• Effective Date: Nov 27, 2015
  • Period of Review: Oct 01, 2013 to Sep 30, 2014
  • Cite as: 80 FR 75056 • Cite date: Dec 01, 2015

1. On 12/01/2015, Commerce published in the Federal Register its antidumping duty order on welded line pipe from Turkey (80 FR 75056).

2. The merchandise covered by this order is circular welded carbon and alloy steel (other than stainless steel) pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (welded line pipe), not more than 24 inches in nominal outside diameter, regardless of wall thickness, length, surface finish, end finish, or stenciling. Welded line pipe is normally produced to the American Petroleum Institute (API) specification 5L, but can be produced to comparable foreign specifications, to proprietary grades, or can be non-graded material. All pipe meeting the physical description set forth above, including multiple-stenciled pipe with an API or comparable foreign specification line pipe stencil is covered by the scope of this order.

The welded line pipe that is subject to this order is currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheadings 7305.11.1030, 7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030, 7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.5000, 7306.19.1010, 7306.19.1050, 7306.19.5110, and 7306.19.5150. The subject merchandise may also enter in HTSUS 7305.11.1060 and 7305.12.1060. While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this order is dispositive.

3. For imports of welded line pipe from Turkey, CBP shall suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 11/27/2015 (date of publication of the International Trade Commission final determination in the Federal Register). These cash deposit rates have been adjusted to reflect the appropriate subsidy offsets determined in the companion countervailing duty proceeding. Effective 11/27/2015, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the percentages identified below.

Producer and/or Exporter: Borusan Istikbal Ticaret
Case Number: A-489-822-001
Cash Deposit Rate: 0.00 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
Case Number: A-489-822-002
Cash Deposit Rate: 0.00 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Çayirova Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S./ Yücel Boru Ithalat-Ihracat ve Pazarlama A.S.
Case Number: A-489-822-003
Cash Deposit Rate: 22.09 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Tosçelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi A.S./ Tosyali Dis Ticaret A.S.
Case Number: A-489-822-004
Cash Deposit Rate: 5.80 percent

All-Others
Case Number: A-489-822-000
Cash Deposit Rate: 6.24 percent

4. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OII:DC.)

5. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Sherri L. Hoffman