Notice2025-09319
Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023
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Published
May 23, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Sonha SSP Vietnam Sole Member Company Limited (Sonha SSP) and Vinlong Stainless Steel (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. (Vinlong) sold subject merchandise to the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 99 (Friday, May 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22060-22062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09319]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-552-816]
Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe From the Socialist Republic
of Vietnam: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
2022-2023
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
Sonha SSP Vietnam Sole Member Company Limited (Sonha SSP) and Vinlong
Stainless Steel (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. (Vinlong) sold subject merchandise
to the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period
of review (POR) July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.
DATES: Applicable May 23, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luke Caruso and Stephanie Trejo, AD/
CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2081 and (202)
482-4390, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 13, 2024, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of
the 2022-2023 administrative review of the antidumping duty order \1\
on welded stainless steel pressure pipe (welded pressure pipe) from the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) in the Federal Register and
invited interested parties to comment.\2\ On December 3, 2024, Commerce
fully extended the deadline for the final results of this
administrative review until February 10, 2025.\3\ On December 9, 2024,
Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by
ninety days.\4\ For a summary of the events that occurred since the
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\5\
Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with
section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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\1\ See Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from Malaysia, Thailand,
and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders, 79
FR 42289 (July 21, 2014) (Order).
\2\ See Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2022-2023, 89 FR 65849 (August 13, 2024)
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023'' dated December
3, 2024.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024 .
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam; 2023-2023,'' dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order <SUP>6</SUP>
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\6\ See Order.
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The merchandise covered by this Order is circular welded austenitic
stainless pressure pipe, not greater than 14 inches in outside
diameter, from Vietnam. For a full description of the scope of the
Order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Vietnam-Wide Entity
Under Commerce's policy regarding the conditional review of the
Vietnam-wide entity,\7\ the Vietnam-wide entity will not be under
review unless a party specifically requests, or Commerce self-
initiates, a review of the entity. Because no party requested a review
of the Vietnam-wide entity in this review, the entity is not under
review, and the entity's rate (i.e., 16.25) is not subject to
change.\8\
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\7\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).
\8\ See Order.
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With the exception of Sonha SSP and Vinlong, Commerce considers all
other companies for which a review was requested and initiated but did
not demonstrate separate rate eligibility to be part of the Vietnam-
wide entity.\9\ Therefore, for these final results, we continue to
consider Mejonson Industrial Vietnam Co., Ltd., to be part of the
Vietnam-wide entity because it did not file a separate rate application
or certification.
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\9\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 62322 (September 11, 2023).
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in an interested party's case brief are addressed
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of these issues is
attached as an appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
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access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
Changes Since the Preliminary Review
Based on an analysis of the comments received, we made one change
to the margin calculation from the Preliminary Results for Sonha
SSP.\10\ Additionally, we have continued to find that the application
of facts available with an adverse inference is warranted for Vinlong
Stainless.\11\
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\10\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 5.
\11\ Id. at 3-4.
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Vietnam-Wide Entity
Because no party requested a review of the Vietnam-wide entity, and
Commerce no longer considers the Vietnam-wide entity as an exporter
conditionally subject to administrative reviews,\12\ we did not conduct
a review of the Vietnam-wide entity. Thus, the weighted-average dumping
margin for the Vietnam-wide entity (i.e., 16.25 percent) \13\ is not
subject to change as a result of this review.
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\12\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963, 65969-70 (November
4, 2013).
\13\ See Order.
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Final Results of Review
We determine that the following weighted-average dumping margin
exists for the period July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023:
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Weighted-average
Exporter dumping margin
(percent)
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Sonha SSP Vietnam Sole Member Company Limited/Sonha 144.59
International Corporation \14\.....................
Vinlong Stainless Steel (Vietnam) Co., Ltd.......... 144.59
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\14\ We are treating these companies as a single entity for
purposes of this review. For a complete discussion, see Memorandum,
``Affiliation and Collapsing of Sonha International and Sonha SSP
Vietnam Sole Member Company Limited,'' dated August 6, 2024.
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We intend to disclose the calculations performed for these final
results of review to interested parties within five days of the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register, in accordance with
19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protections (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of
this review. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP
no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final
results of this review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is
filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment
instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until
the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has
expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication).
For Sonha SSP which has a final weighted-average dumping margin
that is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), we
calculated importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rates based on
the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for each importer's
examined sales and the total entered value of the sales, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). Where the respondent did not report entered
value, we will calculate importer-specific per-unit duty assessment
rates based on the ratio of the total amount of antidumping duties
calculated for the examined sales to the total quantity of those sales.
Where an importer-specific assessment rate is de minimis (i.e., less
than 0.5 percent), the entries by that importer will be liquidated
without regard to antidumping duties.
Pursuant to Commerce's practice, we will instruct CBP to liquidate
entries from Vinlong at 144.59 percent.
Pursuant to a refinement in our non-market economy practice, for
sales that were not reported in the U.S. sales data submitted by Sonha
SSP or Vinlong, we will instruct CBP to liquidate entries associated
with those sales at the rate for the Vietnam-wide entity. For entries
of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Sonha SSP or Vinlong
for which it did not know its merchandise was destined for the United
States, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the
Vietnam-wide rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company or
companies involved in the transaction.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all
shipments of the subject merchandise from Vietnam entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for Sonha SSP and
Vinlong Stainless the cash deposit rate will be the margin listed
above; (2) for previously investigated or reviewed Vietnamese and non-
Vietnamese exporters not listed above that have separate rates, the
cash deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-specific rate
published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding in
which they were reviewed; (3) for all Vietnamese exporters of subject
merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate,
the cash deposit rate will be equal to the weighted-average dumping
margin for the Vietnam-wide entity (i.e., 16.25 percent); \15\ and (4)
for all non-Vietnamese exporters of subject merchandise which have not
received their own separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the
rate applicable to the Vietnamese exporter(s) that supplied that non-
Vietnamese exporter. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further notice.
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during the POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary
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information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return or destruction
of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO
is a violation subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing the final results of this review
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: May 12, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether Commerce Erred in Applying Adverse Facts
Available to Vinlong
Comment 2: Surrogate Country Selection
Comment 3: Selection of Surrogate Financial Statements
Comment 4: Whether Certain Financial Statements are Suitable for
Use
Comment 5: Whether Commerce Should Incorporate Electricity
Obtained from Sonha SSP's Affiliated Supplier
Comment 6: Whether Commerce Should Coordinate with Customs and
Border Protection Regarding Certain Entries of Vinlong
Comment 7: Whether Benchmark Selection Criteria from
Countervailing Duty Proceedings Are Relevant for Surrogate Country
Selection
Comment 8: Whether Commerce May Review Information Noted in Case
Briefs That Were not Addressed in the Preliminary Results
Comment 9: Whether the Commerce Has Treated Respondents Fairly
VI. Recommendation
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