Duties Stay on Cheap Steel Pipes from Asia, U.S. Makers Cheer
Published Date: 3/11/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce decided to keep extra taxes on welded stainless steel pressure pipes from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam because dropping them could lead to unfair low prices again. This protects U.S. pipe makers like Bristol Metals and Felker Brothers from cheap imports. These rules stay in place starting March 11, 2025, helping American businesses stay competitive and fair.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Antidumping Duties Continue; Importers Face High Margins
If you import circular welded austenitic stainless steel pressure pipe (not greater than 14 inches outside diameter) from Malaysia, Thailand, or Vietnam, existing U.S. antidumping duties remain in place effective March 11, 2025. The Department of Commerce found likely dumping margins of up to 167.11% for Malaysia, 24.01% for Thailand, and 16.25% for Vietnam.
U.S. Pipe Makers Protected from Dumping
If you are a U.S. manufacturer of welded stainless steel pressure pipe (for example, Bristol Metals, Felker Brothers, or Primus Pipe and Tube), the antidumping duty orders remain in effect to prevent the continuation or recurrence of dumping. Commerce reached this decision in its expedited second sunset reviews and published the final results on March 11, 2025.
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