• Effective Date: May 28, 2019
  • Period of Review: Mar 01, 2016 to Aug 31, 2017
  • Cite as: 84 FR 24471 • Cite date: May 28, 2019

1. Commerce has published in the Federal Register (84 FR 24471) on 05/28/2019 the final results of its administrative review of certain producers and/or exporters subject to the antidumping duty order on heavy walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from the Republic of Korea for the period 03/01/2016 through 08/31/2017.

2. As a result of Commerce's review, the cash deposit rates have been revised for certain companies. Therefore, for shipments of heavy walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from the Republic of Korea produced and/or exported by the firm(s) listed below, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 05/28/2019, the required cash deposit has been revised:

Producer and/or Exporter: Dong-A Steel Company (DOSCO)
Case number: A-580-880-001
Cash deposit rate: 20.79%

Producer and/or Exporter: HiSteel Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-580-880-002
Cash deposit rate: 4.74%

Producer and/or Exporter: Ahshin Pipe & Tube Company
Case number: A-580-880-003
Cash deposit rate: 12.81%

Producer and/or Exporter: Bookook Steel Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-580-880-004
Cash deposit rate: 12.81%

Producer and/or Exporter: Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-580-880-005
Cash deposit rate: 12.81%

Producer and/or Exporter: Husteel Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-580-880-006
Cash deposit rate: 12.81%

Producer and/or Exporter: Hyundai Steel Pipe Company
Case number: A-580-880-007
Cash deposit rate: 12.81%

Producer and/or Exporter: Hyundai Steel Co.
Case number: A-580-880-008
Cash deposit rate: 12.81%

Producer and/or Exporter: Miju Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-580-880-009
Cash deposit rate: 12.81%

Producer and/or Exporter: NEXTEEL Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-580-880-010
Cash deposit rate: 12.81%

Producer and/or Exporter: Sam Kang Industries Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-580-880-011
Cash deposit rate: 12.81%

Producer and/or Exporter: Kukje Steel Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-580-880-012
Cash deposit rate: 12.81%

Producer and/or Exporter: Yujin Steel Industry Co. Ltd.
Case number: A-580-880-013
Cash deposit rate: 12.81%

3. If any entries of merchandise are exported by a firm other than the producer, then the following instructions apply:

A. If the exporter of the subject merchandise has its own rate, use the exporter's rate to determine the cash deposit rate.

B. If the exporter of the subject merchandise does not have its own rate but the producer has its own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the producer's rate.

C. Where neither the exporter nor the producer currently has its own rate or the producer is unknown, use the all-others rate for establishing the cash deposit rate.

4. For all producers/exporters of heavy walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from the Republic of Korea without their own rate, the cash deposit rate is 3.24 percent.

5. These cash deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice. Do not liquidate any entries of merchandise covered by the administrative review until specific liquidation instructions are issued.

6. 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 OII:AM.)

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

Alexander Amdur