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Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from the Czech Republic (AD), the Republic of Korea (AD/CVD), Russia (AD/CVD), and Ukraine (AD)

Vallourec (“Petitioner”) has filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions on imports of Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from the Czech Republic (AD), the Republic of Korea (AD/CVD), Russia (AD/CVD), and Ukraine (AD). The scope of the petitions is provided below. 

Petitioners have requested AD duties as described below, as well as CVD duties to offset alleged Korean and Russian subsidies.

Country                                           AD Duties Requested

• Czech Republic                             ~48.5 percent
• Korea                                                ~124 percent
• Russia                                              ~138 percent
• Ukraine                                            ~40 percent

Korean Producers Identified in the Petition:

• Iljin Steel Corp.
• Husteel Co., Ltd.
• Hansae Co. Ltd.

Expected Timeline

Event	Current Deadline (could be extended)	Extended Deadline
Petition	7/8/2020	7/8/2020
DOC Initiation	7/28/2020	7/28/2020
ITC Preliminary Conference	7/29/2020	7/29/2020
ITC Prelim Determination	8/24/2020	8/24/2020
DOC Preliminary CVD Determination (*cash deposits required for imports*)	10/1/2020	11/20/2020
DOC Preliminary AD Determination	12/15/2020	2/3/2021
DOC Final CVD Determination	12/15/2020	2/10/2020
DOC Final AD Determination	3/1/2021	6/18/2021
ITC Final Injury Determination for CVD	1/29/2021	4/5/2021
ITC Final Injury Determination for AD	4/14/2021	8/2/2021
CVD Order	2/5/2021	4/12/2021
AD Order	4/21/2021	8/9/2021

Scope of the Petitions:

The merchandise covered by the scope of these investigations is seamless carbon and alloy steel (other than stainless steel) pipes and redraw hollows, less than or equal to 16 inches (406.4 mm) in outside diameter, regardless of wall-thickness, manufacturing process (e.g., hot-finished or cold-drawn), end finish (e.g., plain end, beveled end, upset end, threaded, or threaded and coupled), or surface finish (e.g., bare, lacquered or coated). Redraw hollows are any unfinished carbon or alloy steel (other than stainless steel) pipe or “hollow profiles” suitable for cold finishing operations, such as cold drawing, to meet the American Society for Testing and Materials (“ASTM”) or American Petroleum Institute (“API”) specifications referenced below, or comparable specifications. Specifically included within the scope are seamless carbon and alloy steel (other than stainless steel) standard, line, and pressure pipes produced to the ASTM A-53, ASTM A-106, ASTM A-333, ASTM A-334, ASTM A-589, ASTM A-795, ASTM A-1024, and the API 5L specifications, or comparable specifications, and meeting the physical parameters described above, regardless of application, with the exception of the exclusions discussed below.

Specifically excluded from the scope of the investigations are: (1) all pipes meeting aerospace, hydraulic, and bearing tubing specifications; (2) all pipes meeting the chemical requirements of ASTM A-335, whether finished or unfinished; and (3) unattached couplings. Also excluded from the scope of the investigation are all mechanical, boiler, condenser and heat exchange tubing, except when such products conform to the dimensional requirements, i.e., outside diameter and wall thickness, of ASTM A-53, ASTM A-106 or API 5L specifications.

Subject seamless standard, line, and pressure pipe are normally entered under HTSUS 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, 7304.59.8070. The HTSUS subheadings and specifications are provided for convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope is dispositive.