# 2026-22534: UAE Steel Pipe Pricing Faces Another Routine Trade Probe

2026-22534, Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the United Arab Emirates: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, International Trade Administration published 2026-11-04, effective 2026-11-04; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-05).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22534
- As of: 2026-11-05
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22534
- Title: Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the United Arab Emirates: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; International Trade Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 69539
- Published: 2026-11-04
- Effective: 2026-11-04
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-05

## In one line

UAE Steel Pipe Pricing Faces Another Routine Trade Probe

## Summary

The U.S. Department of Commerce found that certain oil pipes from the United Arab Emirates are likely being sold in the U.S. for less than their fair price. This means importers from the UAE might face extra duties soon to keep things fair for American businesses. The investigation covers sales from April 2025 to March 2026, and folks can still share their thoughts before the final decision.

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

## Effects PRIA read

- Preliminary Dumping Margins Announced: cost, high. Commerce preliminarily found that certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from the United Arab Emirates are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value and calculated estimated dumping margins of 68.88% for Ajmal Steel Tubes and Pipes Industries, LLC; 61.45% for Universal Tube and Pipe Industri…
- Suspension of Liquidation; Cash Deposit Requirement: cost, high. Effective on publication of the notice (November 4, 2026), Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation of OCTG entries from the UAE and to require cash deposits for entries entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after that date. The required cas…
- Certain Mechanical Pipes Excluded: benefit, medium. Commerce preliminarily clarified that mechanical pipe for oilfield tools, mechanical pipe for perforating guns, and expandable mechanical pipe are outside the scope of this OCTG investigation. Those specific products therefore will not be covered by the preliminary dumping determination or the corr…

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## Sources
- [2026-22534 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/04/2026-22534/certain-oil-country-tubular-goods-from-the-united-arab-emirates-preliminary-affirmative)
- [2026-22534 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-04/pdf/2026-22534.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22534 (as of 2026-11-05).