Market Segment
May 15, 2026
ITC votes to continue investigations into OCTG imports from Austria, Taiwan, UAE
Written by Michael Cowden
The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to continue anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations into imports of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Austria, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
ITC preliminarily determined there is a “reasonable indication” the US industry is “materially injured” because of imports of OCTG from those countries, according to a press release dated Friday.
As a result of ITC’s vote, the US Commerce Department will continue investigations that it initiated on April 23.
The case targets both seamless and welded OCTG. Austria faces alleged dumping margins of 43.64-55.15% as well as accusations that is subsidizes OCTG producers. Taiwan faces alleged dumping margins of 73.68-75.31%. And the UAE faces margins of 124.15-126.08%.
Next steps
Commerce will determine preliminary AD and CVD margins. If Commerce imposes preliminary margins, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin collecting cash deposits on imported goods. The department will then make final AD and CVD determinations.
The last step? The ITC will make its final injury determination. If the commission makes a final determination that domestic producers are injured by imports, AD/CVD orders will be issued and the duties will become official.
However, should ITC make a final determination that there is no injury, no duties will be issued. That outcome is unusual but not unheard of. It occurred in 2024 in a trade case targeting imports of tin plate.
The ITC outlines the process here.
Background
Recall the US OCTG Manufacturers Association (USOMA), U.S. Steel, and the United Steelworkers (USW) union filed a trade petition on April 2 against imports from Austria, Taiwan, and the UAE. USOMA members participating in the case are Axis Pipe, Borusan USA, PTC Liberty, Tenaris USA, Vallourec Star, and Welded Tube USA.
