Analysis
September 2, 2026
OCTG trade case progresses
Written by Laura Miller
The US Department of Commerce has made a preliminary subsidy determination in the trade case targeting imports of oil country tubular goods (OCTG), while also postponing the initial decision in the dumping portion of the case.
Recall the dumping and subsidy investigations were launched in April at the request of the US OCTG Manufacturers Association (USOMA), U.S. Steel, and the United Steelworkers. The International Trade Commission made an initial affirmative injury determination in May, moving the case along.
On Aug. 28, Commerce announced it would postpone issuing the preliminary dumping decisions against Austria, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates. The petitioners requested the postponement because of the size and complexity of the investigations.
Commerce granted the request and said it will now issue its preliminary dumping determinations by Oct. 29.
Days later, the agency announced the prelim results of the subsidy investigation vs. Austria. It determined a net countervailable subsidy rate of 10.17% for voestalpine Tubulars and all other companies.
At the same time, Commerce said it would align Austria’s final CVD determination with the final decision in the companion anti-dumping investigation. This means the department will issue the final CVD and AD determinations no later than Jan. 12, 2027.
Import figures
This case targets the second-, fourth-, and fifth-largest foreign suppliers of OCTG to the US market.
In 2025, Taiwan ranked second with 239,960 metric tons (mt). Austria ranked fourth with 152,183 mt, while the UAE ranked fifth with 86,611 mt. South Korea ranked first, and Canada ranked third, based on US import data.
