Large Diameter Welded Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Determination and Antidumping Duty Order, 18767-18769 [2019-08950]
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BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P
[A–580–897]
Large Diameter Welded Pipe From the
Republic of Korea: Amended Final
Affirmative Antidumping Determination
and Antidumping Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the
International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing an antidumping
duty order on large diameter welded
carbon and alloy steel line and
structural pipe from the Republic of
Korea (Korea). In addition, Commerce is
amending its final affirmative
determination.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Applicable May 2, 2019.
Sergio Balbontin at (202) 482–6478 or
Janae Martin at (202) 482–0238, AD/
CVD Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 17.
Bette B. Brand,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service.
International Trade Administration
On February 27, 2019, Commerce
published its affirmative final
determination in the less-than-fair-value
(LTFV) investigation of large diameter
welded pipe from Korea.1 The scope of
the investigation in Commerce’s final
determination covered large diameter
welded carbon and alloy steel line pipe
(welded line pipe), large diameter
welded carbon and alloy steel structural
pipe (welded structural pipe), and
stainless steel large diameter welded
pipe (stainless steel pipe) from Korea.2
As discussed below, the ITC
subsequently found three domestic like
products covered by the scope of the
investigation (welded line pipe, welded
structural pipe, and stainless steel pipe)
and, accordingly, made a separate injury
determination with respect to each
domestic like product. On April 15,
2019, the ITC notified Commerce of its
final determination, pursuant to 735(d)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), that an industry in the United
States is materially injured within the
1 See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from the
Republic of Korea: Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, 84 FR 6374 (February 27,
2019) (Final Determination).
2 Id.
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meaning of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the
Act, by reason of LTFV imports of
welded line pipe and welded structural
pipe from Korea.3 Additionally, the ITC
made a negative determination of
material injury or threat of material
injury with respect to stainless steel
pipe.4 Commerce released draft revised
scope language for comment by parties.5
No party objected to the revised scope
language in this proceeding.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order
are welded line pipe and welded
structural pipe from Korea. For a
complete description of the scope of this
order, see the Appendix to this notice.
Amended Final Determination
A ministerial error is defined as an
error in addition, subtraction, or other
arithmetic function, clerical error
resulting from inaccurate copying,
duplication, or the like, and any other
similar type of unintentional error
which the Secretary considers
ministerial.6
Pursuant to section 735(e) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.224(e) and (f),
Commerce is amending the Final
Determination to reflect the correction
of certain ministerial errors in the final
estimated weighted average dumping
margin calculated for SeAH Steel
Corporation (SeAH). In addition,
because SeAH’s estimated weighted
average dumping margin is the basis for
the estimated weighted average
dumping margin determined for all
other Korean producers and exporters of
subject merchandise, we also are
revising the ‘‘all-others’’ rate in the
Final Determination.7 The amended
estimated weighted average dumping
margins are listed in the Suspension of
Liquidation section below.
3 See ITC Notification Letter regarding ITC
Investigation Nos. 701–TA–595–596 and 731–TA–
1401, 1403, 1405–1406, dated April 15, 2019 (ITC
Notification); see also Large Diameter Welded Pipe
from Canada, Greece, Korea, and Turkey;
Determinations, 84 FR 16533 (April 19, 2019) (ITC
Final Determination); and Large Diameter Welded
Pipe from Canada, Greece, Korea, and Turkey,
Investigation Nos. 701–TA–595–596 and 731–TA–
1401, 1403, 1405–1406 (Final), Publication 4883,
April 2019 (Final ITC Report).
4 See ITC Notification.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Comments on the Scope of
the Orders,’’ dated April 5, 2019.
6 See section 735(e) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.224(f).
7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation of Large Diameter Welded Pipe from
Korea: Ministerial Error Allegations in the Final
Determination,’’ dated March 22, 2019.
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Antidumping Duty Order
On April 15, 2019, in accordance with
sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i) and 735(d) of the
Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its
final determination in this investigation,
in which it found that imports of
welded line pipe and welded structural
pipe from Korea are materially injuring
a U.S. industry.8 As a result, and in
accordance with sections 735(c)(2) and
736 of the Act, we are publishing this
antidumping duty order. As noted
above, in its determination, the ITC
found three domestic like products
covered by the scope of the
investigation: Welded line pipe, welded
structural pipe, and stainless steel pipe.
The ITC made a negative determination
with respect to stainless steel pipe from
Korea. The ITC made an affirmative
determination with respect to welded
line pipe and welded structural pipe
from Korea. Because the ITC made
distinct and different injury
determinations for separate domestic
like products, Commerce will instruct
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) to assess antidumping duties on
entries of welded line pipe and welded
structural pipe (subject merchandise)
from Korea, and not on entries of
stainless steel pipe (excluded
merchandise) from Korea.
Welded Line Pipe
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The Final ITC Report describes
welded line pipe as a tubular product
produced from carbon and alloy steel,
produced to American Petroleum
Institute (API) 5L specifications, and
designed for conveying liquids and
gases.9 Because the ITC determined that
LTFV imports of welded line pipe from
Korea are materially injuring a U.S.
industry,10 all unliquidated entries of
subject merchandise from Korea,
entered or withdrawn from warehouse,
are subject to the assessment of
antidumping duties, as described below.
As a result of the ITC Final
Determination, in accordance with
section 736(a) of the Act, Commerce
will direct CBP to assess, upon further
instruction by Commerce, antidumping
duties equal to the amount by which the
normal value of the merchandise
8 See ITC Notification; and ITC Final
Determination.
9 See Final ITC Report at 7.
10 Id. at 1 and 5.
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exceeds the export price (or constructed
export price) of the merchandise for all
relevant entries of welded line pipe
from Korea. Antidumping duties will be
assessed on unliquidated entries of
welded line pipe from Korea entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after August 27,
2018, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination,11 but will
not be assessed on entries occurring
after the expiration of the provisional
measures period, beginning on February
23, 2019, in accordance with section
733(d) of the Act, until the date of
publication of the ITC Final
Determination in the Federal Register.
Welded Structural Pipe
The Final ITC Report describes
welded structural pipe as a tubular
product produced from carbon and alloy
steel, produced to American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM)
specifications, and designed for support
in construction projects and piling.12
Because the ITC determined that LTFV
imports of welded structural pipe from
Korea are materially injuring a U.S.
industry,13 all unliquidated entries of
subject merchandise from Korea,
entered or withdrawn from warehouse,
are subject to the assessment of
antidumping duties, as described below.
As a result of the ITC Final
Determination, in accordance with
section 736(a) of the Act, Commerce
will direct CBP to assess, upon further
instruction by Commerce, antidumping
duties for all relevant entries of welded
structural pipe from Korea.
Antidumping duties will be assessed on
unliquidated entries of welded
structural pipe from Korea entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after August 27,
2018, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination,14 but will
not be assessed on entries occurring
after the expiration of the provisional
measures period, beginning on February
23, 2019, in accordance with section
733(d) of the Act, until the date of
11 See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from the
Republic of Korea: Preliminary Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement
of Final Determination, 83 FR 43651 (August 27,
2018) (Preliminary Determination).
12 See Final ITC Report at 7.
13 Id. at 1 and 5.
14 See Preliminary Determination.
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publication of the ITC Final
Determination in the Federal Register.
Stainless Steel Pipe
The Final ITC Report describes
stainless steel pipe as being produced
from stainless steel for its high-chrome
chemistry and corrosion-resistant
properties.15 Because the ITC made a
negative determination of material
injury or threat of material injury by
reason of LTFV imports of stainless steel
pipe from Korea,16 Commerce will
direct CBP to terminate the suspension
of liquidation for entries of stainless
steel pipe from Korea entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, and to
refund all cash deposits with respect to
these entries pursuant to section
735(c)(2) of the Act.
Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 736 of the
Act, Commerce will direct CBP to
reinstitute the suspension of liquidation
of subject merchandise (i.e., welded line
pipe and welded structural pipe) from
Korea, effective the date of publication
of the ITC Final Determination in the
Federal Register, and to assess, upon
further instruction by Commerce
pursuant to section 736(a)(1) of the Act,
antidumping duties for each entry of the
subject merchandise equal to the
amount by which the normal value of
the merchandise exceeds the export
price (or constructed export price) of the
merchandise. We intend to instruct CBP
to require, at the same time as importers
would normally deposit estimated
import duties on this merchandise, cash
deposits for each entry of subject
merchandise equal to the rates noted
below. These instructions suspending
liquidation will remain in effect until
further notice. For the purpose of
determining cash deposit rates, the
estimated weighted average dumping
margins for imports of subject
merchandise from Korea have been
adjusted, as appropriate, for export
subsidies found in the final
determination of the companion
countervailing duty investigation of this
merchandise imported from Korea. The
all-others rate applies to all other
producers or exporters not specifically
listed.
15 See
16 Id.
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dumping
margin
(percent)
Company
Hyundai RB Co., Ltd ....................................................................................................................................
SeAH Steel Corporation ..............................................................................................................................
Samkang M&T Co., Ltd ...............................................................................................................................
All Others .....................................................................................................................................................
Notifications to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the
antidumping duty order with respect to
welded line pipe and welded structural
pipe from Korea 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.
This amended final determination
and order is published in accordance
with sections 735(e) and 736(a) of the
Act, and 19 CFR 351.211(b) and
351.224(e) and (f).
Dated: April 23, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is
welded carbon and alloy steel pipe (other
than stainless steel pipe), more than 406.4
mm (16 inches) in nominal outside diameter
(large diameter welded pipe), regardless of
wall thickness, length, surface finish, grade,
end finish, or stenciling. Large diameter
welded pipe may be used to transport oil,
gas, slurry, steam, or other fluids, liquids, or
gases. It may also be used for structural
purposes, including, but not limited to,
piling. Specifically, not included is large
diameter welded pipe produced only to
specifications of the American Water Works
Association (AWWA) for water and sewage
pipe.
Large diameter welded pipe used to
transport oil, gas, or natural gas liquids is
normally produced to the American
Petroleum Institute (API) specification 5L.
Large diameter welded pipe may also be
produced to American Society for Testing
and Materials (ASTM) standards A500, A252,
or A53, or other relevant domestic
specifications, grades and/or standards. Large
diameter welded pipe can be produced to
comparable foreign specifications, grades
and/or standards or to proprietary
specifications, grades and/or standards, or
can be non-graded material. All pipe meeting
the physical description set forth above is
covered by the scope of this order, whether
17 See Final Determination and accompanying
Issues and Decision Memorandum at 7.
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or not produced according to a particular
standard.
Subject merchandise also includes large
diameter welded pipe that has been further
processed in a third country, including but
not limited to coating, painting, notching,
beveling, cutting, punching, welding, or any
other processing that would not otherwise
remove the merchandise from the scope of
the order if performed in the country of
manufacture of the in-scope large diameter
welded pipe.
Excluded from the scope are any products
covered by the existing antidumping duty
order on welded line pipe from the Republic
of Korea. See Welded Line Pipe from the
Republic of Korea and the Republic of
Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders, 80 FR
75056 (December 1, 2015).
The large diameter welded pipe that is
subject to this investigation is currently
classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
subheadings 7305.11.1030, 7305.11.1060,
7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030, 7305.12.1060,
7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.1060,
7305.19.5000, 7305.31.4000, 7305.31.6090,
7305.39.1000 and 7305.39.5000. While the
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this order
is dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–484–803]
Large Diameter Welded Pipe From
Greece: Amended Final Affirmative
Antidumping Determination and
Antidumping Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the
International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing an antidumping
duty order on large diameter welded
carbon and alloy steel line pipe from
Greece. In addition, Commerce is
AGENCY:
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weightedaverage
dumping
margin
adjusted for
subsidy
offset(s)
(percent) 17
14.97
6.87
20.39
9.19
12.86
4.76
18.28
7.08
amending its final affirmative
determination.
DATES: Applicable May 2, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brittany Bauer at (202) 482–3860, AD/
CVD Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 27, 2019, Commerce
published its affirmative final
determination in the less-than-fair-value
(LTFV) investigation of large diameter
welded pipe from Greece.1 The scope of
the investigation in Commerce’s final
determination covered large diameter
welded carbon and alloy steel line pipe
(welded line pipe), large diameter
welded carbon and alloy steel structural
pipe (welded structural pipe), and
stainless steel large diameter welded
pipe (stainless steel pipe) from Greece.2
As discussed below, the ITC
subsequently found three domestic like
products covered by the scope of the
investigation (welded line pipe, welded
structural pipe, and stainless steel pipe)
and, accordingly, made a separate injury
determination with respect to each
domestic like product. On April 15,
2019, the ITC notified Commerce of its
final determination, pursuant to 735(d)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), that an industry in the United
States is threatened with material injury
within the meaning of section
735(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act, by reason of
LTFV imports of welded line pipe from
Greece.3 Additionally, the ITC made
1 See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Greece:
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value, 84 FR 6364 (February 27, 2019) (Final
Determination).
2 Id.
3 See ITC Notification Letter regarding ITC
Investigation Nos. 701–TA–595–596 and 731–TA–
1401, 1403, and 1405–1406, dated April 15, 2019
(ITC Notification); see also Large Diameter Welded
Pipe from Canada, Greece, Korea, and Turkey;
Determinations, 84 FR 16533 (April 19, 2019) (ITC
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-897]
Large Diameter Welded Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Amended
Final Affirmative Antidumping Determination and Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing an antidumping duty order on large diameter welded
carbon and alloy steel line and structural pipe from the Republic of
Korea (Korea). In addition, Commerce is amending its final affirmative
determination.
DATES: Applicable May 2, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sergio Balbontin at (202) 482-6478 or
Janae Martin at (202) 482-0238, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 27, 2019, Commerce published its affirmative final
determination in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of large
diameter welded pipe from Korea.\1\ The scope of the investigation in
Commerce's final determination covered large diameter welded carbon and
alloy steel line pipe (welded line pipe), large diameter welded carbon
and alloy steel structural pipe (welded structural pipe), and stainless
steel large diameter welded pipe (stainless steel pipe) from Korea.\2\
As discussed below, the ITC subsequently found three domestic like
products covered by the scope of the investigation (welded line pipe,
welded structural pipe, and stainless steel pipe) and, accordingly,
made a separate injury determination with respect to each domestic like
product. On April 15, 2019, the ITC notified Commerce of its final
determination, pursuant to 735(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), 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
LTFV imports of welded line pipe and welded structural pipe from
Korea.\3\ Additionally, the ITC made a negative determination of
material injury or threat of material injury with respect to stainless
steel pipe.\4\ Commerce released draft revised scope language for
comment by parties.\5\ No party objected to the revised scope language
in this proceeding.
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\1\ See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from the Republic of Korea:
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 84 FR 6374
(February 27, 2019) (Final Determination).
\2\ Id.
\3\ See ITC Notification Letter regarding ITC Investigation Nos.
701-TA-595-596 and 731-TA-1401, 1403, 1405-1406, dated April 15,
2019 (ITC Notification); see also Large Diameter Welded Pipe from
Canada, Greece, Korea, and Turkey; Determinations, 84 FR 16533
(April 19, 2019) (ITC Final Determination); and Large Diameter
Welded Pipe from Canada, Greece, Korea, and Turkey, Investigation
Nos. 701-TA-595-596 and 731-TA-1401, 1403, 1405-1406 (Final),
Publication 4883, April 2019 (Final ITC Report).
\4\ See ITC Notification.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Comments on the Scope of the Orders,''
dated April 5, 2019.
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order are welded line pipe and welded
structural pipe from Korea. For a complete description of the scope of
this order, see the Appendix to this notice.
Amended Final Determination
A ministerial error is defined as an error in addition,
subtraction, or other arithmetic function, clerical error resulting
from inaccurate copying, duplication, or the like, and any other
similar type of unintentional error which the Secretary considers
ministerial.\6\
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\6\ See section 735(e) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(f).
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Pursuant to section 735(e) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e) and
(f), Commerce is amending the Final Determination to reflect the
correction of certain ministerial errors in the final estimated
weighted average dumping margin calculated for SeAH Steel Corporation
(SeAH). In addition, because SeAH's estimated weighted average dumping
margin is the basis for the estimated weighted average dumping margin
determined for all other Korean producers and exporters of subject
merchandise, we also are revising the ``all-others'' rate in the Final
Determination.\7\ The amended estimated weighted average dumping
margins are listed in the Suspension of Liquidation section below.
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of
Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Korea: Ministerial Error Allegations
in the Final Determination,'' dated March 22, 2019.
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Antidumping Duty Order
On April 15, 2019, in accordance with sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i) and
735(d) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its final determination
in this investigation, in which it found that imports of welded line
pipe and welded structural pipe from Korea are materially injuring a
U.S. industry.\8\ As a result, and in accordance with sections
735(c)(2) and 736 of the Act, we are publishing this antidumping duty
order. As noted above, in its determination, the ITC found three
domestic like products covered by the scope of the investigation:
Welded line pipe, welded structural pipe, and stainless steel pipe. The
ITC made a negative determination with respect to stainless steel pipe
from Korea. The ITC made an affirmative determination with respect to
welded line pipe and welded structural pipe from Korea. Because the ITC
made distinct and different injury determinations for separate domestic
like products, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping duties on entries of welded line
pipe and welded structural pipe (subject merchandise) from Korea, and
not on entries of stainless steel pipe (excluded merchandise) from
Korea.
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\8\ See ITC Notification; and ITC Final Determination.
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Welded Line Pipe
The Final ITC Report describes welded line pipe as a tubular
product produced from carbon and alloy steel, produced to American
Petroleum Institute (API) 5L specifications, and designed for conveying
liquids and gases.\9\ Because the ITC determined that LTFV imports of
welded line pipe from Korea are materially injuring a U.S.
industry,\10\ all unliquidated entries of subject merchandise from
Korea, entered or withdrawn from warehouse, are subject to the
assessment of antidumping duties, as described below.
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\9\ See Final ITC Report at 7.
\10\ Id. at 1 and 5.
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As a result of the ITC Final Determination, in accordance with
section 736(a) of the Act, Commerce will direct CBP to assess, upon
further instruction by Commerce, 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 welded line pipe from Korea. Antidumping duties will be
assessed on unliquidated entries of welded line pipe from Korea
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after
August 27, 2018, the date of publication of the Preliminary
Determination,\11\ but will not be assessed on entries occurring after
the expiration of the provisional measures period, beginning on
February 23, 2019, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act, until
the date of publication of the ITC Final Determination in the Federal
Register.
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\11\ See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from the Republic of Korea:
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Postponement of Final Determination, 83 FR 43651 (August 27, 2018)
(Preliminary Determination).
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Welded Structural Pipe
The Final ITC Report describes welded structural pipe as a tubular
product produced from carbon and alloy steel, produced to American
Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications, and designed
for support in construction projects and piling.\12\ Because the ITC
determined that LTFV imports of welded structural pipe from Korea are
materially injuring a U.S. industry,\13\ all unliquidated entries of
subject merchandise from Korea, entered or withdrawn from warehouse,
are subject to the assessment of antidumping duties, as described
below.
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\12\ See Final ITC Report at 7.
\13\ Id. at 1 and 5.
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As a result of the ITC Final Determination, in accordance with
section 736(a) of the Act, Commerce will direct CBP to assess, upon
further instruction by Commerce, antidumping duties for all relevant
entries of welded structural pipe from Korea. Antidumping duties will
be assessed on unliquidated entries of welded structural pipe from
Korea entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after
August 27, 2018, the date of publication of the Preliminary
Determination,\14\ but will not be assessed on entries occurring after
the expiration of the provisional measures period, beginning on
February 23, 2019, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act, until
the date of publication of the ITC Final Determination in the Federal
Register.
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Stainless Steel Pipe
The Final ITC Report describes stainless steel pipe as being
produced from stainless steel for its high-chrome chemistry and
corrosion-resistant properties.\15\ Because the ITC made a negative
determination of material injury or threat of material injury by reason
of LTFV imports of stainless steel pipe from Korea,\16\ Commerce will
direct CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation for entries of
stainless steel pipe from Korea entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
and to refund all cash deposits with respect to these entries pursuant
to section 735(c)(2) of the Act.
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\15\ See Final ITC Report at 7.
\16\ Id. at 1-2 and 5.
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Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 736 of the Act, Commerce will direct CBP
to reinstitute the suspension of liquidation of subject merchandise
(i.e., welded line pipe and welded structural pipe) from Korea,
effective the date of publication of the ITC Final Determination in the
Federal Register, and to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce
pursuant to section 736(a)(1) of the Act, antidumping duties for each
entry of the subject merchandise equal to the amount by which the
normal value of the merchandise exceeds the export price (or
constructed export price) of the merchandise. We intend to instruct CBP
to require, at the same time as importers would normally deposit
estimated import duties on this merchandise, cash deposits for each
entry of subject merchandise equal to the rates noted below. These
instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further
notice. For the purpose of determining cash deposit rates, the
estimated weighted average dumping margins for imports of subject
merchandise from Korea have been adjusted, as appropriate, for export
subsidies found in the final determination of the companion
countervailing duty investigation of this merchandise imported from
Korea. The all-others rate applies to all other producers or exporters
not specifically listed.
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Estimated
Estimated weighted- average
weighted- average dumping margin
Company dumping margin adjusted for
(percent) subsidy offset(s)
(percent) \17\
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Hyundai RB Co., Ltd............... 14.97 12.86
SeAH Steel Corporation............ 6.87 4.76
Samkang M&T Co., Ltd.............. 20.39 18.28
All Others........................ 9.19 7.08
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Notifications to Interested Parties
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This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to
welded line pipe and welded structural pipe from Korea 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.
This amended final determination and order is published in
accordance with sections 735(e) and 736(a) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.211(b) and 351.224(e) and (f).
Dated: April 23, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is welded carbon and alloy
steel pipe (other than stainless steel pipe), more than 406.4 mm (16
inches) in nominal outside diameter (large diameter welded pipe),
regardless of wall thickness, length, surface finish, grade, end
finish, or stenciling. Large diameter welded pipe may be used to
transport oil, gas, slurry, steam, or other fluids, liquids, or
gases. It may also be used for structural purposes, including, but
not limited to, piling. Specifically, not included is large diameter
welded pipe produced only to specifications of the American Water
Works Association (AWWA) for water and sewage pipe.
Large diameter welded pipe used to transport oil, gas, or
natural gas liquids is normally produced to the American Petroleum
Institute (API) specification 5L. Large diameter welded pipe may
also be produced to American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM) standards A500, A252, or A53, or other relevant domestic
specifications, grades and/or standards. Large diameter welded pipe
can be produced to comparable foreign specifications, grades and/or
standards or to proprietary specifications, grades and/or standards,
or can be non-graded material. All pipe meeting the physical
description set forth above is covered by the scope of this order,
whether or not produced according to a particular standard.
Subject merchandise also includes large diameter welded pipe
that has been further processed in a third country, including but
not limited to coating, painting, notching, beveling, cutting,
punching, welding, or any other processing that would not otherwise
remove the merchandise from the scope of the order if performed in
the country of manufacture of the in-scope large diameter welded
pipe.
Excluded from the scope are any products covered by the existing
antidumping duty order on welded line pipe from the Republic of
Korea. See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea and the
Republic of Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders, 80 FR 75056 (December
1, 2015).
The large diameter welded pipe that is subject to this
investigation is currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheadings
7305.11.1030, 7305.11.1060, 7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030,
7305.12.1060, 7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.1060,
7305.19.5000, 7305.31.4000, 7305.31.6090, 7305.39.1000 and
7305.39.5000. While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
scope of this order is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2019-08950 Filed 5-1-19; 8:45 am]
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