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    May 30, 2024

    CBP finds Chinese OCTG being transshipped via Thailand

    Written by Laura Miller

    The US OCTG Manufacturers Association (USOMA) announced that the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency made an initial affirmative determination of duty evasion practices.

    CBP preliminarily found there is “reasonable suspicion” that two Thai companies, Petroleum Equipment (Thailand) Co. and Thai Oil Pipe Co., have been transshipping OCTG made in China to the US and falsely declaring it to be of Thai origin.

    Laura Miller

    Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held various editorial positions with steel industry publications, associations, and mills since 2007. She joined the SMU team in 2022. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

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