Business & Commerce

Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Oil Country Tubular Goods from China

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This notice states that the U.S. Department of Commerce will maintain the countervailing duty on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from China. This decision suggests that revoking the duty could lead to the continuation or recurrence of subsidies to Chinese manufacturers, harming U.S. domestic producers. Producers and trade associations in the U.S. involved in this sector must be aware of this decision to maintain competitive positioning in the market.

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Key Changes

  • U.S. Commerce retains countervailing duties on Chinese oil country tubular goods
  • Avoids potential continuation of Chinese subsidies
  • Protects U.S. domestic producers from unfair competition

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Companies must adjust their import practices to account for the applicable net countervailable subsidy rates on oil country tubular goods from China.

importers of oil country tubular goods
operational
high

Producers and trade associations in the U.S. involved in OCTG must be aware of the maintained countervailing duty on oil country tubular goods from China to ensure competitive positioning.

domestic producerstrade associations
operational
critical

Parties subject to administrative protective orders (APO) must return or destroy proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.

participants under APO
timely manner
disclosure
critical

Parties subject to administrative protective orders (APOs) must notify the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under an APO.

parties involved in the sunset review process
reporting
critical

Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.

all parties under APO
prohibition

Affected Parties

U.S. domestic producers of oil country tubular goodsChinese exporters of oil country tubular goods

Tags

trade,countervailing duty,China-U.S. relations