Commerce Slaps Duties on Cheap Vietnamese Steel Pipes Review
Published Date: 1/14/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that Vietnam sold welded stainless steel pressure pipes at unfairly low prices from July 2023 to June 2024. They’re stopping the review for five companies but continuing it for a few others, which could affect import duties and prices soon. Businesses involved should watch for updates and get ready to respond.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 4 costs, 0 mixed.
Preliminary 90.8% Dumping Margin for Vietnam
The Department of Commerce preliminarily found that the Vietnam‑wide entity dumped welded stainless steel pressure pipe at a weighted‑average margin of 90.80 percent for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. If this preliminary AFA (adverse facts available) margin is sustained in the final results, duties for that entity will be assessed at that rate.
Cash Deposit Rules After Final Results
When Commerce publishes final results, new cash deposit rules will take effect for shipments entered on or after the date of that publication. Notably, exporters from Vietnam that have not been found to have a separate rate will face the Vietnam‑wide cash deposit rate of 90.8 percent; exporters with a separate rate will use that rate (or zero if de minimis); previously reviewed exporters not covered by this review will keep their existing exporter‑specific rate; and non‑Vietnamese exporters without their own rate will use the rate of the Vietnamese supplier.
Review Rescinded for Five Companies — Assessment at Deposit Rates
Commerce rescinded the administrative review for Sonha International, Sonha SSP, Vinlong, Mejonson, and Vinasteel. For the companies rescinded from review, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess antidumping duties on appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry during the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, and Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions 35 days after publication of this notice.
Importer Certificate and Double‑Duty Risk
Importers must file a certificate regarding reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2). If importers fail to file this reimbursement certificate, Commerce may presume reimbursement occurred and could assess double antidumping duties or increase the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of countervailing duties.
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