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Commerce says welded line pipe duties should continue

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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Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held a variety of positions within the steel industry since 2007, including reporting and editing for Steel Business Briefing/Platts, the Association for Iron and Steel Technology, and Kallanish Commodities, as well as marketing for what was then known as ThyssenKrupp Steel USA (now AM/NS Calvert). After a five-year hiatus working across other industries, she returned to steel in 2021 and has covered the flat rolled, tubular, and trade areas of the industry. 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. She can be reached at laura@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7869.