Notice2026-17906
Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Türkiye: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders
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Published
September 2, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on welded line pipe from the People's Republic of Korea (Korea) and the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye) would likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Reviews" section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56425-56426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17906]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-876, A-489-822]
Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea and the Republic of
T[uuml]rkiye: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of
the Antidumping Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that
revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on welded line pipe from
the People's Republic of Korea (Korea) and the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye
(T[uuml]rkiye) would likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping, at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset
Reviews'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable September 2, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grant Fuller, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6172.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 1, 2015, Commerce published the Orders in the Federal
Register.\1\ On May 1, 2026, Commerce published the notice of
initiation of this second sunset review of the Orders, pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\
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\1\ See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea and the
Republic of T[uuml]rkiye: Antidumping Duty Orders, 80 FR 75056
(December 1, 2015) (collectively, Orders).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 91 FR 23395
(May 1, 2026).
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On May 18, 2026, Commerce received a timely and complete notice of
intent to participate in the sunset review for domestic interested
parties \3\ within the deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ The domestic interested parties claimed the
interested party status within the meaning of section 771(9)(C) of the
Act as producers of the domestic like product.\5\ On May 22, 2026,
Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that it
had received a notice of intent to participate from the domestic
interested parties.\6\
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\3\ The domestic interested parties for Korea are American Cast
Iron Pipe Company (ACIPCO), Axis Pipe and Tube (Axis), Borusan Pipe
U.S., Inc. (Borusan), Dura-Bond Industries (Dura-Bond), Jindal
Tubular USA, LLC (Jindal), Welspun Tubular LLC (Welspun), and
Wheatland Tube Company (Wheatland). The domestic interested parties
for T[uuml]rkiye are ACIPCO, Axis, Dura-Bond, Jindal, Welspun, and
Wheatland. Collectively, the above-mentioned parties are Domestic
Interested Parties.
\4\ See Axis', Borusan's, Jindal's, Welspun's, and Wheatlands'
Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate in the Second Five-Year
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Welded Line Pipe from the
Republic of Korea,'' dated May 18, 2026; see also ACIPCO's and Dura-
Bond's Letter, ``Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Notice
of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated May 18, 2026;
Axis', Jindal's, Welspun's, and Wheatland's Letter, ``Notice of
Intent to Participate in the Second Five-Year Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of
T[uuml]rkiye,'' dated May 18, 2026; and ACIPCO's and Dura-Bond's
Letter ``Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye: Notice
of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated May 18, 2026.
\5\ Id.
\6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on May 1,
2026,'' dated May 22, 2026.
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On June 1, 2026, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i), the domestic
interested parties filed a timely and adequate substantive response.\7\
Commerce did not receive a substantive response from any respondent
interested party. On June 26, 2026, Commerce notified the ITC that it
did not receive a substantive response from any respondent interested
parties.\8\ As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce is conducting an expedited
(120-day) sunset review of the Orders.
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\7\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Welded Line Pipe
from the Republic of Korea: Substantive Response to the Notice of
Initiation of Sunset Review,'' dated June 1, 2026; see also Domestic
Interested Parties' Letter, ``Welded Line Pipe from T[uuml]rkiye:
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated June 1, 2026.
\8\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on May 1,
2026,'' dated June 26, 2026.
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Scope of the Orders
The product covered by these Orders is welded line pipe from Korea
and T[uuml]rkiye. For the full description of the scope of the Orders,
see the Issues and Decisions Memorandum.\9\
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\9\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Orders on Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of
Korea and the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye,'' dated concurrently with,
and hereby adopted by, this notice.
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Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in these sunset reviews,
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in
the event of revocation of the Orders and the magnitude of the margins
likely to prevail if the Orders were to be revoked, is provided in the
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics
discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached in the
Appendix to this notice. The Issues
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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 <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be directly accessed at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/frnotices">https://access.trade.gov/frnotices</a>.
Final Results of Sunset Reviews
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act,
Commerce determines that revocation of these Orders would likely lead
to a continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of
the dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average margins
up to 6.22 percent for Korea and 22.95 percent for T[uuml]rkiye.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return/destruction or conversion to judicial protective
order of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with
19 CFR 351.305. Timely 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 sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing the results in accordance with
sections 751(c), 752(c), and 771(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218
and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: August 28, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. History of the Orders
IV. Scope of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2026-17906 Filed 9-1-26; 8:45 am]
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