Preliminary Determination in Antidumping Duty Investigation of Seamless Carbon and Alloy Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from Czech Republic
On December 16, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe from the Czech Republic.
| Country | Exporter/Producer | Dumping Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | Liberty Ostrava A.S. [1] | 51.70% |
| Moravia Steel A.S. [1] | 51.70% | |
| All Others [1] | 51.07% |
[1] The companies listed above were selected as mandatory respondents in this AD investigation. The rates were assigned based on facts available with an adverse inference.
| Event | AD Investigation(s) |
|---|---|
| Petition(s) Filed | July 8, 2020 |
| DOC Initiation Date | July 28, 2020 |
| ITC Preliminary Determination(s) | August 24, 2020 |
| DOC Preliminary Determination(s) | December 15, 2020 |
| DOC Final Determination(s) | March 1, 2021 |
| ITC Final Determination(s) | April 15, 2021 |
| Issuance of Order(s) [1] | April 22, 2021 |
[1] This will take place only in the event of affirmative final determinations from Commerce and the ITC.
Note: Commerce preliminary and final determination deadlines are governed by statute. For AD investigations, the deadlines are set forth in section 733(b) and 735(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
| Czech Republic | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume (Metric Tons) | 35,803 | 38,889 | 35,600 |
| Value (USD) | $29,741,104 | $41,647,622 | $37,073,191 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, accessed through Global Trade Atlas (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States subheadings 7304.19.1020, 7304.19.1030, 7304.19.1045, 7304.19.1060, 7304.19.5020, 7304.19.5050, 7304.31.6050, 7304.39.0016, 7304.39.0020, 7304.39.0024, 7304.39.0028, 7304.39.0032, 7304.39.0036, 7304.39.0040, 7304.39.0044, 7304.39.0048, 7304.39.0052, 7304.39.0056, 7304.39.0062, 7304.39.0068, 7304.39.0072, 7304.51.5005, 7304.51.5060, 7304.59.6000, 7304.59.8010, 7304.59.8015, 7304.59.8020, 7304.59.8025, 7304.59.8030, 7304.59.8035, 7304.59.8040, 7304.59.8045, 7304.59.8050, 7304.59.8055, 7304.59.8060, 7304.59.8065, and 7304.59.8070.)
The petitioner is Vallourec Star, LP (Houston, TX).
For general information and next steps, please refer to a list of FAQs for the preliminary determination.
Additional case information including the scope of the investigation are on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). Once you log in, please refer to case number A-851-804.
To date, Commerce maintains 539 AD and CVD orders which provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.
Since the beginning of the Trump Administration, Commerce has initiated 306 new AD and CVD investigations - this is a 283 percent increase from the comparable period in the previous administration.