Petition Summary: Oil Country Tubular Goods From Argentina, Mexico, The Republic Of Korea, And Russia
October 08, 2021 at 08:09 am
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On October 6, 2021, Borusan Mannesmann Pipe U.S., Inc. ("Borusan U.S."), PTC Liberty Tubulars LLC ("PTC"), U. S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc. ("U. S. Steel"), the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC (the "USW"), and Welded Tube USA, Inc. ("Welded Tube") ( "Petitioners"), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on imports of oil country tubular goods from Argentina, Mexico, and Russia. In addition, the petition alleges that imports of oil country tubular goods from the Republic of Korea and Russia are unfairly subsidized and requests the imposition of countervailing duties.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The merchandise covered by the investigation is certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG), which are hollow steel products of circular cross-section, including oil well casing and tubing, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel (both carbon and alloy), whether seamless or welded, regardless of end finish (e.g., whether or not plain end, threaded, or threaded and coupled) whether or not conforming to American Petroleum Institute (API) or non-API specifications, whether finished (including limited service OCTG products) or unfinished (including green tubes and limited service OCTG products), whether or not thread protectors are attached. The scope of the investigation also covers OCTG coupling stock.
Subject merchandise includes material matching the above description that has been finished, packaged, or otherwise processed in a third country, including by performing any heat treatment, cutting, upsetting, threading, coupling, or any other finishing, packaging, or processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigations if performed in the country of manufacture of the OCTG.
Excluded from the scope of the order are: casing or tubing containing 10.5 percent or more by weight of chromium; drill pipe; unattached couplings; and unattached thread protectors.
The merchandise subject to the investigation is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item numbers: 7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20, 7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40, 7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60, 7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10, 7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30, 7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50, 7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80, 7304.29.31.10, 7304.29.31.20, 7304.29.31.30, 7304.29.31.40, 7304.29.31.50, 7304.29.31.60, 7304.29.31.80, 7304.29.41.10, 7304.29.41.20, 7304.29.41.30, 7304.29.41.40, 7304.29.41.50, 7304.29.41.60, 7304.29.41.80, 7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30, 7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60, 7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.61.15, 7304.29.61.30, 7304.29.61.45, 7304.29.61.60, 7304.29.61.75, 7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00, 7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00, 7306.29.10.30, 7306.29.10.90, 7306.29.20.00, 7306.29.31.00, 7306.29.41.00, 7306.29.60.10, 7306.29.60.50, 7306.29.81.10, and 7306.29.81.50.
The merchandise subject to the investigation may also enter under the following HTSUS item numbers: 7304.39.00.24, 7304.39.00.28, 7304.39.00.32, 7304.39.00.36, 7304.39.00.40, 7304.39.00.44, 7304.39.00.48, 7304.39.00.52, 7304.39.00.56, 7304.39.00.62, 7304.39.00.68, 7304.39.00.72, 7304.39.00.76, 7304.39.00.80, 7304.59.60.00, 7304.59.80.15, 7304.59.80.20, 7304.59.80.25, 7304.59.80.30, 7304.59.80.35, 7304.59.80.40, 7304.59.80.45, 7304.59.80.50, 7304.59.80.55, 7304.59.80.60, 7304.59.80.65, 7304.59.80.70, 7304.59.80.80, 7305.31.40.00, 7305.31.60.90, 7306.30.50.55, 7306.30.50.90, 7306.50.50.50, and 7306.50.50.70.
The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the investigation is dispositive.
PETITIONERS
Borusan Mannesmann Pipe U.S., Inc.
4949 Borusan Road
Baytown, TX 77523
Website: borusanmannesmannpipe.com
Tel: (832) 399-6042
Fax: N/A
Contact: Josh Croix
Email: joshcroix@borusan.com
PTC Liberty Tubulars LLC
1100 FM 3361 Road
Liberty, TX 77575
Website: ptclibertytubulars.com
Tel: (713) 289-5555
Fax: N/A
Contact: Cary Hart
Email: cary.hart@ptcalliance.com
U.S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc.
600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Website: ussteel.com
Tel: (412) 433-1121
Fax: (412) 433-1167
Contact: Benjamin Caryl
Email: bbcaryl@uss.com
United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC
60 Boulevard of the Allies
Pittsburgh PA 15222
Website: usw.org
Tel: (412) 562-2400
Fax: (412) 562-3863
Contact: Roy Houseman
Email: rhouseman@usw.org
Welded Tube USA, Inc.
2537 Hamburg Turnpike
Lackawanna, NY 14218
Website: weldedtube.com
Tel: (906) 669-1111
Fax: (905) 738-4070
Contact: Robert Mandel
Email: bmandel@weldedtube.com
COUNSEL FOR PETITIONERS
Roger B. Schagrin
SCHAGRIN ASSOCIATES
900 Seventh Street, N.W.,
Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 223-1700
NAMED PRODUCERS/EXPORTERS
For a list of foreign producers/exporters alleged by Petitioner, please see Attachment I .
ESTIMATED SCHEDULE
Event
Earliest Date
Petition Filed
October 6, 2021
DOC Initiation
October 26, 2021
ITC Preliminary Investigation:
Questionnaires Due
October 20, 2021
Request to appear at hearing
October 25, 2021
Hearing
October 27, 2021
Briefs
November 1, 2021
ITC Vote
November 22, 2021
DOC Investigation Schedule:
DOC Preliminary Antidumping Determination
March 15, 2022
DOC Preliminary Countervailing Determination
December 30, 2021
DOC Final Antidumping Determination
May 30, 2022
DOC Final Countervailing Determination
March 15, 2022
ITC Final Investigation:
ITC Final AD Determination
July 13, 2022
ITC Final CVD Determination
April 29, 2022
ALLEGED DUMPING MARGINS
Argentina: 320.17%
Mexico: 280.14%
Russia: 136.17%
ALLEGED SUBSIDIES
For a list of alleged countervailing duty programs, please see Attachment II.
IMPORTS OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE
2018
2019
2020
2020
(Jan-Jun)
2021
(Jan-Jun)
Korea
Quantity(MT)
457,417
408,308
273,378
150,975
197,464
Value ($)
408,030,646
376,764,996
194,619,106
106,735,093
167,586,906
AUV ($/MT)
892.03
922.75
711.91
706.97
848.70
Mexico
Quantity(MT)
383,897
194,317
149,571
99,493
115,912
Value ($)
539,746,415
301,930,309
212,110,264
150,096,782
146,153,466
AUV ($/MT)
1,405.97
1,553.81
1,418.12
1,508.62
1,260.90
Argentina
Quantity(MT)
146,829
147,757
15,182
9,539
73,495
Value ($)
188,881,672
208,315,839
19,210,840
12,825,972
75,119,553
AUV ($/MT)
1,286.41
1,409.85
1,265.41
1,344.59
1,022.10
Russia
Quantity(MT)
239,252
195,352
44,761
41,008
52,690
Value ($)
221,494,157
176,547,189
31,359,481
28,620,158
31,541,948
AUV ($/MT)
925.75
903.74
700.60
697.92
598.63
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Jeffrey S. Neeley
Husch Blackwell LLP
1801 Wewatta Street
Suite 1000
Washington
CO 80202
UNITED STATES
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