The US Department of Commerce preliminarily found that exporters in South Korea, Mexico and Turkey have dumped heavy-walled rectangular welded steel pipes and tubes in the US market, Commerce said in a statement Tuesday.
Commerce issued preliminary dumping margins of 2.53% for South Korea's Dong-A Steel Company, 3.81% for HiSteel and 3.31% for all other producers and exporters.
Mexico's Maquilacero S.A. de C.V. received a preliminary dumping margin of 3.99%, while Productos Laminados de Monterrey S.A. de C.V. will be subject to a 16.31% dumping margin. All other Mexican producers and exporters will be subject to a 13.65% dumping margin.
All Turkish producers -- including mandatory respondent MMZ Boru Profil Uretim Sanayi Ve Tic. A.S -- received a 14.48% dumping margin, except for Ozdemir Boru Profil San. Ve Tic. Ltd. Sti, which has no dumping margin. Factoring in the export subsidy rate of 0.24% for "all others," the effective cash deposit rate is 14.24%, though MMZ still has a 14.48% deposit rate.
Previously, Commerce found preliminary subsidy rates of 1.35-7.69% for Turkish heavy-walled rectangular structural tubing producers.
Commerce is scheduled to make its final antidumping determination on July 13.
Of the three countries named in the trade case, South Korea was the largest exporter of rectangular structural tubing with 75,600 mt shipped to the US in 2014, Commerce said in the statement. Mexico exported 65,600 mt of the subject material in 2014, and Turkey shipped 56,300 mt.
