1. On 09/13/2016, Commerce published in the Federal Register its antidumping duty order on heavy walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes (HWR pipes and tubes) from Korea (81 FR 62865).

2. The merchandise covered by this order is certain heavy walled rectangular welded steel pipes and tubes of rectangular (including square) cross section, having a nominal wall thickness of not less than 4 mm. The merchandise includes, but is not limited to, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) A-500, grade B specifications, or comparable domestic or foreign specifications.

Included products are those in which: (1) iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained elements; (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and (3) none of the elements below exceeds the quantity, by weight, respectively indicated:

• 2.50 percent of manganese, or
• 3.30 percent of silicon, or
• 1.50 percent of copper, or
• 1.50 percent of aluminum, or
• 1.25 percent of chromium, or
• 0.30 percent of cobalt, or
• 0.40 percent of lead, or
• 2.0 percent of nickel, or
• 0.30 percent of tungsten, or
• 0.80 percent of molybdenum, or
• 0.10 percent of niobium (also called columbium), or
• 0.30 percent of vanadium, or
• 0.30 percent of zirconium.

The subject merchandise is currently provided for in item 7306.61.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Subject merchandise may also enter under HTSUS 7306.61.3000. While the HTSUS subheadings and ASTM specification are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this order is dispositive.

3. For imports of HWR pipes and tubes from Korea CBP shall suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 09/12/2016 (date of publication of the International Trade Commission final determination in the Federal Register). Effective 09/12/2016, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the percentages identified below.

Producer and/or Exporter: Dong-A Steel Company (DOSCO)
Case number: A-580-880-001
Cash deposit rate: 2.34%

Producer and/or Exporter: HiSteel Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-580-880-002
Cash deposit rate: 3.82%

All Others
Case Number: A-580-880-000
Cash Deposit Rate: 3.24%

4. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by O2:WH)

5. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Alexander Amdur