# 2025-15785: US Catches Chinese Oil Pipes Sneaking Duties Through Thailand

2025-15785, Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, International Trade Administration published 2025-08-19; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-15785
- Title: Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; International Trade Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 40336
- Published: 2025-08-19
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

US Catches Chinese Oil Pipes Sneaking Duties Through Thailand

## Summary

The U.S. says some oil pipes made in Thailand with Chinese steel are sneaking around import taxes meant for China. This means importers might face new duties soon, affecting companies dealing with these pipes. People involved have a chance to share their thoughts before the final decision.

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that imports of seamless oil country tubular goods (OCTG), completed in Thailand using steel billets produced in the People's Republic of China (China), are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on OCTG from China. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

## Effects PRIA read

- Thailand OCTG imports may face duties: cost, medium. If your business imports or sells seamless oil country tubular goods (OCTG) finished in Thailand using steel billets from the People’s Republic of China, the U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily found these imports are circumventing existing antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) order…

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## Sources
- [2025-15785 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/19/2025-15785/oil-country-tubular-goods-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-preliminary-affirmative-determination)
- [2025-15785 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-19/pdf/2025-15785.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15785 (as of 2026-06-08).