Commerce Reviews Korean Steel Pipe Duties Again
Published Date: 6/15/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that some Korean welded line pipe makers sold their products in the U.S. for less than fair value from December 2023 to November 2024. They’re stopping the review for 26 companies, but Hyundai Pipe and SeAH Steel are still under the microscope. This could mean changes in duties and costs soon, so affected companies should pay close attention!
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 4 costs, 1 mixed.
Importer Certificate Requirement — Risk of Double Duties
Importers must file a certificate regarding reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries under 19 CFR 351.402(f); failure to file may lead Commerce to presume reimbursement occurred and to assess double antidumping duties. This requirement applies to importers for entries subject to this review period.
Preliminary Dumping Margins Announced
Commerce preliminarily found dumping for sales during December 1, 2023 through November 30, 2024 and assigned weighted-average dumping margins of 1.86 percent to Hyundai Steel Pipe Co., Ltd., AJU Besteel, EEW Korea, Husteel, Kumkang Kind, and NEXTEEL, and 0.00 percent to SeAH Steel Corporation. These preliminary margins could lead to antidumping duties assessed on entries from those firms if the final results confirm these rates.
Cash Deposit Rules for Future Shipments
Upon publication of the final results of this review, cash deposit requirements will apply to shipments entered on or after that publication date: company-specific rates from the final results will apply (but rates under 0.50 percent are treated as zero), previously established company rates remain for firms not covered in this review, manufacturer rates apply when the exporter was not covered, and the all-others rate remains 4.38 percent. These cash deposit rules will remain in effect until further notice.
How Assessment and Liquidation Will Work
Commerce intends to calculate importer-specific assessment rates based on the ratio of total dumping to entered value for examined sales and will liquidate entries accordingly; if a weighted-average dumping margin or importer-specific ad valorem rate is zero or de minimis (less than 0.50 percent), Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate without regard to antidumping duties. For entries produced by Hyundai Pipe or SeAH that the producer did not know were destined for the U.S., Commerce will direct CBP to liquidate at the all-others LTFV investigation rate if intermediate parties lack a rate.
Review Rescinded for 26 Firms — Entry Duties Assessed
Commerce is rescinding the administrative review for 26 listed companies (Appendix II) because there were no suspended entries during the period December 1, 2023 through November 30, 2024; Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess antidumping duties on appropriate entries at the cash deposit rate in effect at the time of entry. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions for those rescinded companies no earlier than 35 days after publication of the rescission in the Federal Register.
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