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Preliminary Determination in Countervailing Duty Investigations of Oil Country Tubular Goods from Russia and South Korea

Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigations of Oil Country Tubular Goods from Russia and South Korea

On March 9, 2022, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Russia and its negative preliminary determination in the CVD investigation of OCTG from South Korea



Country Exporter/Producer Subsidy Rates
Russia Volzhsky Pipe Plant, Joint Stock Company; Sinarsky Pipe Plant, Joint Stock Company; Seversky Pipe Plant, Joint Stock Company; Taganrog Metallurgical Plant, Joint Stock Company; Orsky Machine Building Plant, Joint Stock Company; and PAO TMK 1.37%
JSC Vyska Steel Works 1.68%
All Others 1.53%

 

Country Exporter/Producer Subsidy Rates
South Korea Hyundai Steel Corporation 0.17% (de minimis)
SeHA Steel Corporation/SeAH Steel Holding Corporation 0.00%
Event CVD Investigation(s)
Petition Filed October 6, 2021
DOC Initiation Date October 26, 2021
ITC Preliminary Determination November 22, 2021
DOC Preliminary Determination   March 7, 2022
DOC Final Determination July 18, 2022
ITC Final Determination September 1, 2022
Issuance of Order [1] September 8, 2022

[1] This will take place only in the event of affirmative final determinations from Commerce and the International Trade Commission (ITC).
Note: Commerce preliminary and final determination deadlines are governed by statute.  For CVD investigations, the deadlines are set forth in sections 703(b) and 705(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

Country Volume/Value 2018 2019 2020
Russia Volume (MT) 239,252 195,352 44,761
Value (USD) $221.5 million $176.5 million $31.4 million
South Korea Volume (MT) 457,417 408,308 273,378
Value (USD) $408.0 million $376.8 million $194.6 million

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, accessed through Global Trade Atlas (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States subheadings 7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20, 7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40, 7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60, 7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10, 7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30, 7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50, 7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80, 7304.29.31.10, 7304.29.31.20, 7304.29.31.30, 7304.29.31.40, 7304.29.31.50, 7304.29.31.60, 7304.29.31.80, 7304.29.41.10, 7304.29.41.20, 7304.29.41.30, 7304.29.41.40, 7304.29.41.50, 7304.29.41.60, 7304.29.41.80, 7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30, 7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60, 7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.61.15, 7304.29.61.30, 7304.29.61.45, 7304.29.61.60, 7304.29.61.75, 7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00, 7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00, 7306.29.10.30, 7306.29.10.90, 7306.29.20.00, 7306.29.31.00, 7306.29.41.00, 7306.29.60.10,7306.29.60.50, 7306.29.81.10, and 7306.29.81.50).

The petitioners are Borusan Mannesmann Pipe U.S., Inc. (Baytown, TX); PTC Liberty Tubulars LLC (Liberty, TX); U.S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA); United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC (Pittsburgh, PA); and Welded Tube USA, Inc. (Lackawanna, NY).

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 numbers: C-821-834 and C-580-913, for the Russia and South Korea investigations, respectively.

Commerce currently maintains 653 antidumping duty and CVD orders which provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.