainless & Alloy Industries Sdn. Bhd ...............................................................................................................................
All Others ..........................................................................................................................................................................................
Thailand:
Ametai Co., Ltd./Thareus Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................................
Thai-German Products Public Company Limited .............................................................................................................................
All Others ..........................................................................................................................................................................................
Vietnam:
Sonha International Corporation/Sonha International Corporation ..................................................................................................
Mejonson Industrial Vietnam Co., Ltd./Mejonson Industrial Vietnam Co., Ltd ................................................................................
Vietnam-Wide Entity .........................................................................................................................................................................
167.11
167.11
167.11
22.70
24.01
24.01
23.89
16.25
16.25
16.25
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With regard to the ITC’s negative
critical circumstances determination on
imports of WSPP from Malaysia, we will
instruct CBP to lift suspension and to
refund any cash deposit made to secure
the payment of estimated antidumping
duties with respect to entries of the
merchandise entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after October 9, 2013, (i.e., 90 days prior
to the date of publication of the
preliminary determination), but before
January 7, 2014, the publication date of
the preliminary determination.
5 See Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from
Malaysia: Preliminary Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, Affirmative Preliminary
Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part,
and Postponement of Final Determination, 79 FR
808 (January 7, 2014); Welded Stainless Pressure
Pipe from Thailand: Preliminary Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement
of Final Determination, 79 FR 812 (January 7, 2014);
Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement
of Final Determination, 79 FR 806 (January 7, 2014).
6 See section 736(a)(3) of the Act.
7 See Submission from Superinox Pipe Industry
Sdn. Bhd., ‘‘Welded Stainless Steel Pipe from
Malaysia; Request to Extend the Final
Determination,’’ dated November 18, 2013; see also
Submission from Thareus Co., Ltd. and Ametai Co.,
Ltd., ‘‘Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from
Thailand: Request for Extension of Final
Determination,’’ dated November 15, 2013; see also
Submission from Thai-German Products Public
Company Limited, ‘‘Welded Stainless Steel Pipe
from Thailand; Request to Extend the Final
Determination and to Extend the Deadline for TGP’s
Section D Response,’’ dated November 18, 2013; see
also, Submission of SonHa International
Corporation, ‘‘Sonha Request to Postpone Final
Determination: Antidumping Duty Investigation of
Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from Vietnam (A–
552–816),’’ dated November 14, 2013.
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This notice constitutes the
antidumping duty orders with respect to
WSPP from Malaysia, Thailand, and
Vietnam pursuant to section 736(a) of
the Act. Interested parties can find a list
of antidumping duty orders currently in
effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
stats/iastats1.html.
These orders are published in
accordance with section 736(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211.
Dated: July 16, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–881]
Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From
the People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of Expedited Second Sunset
Review of Antidumping Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset
review, the Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) finds that revocation of
the antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’) order
would be likely to lead to continuation
or recurrence of dumping at the
dumping margins identified in the
‘‘Final Results of Review’’ section of this
notice.
DATES: Effective: July 21, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brendan Quinn, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5848,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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AGENCY:
Background
On March 3, 2014, the Department
published the notice of initiation of the
second sunset review of the AD Order 1
on malleable cast iron pipe fittings the
People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’),
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’).2
Both Anvil International, LLC 3
1 See Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Malleable
Iron Pipe Fittings From the People’s Republic of
China, 68 FR 69376 (December 12, 2003) (‘‘Order’’).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 79
FR 11762 (March 3, 2014).
3 Anvil International Inc., the predecessor to
Anvil International, LLC, was one of the petitioners
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(‘‘Anvil’’) and Ward Manufacturing
(‘‘Ward’’) timely notified the
Department of their intent to participate
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i), with each claiming
domestic interested party status under
section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as a
domestic producer of malleable pipe
fittings.4 The Department then received
a complete substantive response jointly
filed by both Anvil and Ward
(collectively, ‘‘Anvil/Ward’’ or
‘‘Domestic Producers’’) within the 30day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).5 The Department did
not receive any responses from any
respondent interested parties. As a
result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B)
of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), we conducted an
expedited (120-day) sunset review of the
Order.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the Order
are certain malleable iron pipe fittings,
cast, other than grooved fittings, from
the PRC. The merchandise is currently
classifiable under item numbers
7307.19.90.30, 7307.19.90.60,
7307.19.90.80, and 7326.90.85.88 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (‘‘HTSUS’’). Excluded
from the scope of this order are metal
compression couplings, which are
imported under HTSUS number
7307.19.90.80. A metal compression
coupling consists of a coupling body,
two gaskets, and two compression nuts.
These products range in diameter from
1⁄2 inch to 2 inches and are carried only
in galvanized finish. Although HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
Department’s written description of the
scope of this proceeding is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues
raised in this sunset review is provided
in the accompanying Issues and
Decision Memorandum, which is hereby
adopted by this notice.6 The issues
in the initial less-than-fair-value investigation of
this proceeding. Ward Manufacturing was also a
petitioner in the initial investigation.
4 See letter from Anvil entitled, ‘‘Five-Year
(‘‘Sunset’’) Review Of Antidumping Duty Order On
Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From The People’s
Republic Of China: Notice Of Intent To Participate
Of Anvil International, LLC,’’ dated March 13, 2014,
and letter from Ward entitled, ‘‘Malleable Cast Iron
Pipe Fittings from China, Second Sunset,’’ dated
March 17, 2014.
5 See letter from Anvil/Ward entitled, ‘‘Malleable
Cast Iron Pipe Fittings from China, Second Sunset:
Substantive Response to the Notice of Initiation,’’
dated April 2, 2014 (‘‘Substantive Response’’).
6 See the Department’s memorandum from
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
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discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum include the likelihood of
continuation or recurrence of dumping
and the magnitude of the margins of
dumping likely to prevail if the order
were revoked. The Issues and Decision
Memorandum is a public document and
is on file electronically via Enforcement
and Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (‘‘IA
ACCESS’’). Access to IA ACCESS is
available to registered users at https://
iaaccess.trade.gov and to all parties in
the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of
the main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The
signed Issues and Decision
Memorandum and the electronic
version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of the Sunset Review
Pursuant to section 752(c)(3) of the
Act, the Department determines that
revocation of the Order would be likely
to lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping at weighted-average dumping
margins up to 111.36 percent.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Orders
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders
(‘‘APO’’) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305. Timely notification of the
return or destruction of APO materials
or conversion to judicial protective
order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and terms
of an APO is a violation which is subject
to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing the
results and notice in accordance with
sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of
the Act.
Dated: June 27, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, entitled, ‘‘Issues and
Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the
Expedited Second Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Malleable Cast Iron
Pipe Fittings from the People’s Republic of China,’’
dated concurrently with this notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-557-815, A-549-830, A-552-816]
Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe From Malaysia, Thailand, and the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of
Commerce (the Department) and the International Trade Commission (the
ITC), the Department is issuing antidumping duty orders on welded
stainless pressure pipe (WSPP) from Malaysia, Thailand, and the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam).
DATES: Effective date: July 21, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Kearney (Malaysia), or Brandon
Farlander/Trisha Tran (Thailand), or Lilit Astvatsatrian (Vietnam) AD/
CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0167 or (202) 482-0182/(202) 482-4852 or (202) 482-6412, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.210(c), on May 30, 2014,
the Department published its affirmative final determinations of sales
at less-than-fair-value in the antidumping duty investigations of WSPP
from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, respectively.\1\ On July 14,
2014, the ITC notified the Department of its affirmative determinations
that an industry in the United States is materially injured within the
meaning of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of less-than-
fair-value imports of WSPP from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.\2\ In
addition, the ITC notified the Department of its final determination
that critical circumstances do not exist with respect to imports of
subject merchandise from Malaysia that are subject to the Department's
affirmative critical circumstances finding.\3\
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\1\ See Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe From Malaysia: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative
Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part; 2012-2013, 79 FR
31090 (May 30, 2014); Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe From Thailand:
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 79 FR 31093
(May 30, 2014); and Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value, 79 FR 31092 (May 30, 2014).
\2\ See Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from Malaysia, Thailand,
and Vietnam, USITC Investigation Nos. 731-TA-1210-1212 (Final),
USITC Publication 4477 (July 2014).
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Scope of the Orders
The products covered by these orders are circular welded austenitic
stainless pressure pipe not greater than 14 inches in outside diameter.
For purposes of these orders, references to size are in nominal inches
and include all products within tolerances allowed by pipe
specifications. This merchandise includes, but is not limited to, the
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) A-312 or ASTM A-778
specifications, or comparable domestic or foreign specifications. ASTM
A-358 products are only included when they are produced to meet ASTM A-
312 or ASTM A-778 specifications, or comparable domestic or foreign
specifications.
Excluded from the scope are: (1) Welded stainless mechanical
tubing, meeting ASTM A-554 or comparable domestic or foreign
specifications; (2) boiler, heat exchanger, superheater, refining
furnace, feedwater heater, and condenser tubing, meeting ASTM A-249,
ASTM A-688 or comparable domestic or foreign specifications; and (3)
specialized tubing, meeting ASTM A269, ASTM A-270 or comparable
domestic or foreign specifications.
The subject imports are normally classified in subheadings
7306.40.5005, 7306.40.5040, 7306.40.5062, 7306.40.5064, and
7306.40.5085 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS). They may also enter under HTSUS subheadings 7306.40.1010,
7306.40.1015, 7306.40.5042, 7306.40.5044, 7306.40.5080, and
7306.40.5090. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes only; the written description of the scope of these
investigations is dispositive.
Antidumping Duty Orders
As stated above, on July 14, 2014, in accordance with section
735(d) of the Act, the ITC notified the Department of its final
determinations in these investigations, in which it found material
injury with respect to WSPP from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.\4\
Because the ITC determined that imports of WSPP from Malaysia,
Thailand, and Vietnam are materially
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injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such merchandise from
Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, entered or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption are subject to the assessment of antidumping duties.
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Therefore, in accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act, the
Department will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess, upon further instruction by the Department, antidumping duties
equal to the amount by which the normal value of the merchandise
exceeds the export price (or constructed export price) of the
merchandise, for all relevant entries of WSPP from Malaysia, Thailand,
and Vietnam. These antidumping duties will be assessed on unliquidated
entries of WSPP from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after January 7, 2014,
the date of publication of the preliminary determinations,\5\ but will
not include entries occurring after the expiration of the provisional
measures period and before publication of the ITC's final injury
determination as further described below.
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\5\ See Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from Malaysia:
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances, in
Part, and Postponement of Final Determination, 79 FR 808 (January 7,
2014); Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from Thailand: Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of
Final Determination, 79 FR 812 (January 7, 2014); Welded Stainless
Pressure Pipe from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of
Final Determination, 79 FR 806 (January 7, 2014).
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Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we will
instruct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation on all entries of WSPP
from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. We will also instruct CBP to
require cash deposits equal to the amounts as indicated below. These
instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further
notice.
Accordingly, effective on the date of publication of the ITC's
final affirmative injury determinations, CBP will require, at the same
time as importers would normally deposit estimated duties on this
subject merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the estimated weighted-
average antidumping duty margins listed below.\6\
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\6\ See section 736(a)(3) of the Act.
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Provisional Measures
Section 733(d) of the Act states that instructions issued pursuant
to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect
for more than four months except where exporters representing a
significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise request
the Department to extend that four-month period to no more than six
months. At the request of exporters that account for a significant
proportion of WSPP from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, we extended
the four-month period to no more than six months in each case.\7\ In
the underlying investigations, the Department published the preliminary
determinations on January 7, 2014. Therefore, the six-month period
beginning on the date of publication of the preliminary determinations
ended on July 6, 2014. Furthermore, section 737(b) of the Act states
that definitive duties are to begin on the date of publication of the
ITC's final injury determination.
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\7\ See Submission from Superinox Pipe Industry Sdn. Bhd.,
``Welded Stainless Steel Pipe from Malaysia; Request to Extend the
Final Determination,'' dated November 18, 2013; see also Submission
from Thareus Co., Ltd. and Ametai Co., Ltd., ``Welded Stainless
Steel Pressure Pipe from Thailand: Request for Extension of Final
Determination,'' dated November 15, 2013; see also Submission from
Thai-German Products Public Company Limited, ``Welded Stainless
Steel Pipe from Thailand; Request to Extend the Final Determination
and to Extend the Deadline for TGP's Section D Response,'' dated
November 18, 2013; see also, Submission of SonHa International
Corporation, ``Sonha Request to Postpone Final Determination:
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe
from Vietnam (A-552-816),'' dated November 14, 2013.
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Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act and our
practice, we will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of
liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties,
unliquidated entries of WSPP from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption after July 6,
2014, the date the provisional measures expired, until and through the
day preceding the date of publication of the ITC's final injury
determinations in the Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation will
resume on the date of publication of the ITC's final determination in
the Federal Register.
The weighted-average dumping margins are as follows:
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Weighted
average
Manufacturer/exporter margin
(percent)
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Malaysia:
Superinox Pipe Industry Sdn. Bhd./Superinox 167.11
International Sdn. Bhd................................
Kanzen Tetsu Sdn. Bhd.................................. 167.11
Pantech Stainless & Alloy Industries Sdn. Bhd.......... 167.11
All Others............................................. 22.70
Thailand:
Ametai Co., Ltd./Thareus Co., Ltd...................... 24.01
Thai-German Products Public Company Limited............ 24.01
All Others............................................. 23.89
Vietnam:
Sonha International Corporation/Sonha International 16.25
Corporation...........................................
Mejonson Industrial Vietnam Co., Ltd./Mejonson 16.25
Industrial Vietnam Co., Ltd...........................
Vietnam-Wide Entity.................................... 16.25
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With regard to the ITC's negative critical circumstances
determination on imports of WSPP from Malaysia, we will instruct CBP to
lift suspension and to refund any cash deposit made to secure the
payment of estimated antidumping duties with respect to entries of the
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after October 9, 2013, (i.e., 90 days prior to the date of publication
of the preliminary determination), but before January 7, 2014, the
publication date of the preliminary determination.
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This notice constitutes the antidumping duty orders with respect to
WSPP from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam pursuant to section 736(a) of
the Act. Interested parties can find a list of antidumping duty orders
currently in effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
These orders are published in accordance with section 736(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211.
Dated: July 16, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-17206 Filed 7-18-14; 8:45 am]
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