Notice2026-11118
Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the United Arab Emirates: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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June 3, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that producers/exporters subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2024. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33142-33145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11118]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-520-807]
Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the United Arab
Emirates: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2023-2024
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that producers/exporters subject to this review made sales
of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period
of review (POR), December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2024.
Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results
of review.
DATES: Applicable June 3, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Janz, AD/CVD Operations,
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Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2972.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 27, 2025, based on timely requests for review, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative
review of the antidumping duty order on circular welded carbon-quality
steel pipe (CWP) from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).\1\ On February
25, 2025, Commerce selected Conares Metal Supply Limited (Conares) and
THL Tube and Pipe Industries LLC; KHK Scaffolding and Formwork LLC; and
Universal Tube and Pipe Industries FZE (collectively, Universal) as the
mandatory respondents in this review.\2\
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 90 FR 8187 (January 27, 2025) (Initiation
Notice); see also Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the
Sultanate of Oman, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates: Amended
Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty Determination and Antidumping
Duty Orders, 81 FR 91906 (December 19, 2016) (Order). In the
Initiation Notice, we stated that we initiated a review of Tiger
Steel Industries LLC (Tiger Steel). However, Commerce previously
determined that TSI Metal Industries L.L.C. is the successor-in-
interest to Tiger Steel; thus, Tiger Steel is not a separate company
subject to this review. See Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel
Pipe from the United Arab Emirates: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020, 87 FR 41112 at n.3 (July 11,
2022).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection,'' dated February 25,
2025. Commerce previously determined that Universal is a single
entity consisting of the following three producers/exporters of
subject merchandise: Universal Tube and Plastic Industries, Ltd.;
KHK Scaffolding and Formwork LLC; and Universal Tube and Pipe
Industries LLC. See Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from
the United Arab Emirates: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, 81 FR 75030 (October 28, 2016), and accompanying Issues
and Decision Memorandum. Additionally, we previously determined that
THL Tube and Pipe Industries LLC is the successor-in-interest to
Universal Tube and Pipe Industries LLC. See Circular Welded Carbon-
Quality Steel Pipe from the United Arab Emirates: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017, 84 FR 44845
(August 27, 2019). During the POR, we further determined that
Universal Tube and Pipe Industries FZE is the successor-in-interest
to Universal Tube and Plastic Industries, Ltd. See Circular Welded
Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the United Arab Emirates: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 89 FR
76087 (September 17, 2024).
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On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled deadlines for all
administrative reviews by 90 days.\3\ Additionally, due to the lapse in
appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025,
Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by 47
days,\4\ and, due to a backlog of documents that were electronically
filed via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) during the Federal
Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025, Commerce tolled all
deadlines in administrative proceedings by an additional 21 days.\5\ On
January 22, 2026, we extended the preliminary results of this review to
no later than May 29, 2026.\6\
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated January
22, 2026.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\7\
A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
included as an appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via
ACCESS. ACCESS is available to registered users at <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/frnotices">https://access.trade.gov/frnotices</a>.
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
on Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from United Arab
Emirates; 2023-2024,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted
by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the Order is CWP from the UAE. For a
full description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export price
and constructed export price are calculated in accordance with section
772 of the Act. NV is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the
Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Rates for the Non-Individually Examined Companies
The Act and Commerce's regulations do not address the establishment
of a rate to apply to companies not selected for individual examination
when Commerce limits its examination in an administrative review
pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce looks to
section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for
calculating the all-others rate in a market economy investigation, for
guidance when calculating the rate for companies which were not
selected for individual examination in an administrative review.
Under section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate is
normally an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated
weighted average dumping margins established for exporters and
producers individually investigated, excluding any rates that are zero,
de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), or determined entirely on the
basis of facts available. Where the weighted-average dumping margin for
each of the individually examined respondents is zero, de minimis, or
based entirely on facts available, section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act
provides that Commerce may use ``any reasonable method to establish the
estimated all-others rate for exporters and producers not individually
investigated, including averaging the estimated weighted average
dumping margins determined for the exporters and producers individually
investigated.''
In this administrative review, we preliminarily calculated
weighted-average dumping margins for the mandatory respondents, Conares
and Universal, that are not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on
facts otherwise available. Accordingly, we are preliminarily assigning
to the companies under review that were not selected for individual
examination a weighted-average dumping margin equal to the weighted
average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated
for Conares and Universal, weighted by the mandatory
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respondents' publicly ranged total sales values, consistent with the
guidance in section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.\8\
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\8\ With two respondents under examination, Commerce normally
calculates: (A) a weighted-average of the dumping margins calculated
for the examined respondents; (B) a simple average of the dumping
margins calculated for the examined respondents; and (C) a weighted-
average of the dumping margins calculated for the examined
respondents using each company's publicly ranged U.S. sale
quantities for the merchandise under consideration. Commerce then
compares (B) and (C) to (A) and selects the rate closest to (A) as
the most appropriate rate for all other producers and exporters.
See, e.g., Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Reviews, Final Results of Changed-Circumstances
Review, and Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663
(September 1, 2010); see also Memorandum, ``Calculation of the
Preliminary Weighted-Average Dumping Margin for the Companies Not
Selected for Individual Examination,'' dated concurrently with this
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Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the
following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist for the
period December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2024:
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Weighted-average
Producer/exporter dumping margin
(percent)
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Conares Metal Supply Limited........................ 3.15
THL Tube and Pipe Industries LLC; KHK Scaffolding 6.16
and Formwork LLC; Universal Tube and Pipe
Industries FZE.....................................
Ajmal Steel Tubes & Pipes Ind. L.L.C.-Branch-1; 5.50
Ajmal Steel Tubes & Pipes Ind. L.L.C...............
K.D. Industries Inc................................. 5.50
TSI Metal Industries L.L.C.......................... 5.50
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties for these preliminary results within
five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this
notice, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii), we have modified the deadline for interested parties
to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the
date of the publication of this notice.\9\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days
after the date for filing case briefs.\10\ Interested parties who
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit:
(1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of
authorities.\11\ All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS.
An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its
entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established
deadline.
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.309.
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Service Procedures).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we
request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their
briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their
briefs.\12\ Further, we request that interested parties limit their
executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not
including citations. We intend to use the executive summaries as the
basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision
memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative
review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for
relevant citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that
Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the
service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\13\
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\12\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\13\ See APO and Service Procedures.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice.\14\ Requests should contain: (1) the
party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of
participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Oral
presentations at the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the
briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce will inform
parties of the scheduled date for the hearing.\15\
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\14\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\15\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of
this review.
If Conares' or Universal's weighted-average dumping margin is not
zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent) in the final results
of this review, Commerce intends to calculate importer-specific
assessment rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of
dumping calculated for each importer's examined sales to the total
entered value of those sales. Where we do not have entered values for
all U.S. sales to a particular importer, we will calculate an importer-
specific, per-unit assessment rate on the basis of the ratio of the
total amount of dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales to
the total quantity of those sales.\16\ To determine whether an
importer-specific, per-unit assessment rate is de minimis, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we also will calculate an
importer-specific ad valorem ratio based on estimated entered values.
If Conares' or Universal's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or
de minimis or where an importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is
zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate
entries without regard to antidumping duties.\17\
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\16\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\17\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2); see also Antidumping Proceeding:
Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment
Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR
8101, 8103 (February 14, 2012).
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In accordance with Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice,
for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Conares
or Universal for which the company did not know that the merchandise
was destined for the United States, we intend to instruct CBP to
liquidate those entries at the all-others rate calculated in the less-
than-fair-value (LTFV)
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investigation if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies)
involved in the transaction.\18\
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\18\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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For the companies listed above that were not selected for
individual review, we will assign an assessment rate based on the
review-specific rate, calculated as noted in the ``Rate for Non-
Individually Examined Companies'' section, above. The final results of
this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties
on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review
and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.\19\
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Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP regarding
Conares, Universal, and the non-individually examined companies 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).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the companies
listed above will be that established in the final results of this
review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de
minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the
cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for previously investigated or
reviewed companies not covered by this review, the cash deposit rate
will continue to be the company-specific cash deposit rate published
for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the
company participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, or the LTFV investigation, but the manufacturer is, then the
cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent
segment for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to
be 5.95 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV
investigation.\20\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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\20\ See Order, 81 FR at 91908.
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Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. 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.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: May 29, 2026.
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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Recommendation
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