Antidumping Duty Order: Oil Country Tubular Goods From Mexico

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[A-201-817]

Antidumping Duty Order: Oil Country Tubular Goods From Mexico

Agency: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 11, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Stagner or John Beck, Office

of Antidumping Duty Investigations, Import Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-1673 or (202) 482-3464,

respectively.

Scope of Order

The merchandise covered by this order are oil country tubular goods

(OCTG), hollow steel products of circular cross-section, including oil

well casing, tubing, and drill pipe, of iron (other than cast iron) or

steel (both carbon and alloy), whether seamless or welded, whether or

not conforming to American Petroleum Institute (API) or non-API

specifications, whether finished or unfinished (including green tubes

and limited service OCTG products). This scope does not cover casing,

tubing, or drill pipe containing 10.5 percent or more of chromium. The

OCTG subject to this order are currently classified in the Harmonized

Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item numbers:

7304.20.10.10, 7304.20.10.20, 7304.20.10.30, 7304.20.10.40,

7304.20.10.50, 7304.20.10.60, 7304.20.10.80, 7304.20.20.10,

7304.20.20.20, 7304.20.20.30, 7304.20.20.40, 7304.20.20.50,

7304.20.20.60, 7304.20.20.80, 7304.20.30.10, 7304.20.30.20,

7304.20.30.30, 7304.20.30.40, 7304.20.30.50, 7304.20.30.60,

7304.20.30.80, 7304.20.40.10, 7304.20.40.20, 7304.20.40.30,

7304.20.40.40, 7304.20.40.50, 7304.20.40.60, 7304.20.40.80,

7304.20.50.15, 7304.20.50.30, 7304.20.50.45, 7304.20.50.60,

7304.20.50.75, 7304.20.60.15, 7304.20.60.30, 7304.20.60.45,

7304.20.60.60, 7304.20.60.75, 7304.20.70.00, 7304.20.80.30,

7304.20.80.45, 7304.20.80.60, 7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00,

7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00, 7306.20.10.30, 7306.20.10.90,

7306.20.20.00, 7306.20.30.00, 7306.20.40.00, 7306.20.60.10,

7306.20.60.50, 7306.20.80.10, and 7306.20.80.50.

Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and

customs purposes, our written description of the scope of this

proceeding is dispositive.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute and to the

Department's regulations are in reference to the provisions as they

existed on December 31, 1994.

Antidumping Duty Order

On August 2, 1995, in accordance with section 735(d) of the Tariff

Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the U.S. International Trade

Commission (ITC) notified the Department of its final determination in

this investigation. In its determination, the ITC found two like

products: (1) Drill pipe; and (2) OCTG other than drill pipe (i.e.,

casing and tubing). The ITC determined that imports of drill pipe from

Mexico threaten material injury to a U.S. industry. Because there was

no suspension of liquidation between the Department's preliminary and

final determinations due to the Department's negative preliminary

determination, the ITC did not determine, pursuant to section

735(b)(4)(B) of the Act, that, but for the suspension of liquidation of

entries of drill pipe from Mexico, the domestic industry would have

been materially injured.

When the ITC finds threat of material injury, and makes a negative

``but for'' finding, the ``Special Rule'' provision of section

736(b)(2) applies. Therefore, all unliquidated entries of drill pipe

from Mexico, entered or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or

after the date on which the ITC published its notice of final

determination of threat of material injury in the Federal Register, are

subject to the assessment of antidumping duties.

Regarding OCTG other than drill pipe, the ITC determined that

imports of such merchandise are materially injuring a U.S. industry.

Therefore, all unliquidated entries of OCTG other than drill pipe from

Mexico, entered or withdrawn from warehouse, are also subject to the

assessment of antidumping duties.

Therefore, the Department will direct the Customs Service to

terminate the suspension of liquidation for entries of drill pipe

imported from Mexico entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for

consumption before the date on which the ITC published its notice of

final determination of threat of material injury in the Federal

Register, and to release any bond or other security, and refund any

cash deposit, posted to secure the payment of estimated antidumping

duties with respect to these entries.

In accordance with section 736 of the Act, the Department will also

direct the Customs Service to assess antidumping duties equal to the

amount by which the foreign market value of the merchandise exceeds the

United States price for all entries of OCTG from Mexico. These

antidumping duties will be assessed on all unliquidated entries of: (1)

Drill pipe from Mexico entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for

consumption on or after the date on which the ITC published its notice

of final determination of threat of material injury in the Federal

Register; and (2) OCTG other than drill pipe from Mexico entered, or

withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after June 28, 1995,

the date on which the Department published its final determination

notice in the Federal Register (60 FR 33567).

On or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal

Register, the Customs Service must require, at the same time as

importers would normally deposit estimated duties, the following cash

deposits for the subject merchandise:

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Weighted-

average

Manufacturer/producer/exporter margin

percentage

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Tubos de Acero de Mexico, S.A.............................. 23.79

All Others................................................. 23.79

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This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to

OCTG from Mexico, pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act. Interested

parties may contact the Central Records Unit, Room B-099 of the Main

Commerce Building, for copies of an updated list of antidumping duty

orders currently in effect.

This order is published in accordance with section 736(a) of the

Act and 19 CFR 353.21.

Dated: August 7, 1995.

Susan G. Esserman,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 95-19934 Filed 8-10-95; 8:45 am]

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