Korean Steel Pipes Cleared: No Dumping Duties Assessed
Published Date: 9/21/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce checked if heavy walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from South Korea were sold unfairly cheap between September 2023 and August 2024. They found no dumping, meaning no extra duties will be charged. This decision affects Korean pipe makers and U.S. buyers, and it’s official as of September 21, 2026.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Importers Must File Reimbursement Certificate
Importers are reminded of their obligation under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of relevant entries from this review period. If an importer fails to file this certificate, Commerce may presume reimbursement occurred and that could lead to assessment of double antidumping duties.
Three Korean Producers Get 0.00% Margin
The Department of Commerce found that heavy walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Korea were not dumped during September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024. Dong-a-Steel Co., Ltd., HiSteel Co., Ltd., and Kukje Steel Co., Ltd. each received a dumping margin of 0.00 percent. Because those margins are zero, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to liquidate entries for those companies without regard to antidumping duties where applicable.
Cash Deposit Rates Updated at Publication
Upon publication of these final results (September 21, 2026), cash deposit rates for subject merchandise entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after that date will equal the weighted-average dumping margins found in this review. That means the cash deposit rate for Dong-a-Steel, HiSteel, and Kukje Steel will be 0.00 percent; for other producers/exporters not covered in this review, previously established company-specific rates remain in effect, and the all-others rate remains 3.24 percent.
All-Others Rate and Unreviewed Entries at 3.24%
The all-others rate from the original investigation remains 3.24 percent. For entries produced during the period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024 for which the producer did not know the merchandise was destined for the United States, Commerce will instruct Customs to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate of 3.24 percent if there is no rate for any intermediate company involved.
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