UAE Steel Pipes Hit with Antidumping Duties After Review
Published Date: 10/6/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that steel pipe makers from the United Arab Emirates sold their products in the U.S. for less than fair value between December 2023 and November 2024. This means importers might have to pay extra duties to level the playing field. These final results take effect on October 6, 2026, impacting businesses involved in this trade.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Importer Certificate Requirement and Double-Duty Risk
Importers must file a certificate about reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries for this review period, as required by 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2). If importers fail to file the certificate, Commerce may presume reimbursement occurred and assess double antidumping duties.
Final Antidumping Rates for UAE Steel Pipe
The Department of Commerce assigned final weighted-average antidumping margins for circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from the United Arab Emirates for the period December 1, 2023 through November 30, 2024. The rates are: Conares Metal Supply Limited 3.15%; THL Tube and Pipe Industries LLC; KHK Scaffolding and Formwork LLC; and Universal Tube and Pipe Industries FZE 5.11%; Ajmal Steel Tubes & Pipes Ind. L.L.C.-Branch-1 and Ajmal Steel Tubes & Pipes Ind. L.L.C. 4.68%; K.D. Industries Inc. 4.68%; and TSI Metal Industries L.L.C. 4.68%. The all-others rate from the less-than-fair-value investigation remains 5.95% and non‑individually examined companies will receive a review-specific rate equal to the weighted average of the examined respondents.
Cash Deposit Requirements for Future Shipments
For shipments of the subject merchandise entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after the publication date of these final results (October 6, 2026), importers must post cash deposits equal to the applicable rates from this review. The deposit for the listed companies equals their review rates; other producers/exporters follow previously published company-specific rates or the 5.95% all-others rate as described.
Automatic Assessment for Unknown‑Destination Entries
For entries during the period produced by Conares or Universal where the producer/exporter did not know the merchandise was destined for the United States, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate those entries at the less‑than‑fair‑value (LTFV) investigation all-others rate if there is no rate for any intermediate company. The LTFV all-others rate referenced in this notice is 5.95%.
Timing of Duty Assessment and Possible Liquidation Hold
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess antidumping duties on appropriate entries in accordance with these final results, and intends to issue assessment instructions no earlier than 35 days after the Federal Register publication. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for filing a statutory injunction has expired (within 90 days of publication).
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