USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from China, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam

The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on imports of welded stainless steel pressure pipe from China and the existing antidumping orders on imports of this product from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. 

As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determination, the existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on imports of this product from China and the existing antidumping duty orders on imports of this product from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam will remain in place. 

Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns voted in the affirmative

Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on these five-year (sunset) reviews.

The Commission’s public report, Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from China, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-454 and 731-TA-1144 (Third Review) and 731-TA-1210-1212 (Second Review), USITC Publication 5624, May 2025) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the reviews.

The report will be available by June 13,2025; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website

BACKGROUND

The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time. 

The Commission’s institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the Commission concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally, within 95 days from institution, the Commission will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC’s notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the Commission conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.

The Commission generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews.  Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the Commission’s prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the reviews, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.

The five-year (sunset) reviews concerning Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from China, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam were instituted on November 1, 2024. Read More→

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