Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the United Arab Emirates: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024

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Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 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.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63525-63527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20489]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-520-807]


Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From the United Arab 
Emirates: Final 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) 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.

DATES: Applicable October 6, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Janz, AD/CVD Operations, 
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 June 3, 2026, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
Preliminary Results of this administrative review and invited 
interested parties to comment.\1\ The deadline for these final results 
is October 1, 2026.
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    \1\ See Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe from the 
United Arab Emirates: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review; 2023-2024, 91 FR 33142 (June 3, 2026) 
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.
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    For a complete description of the events since the Preliminary 
Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\ 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), which 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 accessed directly 
at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/frnotices">https://access.trade.gov/frnotices</a>.
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    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final 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 (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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    Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with 
section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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    \3\ See 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).
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Scope of the Order <SUP>3</SUP>

    The merchandise subject to the Order is circular welded carbon-
quality steel pipe from the United Arab Emirates. For a complete 
description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by 
interested parties are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum 
and listed in the appendix to this notice.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our analysis of the comments received from interested 
parties regarding the Preliminary Results, we made certain changes to 
the weighted-average dumping margin calculations for THL Tube and Pipe 
Industries LLC; KHK Scaffolding and Formwork LLC; and Universal Tube 
and Pipe Industries FZE (collectively, Universal).\4\ For a discussion 
of these changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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    \4\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Rates for the Non-Individually Examined Companies

    The Act does not address the establishment of a rate to be applied 
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. However, 19 CFR 351.109(g) states that Commerce 
will determine the rate for non-selected companies by applying the 
methodology set forth in 19 CFR 351.109(f)(1)-(2), which generally 
parallels the methodology for determining the all-others rate in an 
investigation under section 735(c)(5) of the Act. Under 19 CFR 
351.109(f)(1) and 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 zero and de minimis 
margins, and any margins determined entirely {on the basis of facts 
available{time} .''
    In this administrative review, we calculated weighted-average 
dumping margins for the individually investigated respondents, Conares 
Metal Supply Limited (Conares) and Universal, that are not zero, de 
minimis, or based entirely on facts otherwise available. Accordingly, 
we are 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 
respondents' publicly ranged total sales values, consistent with the 
guidance in section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.\5\
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    \5\ 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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Final Results of Review

    Commerce determines that 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                   5.11
 and Formwork LLC; Universal Tube and Pipe
 Industries FZE.....................................
Ajmal Steel Tubes & Pipes Ind. L.L.C.-Branch-1;                     4.68
 Ajmal Steel Tubes & Pipes Ind. L.L.C...............
K.D. Industries Inc.................................                4.68
TSI Metal Industries L.L.C..........................                4.68
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Disclosure

    Commerce intends to disclose the calculations and analysis 
performed in connection with the final results of this administrative 
review to interested parties within five days of any public 
announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days 
of the publication date of this notice in the Federal Register, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, 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.
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), because Conares and Universal 
reported the entered value of their U.S. sales, we calculated importer-
specific ad valorem antidumping duty assessment rates on the basis of 
the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for an importer's 
examined sales to the total entered value of those sales. Where either 
the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, 
within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific 
rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the 
appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.\6\
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    \6\ 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 will instruct CBP to liquidate 
those entries at the all-others rate calculated in the less-than-fair-
value (LTFV) investigation if there is no rate for the intermediate 
company(ies) involved in the transaction.\7\
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    \7\ 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 of that were not selected for 
individual examination, we will instruct CBP to assess antidumping 
duties on all appropriate entries at the review-specific rate, 
calculated as noted in the ``Rate for Non-Individually Examined 
Companies'' section, above.\8\
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    \8\ See section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
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    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).

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash 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 equal to the weighted-average dumping margin 
established in the final results of this review; (2) for previously 
investigated or reviewed companies not listed above, the cash deposit 
will continue to be the company-specific 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, 
a prior review, or the LTFV investigation, but the producer is, 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 producers or exporters will continue to be 
5.95 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV 
investigation.\9\ These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.
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    \9\ See Order, 81 FR at 91908.
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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 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.

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
APO of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary 
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary 
information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written 
notification of return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to 
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with 
the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: October 1, 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. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of Issues
    Comment 1: Whether the Price Difference Test's Two-Percent 
Threshold is Appropriate
    Comment 2: Whether to Include International Freight Expenses in 
Universal's U.S. Freight Revenue Cap
    Comment 3: Whether to Remove the Cap Applied to Universal's 
Cutting Revenue

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    Comment 4: Whether Universal's Prime and Non-Prime Sales are 
Correctly Matched
VI. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2026-20489 Filed 10-5-26; 8:45 am]
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