Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders
Published Date: 2/3/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. says steel pipes made in Oman using Chinese steel are sneaking around import taxes meant for Chinese pipes. Starting February 3, 2026, these pipes will face the same extra duties as if they came straight from China. This move protects American businesses from unfair competition and keeps trade fair.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 3 costs, 1 mixed.
Oman-processed Chinese Steel Treated as China
Starting February 3, 2026, imports of circular welded carbon quality steel pipe (CWP) completed in Oman using hot-rolled steel (HRS) produced in the People’s Republic of China are determined to be circumventing the U.S. antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders and will be treated as subject to those Orders. This means those imports can be assessed the same AD/CVD measures that apply to Chinese-origin CWP.
Suspension of Liquidation; High Cash Deposits
Commerce directed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation and require cash deposits on unliquidated entries of the covered Oman-completed CWP entered on or after November 19, 2024. Unless a company has its own company-specific AD/CVD rate, Commerce will instruct CBP to require antidumping cash deposits equal to the China-wide rate of 85.55 percent and countervailing duty cash deposits equal to the all-others rate of 39.01 percent.
Retroactive Treatment and Post-Summary Corrections
For unliquidated entries of CWP entered or withdrawn for consumption between November 19, 2024 and August 13, 2025, importer and exporter certifications should have been uploaded by September 8, 2025. If those certification and documentation requirements were not met, importers must file a post-summary correction with CBP to convert non-AD/non-CVD entry types to AD/CVD entry types and pay applicable cash deposits and duties.
Importer/Exporter Certification Rules
Importers and exporters of the covered Oman-completed CWP must complete and retain specified certifications and supporting documentation (invoice, bill of lading, production records, etc.) and upload the importer certification, exporter certification, commercial invoice, and bill of lading into the Document Imaging System in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) at the time of entry summary or shipment as specified. Claims in the certifications are subject to verification, and certifications and supporting documents must be maintained until the later of five years after the latest entry date or three years after conclusion of any related U.S. litigation.
Exemption for Non-China-Origin HRS
CWP completed in Oman using hot-rolled steel that is not of Chinese origin are not subject to this circumvention inquiry and are not covered by the suspension of liquidation or cash deposit requirements. Importers/exporters who certify and document that the HRS is not Chinese-origin will not be subject to the AD/CVD suspension for Oman-completed CWP.
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