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Commerce says welded line pipe duties should continue
Written by Laura Miller
January 2, 2025
The US Department of Commerce has determined that anti-dumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVDs) on welded line pipe imports from China and Japan should remain in place for five more years.
The agency recently completed sunset reviews of the AD and CVD orders on line pipe imports from the two countries. Conducted every five years, sunset reviews determine if duties should continue or be allowed to expire or ‘sunset.’
Welded large diameter line pipe from Japan
Commerce found that Japan would likely continue dumping large-diameter welded line pipe at margins up to 30.8% should the AD duty order be revoked.
Individual companies participating in this review included American Cast Iron Pipe Co., Berg Pipe, Dura-Bond Industries, Stupp Corp., and Welspun Tubular. The companies participated collectively as the American Line Pipe Producers Association (ALPPA).
The review was expedited or completed within 120 days, as there was no interest from foreign parties, Commerce said in a Federal Register filing. It was also the fourth review of this order, which has been in place since 2001.
Circular welded carbon-quality steel line pipe from China
In another expedited sunset review, Commerce found that removing the AD order on line pipe from China would likely lead to the recurrence of dumping at margins up to 101.1%.
Commerce also said subsidy rates of 32-40% would likely continue if the CVD order on Chinese line pipe were revoked.
The ALPPA also participated in this review, but no foreign companies did.
This was the third sunset review of these duty orders, which were originally imposed in 2009.

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