New Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Petitions on Welded Stainless Line and Pressure Pipe from India, Türkiye, and the United Arab Emirates

At a Glance

• Bristol Pipe and Tube, Inc., Felker Brothers Corporation, and Primus Pipe and Tube, Inc. filed antidumping and countervailing duty petitions on welded stainless line and pressure pipe from India, the Republic of Türkiye, and the United Arab Emirates.
• An investigation related to this petition could result in increased prices and/or decreased supply of welded stainless line and pressure pipe.
• The US Department of Commerce is expected to begin investigation on August 4, 2026.

On July 15, 2026, antidumping (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) petitions were filed on welded stainless line and pressure pipe from India (AD & CVD), the Republic of Türkiye (AD & CVD), and the United Arab Emirates (AD only). The petitions were filed by Bristol Pipe and Tube, Inc.; Felker Brothers Corporation; and Primus Pipe and Tube, Inc.

The US AD law imposes special tariffs to counteract imports that are sold in the United States at less than "normal value." The US CVD law imposes special tariffs to counteract imports that are sold in the United States with the benefit of foreign government subsidies. For AD/CVD duties to be imposed, the US government must determine not only that dumping and/or subsidization is occurring, but also that there is "material injury" (or threat thereof) by reason of the dumped and/or subsidized imports. Importers are liable for any potential AD/CVD duties imposed. In addition, these investigations could impact purchasers by increasing prices and/or decreasing supply of welded stainless line and pressure pipe.

Scope

Please note that this section was not written by our authors but is taken verbatim from the petition.

The merchandise covered by these petitions is circular welded austenitic stainless line and pressure pipe of any diameter. This merchandise includes, but is not limited to, merchandise meeting the American Society for Testing and Materials (''ASTM'') and American Society of Mechanical Engineers ("ASME") ASTM A–312/ASME SA312, ASTM A-358/ASME SA358, ASTM A-409/ASME SA409 or ASTM A–778 specifications, the American Petroleum Institute ("API") specification 5LC, or comparable domestic or foreign specifications.

Excluded from the scope are: (1) Welded stainless mechanical tubing, meeting ASTM A–554 or comparable domestic or foreign specifications; (2) boiler, heat exchanger, superheater, refining furnace, feedwater heater, and condenser tubing, meeting ASTM A–249, ASTM A–688 or comparable domestic or foreign specifications; (3) specialized tubing, meeting ASTM A–269, ASTM A–270 or comparable domestic or foreign specifications; and (4) welded stainless tubing having a wall thickness of less than 1.65 mm.

Also excluded from the scope of the antidumping duty investigation on India are any products covered by the existing antidumping duty order on welded stainless pressure pipe from India. See Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe From India: Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders, 81 Fed. Reg. 81,062 (Dep't Commerce Nov. 17, 2016). Also excluded from the scope of the countervailing duty investigation on India are any products covered by the existing countervailing duty order on welded stainless pressure pipe from India. See Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe From India: Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders, 81 Fed. Reg. 81,062 (Dep't Commerce Nov. 17, 2016).

The subject imports are normally classified in subheadings 7305.31.6010, 7306.11.0010, 7306.11.0050, 7306.40.5005, 7306.40.5040, 7306.40.5062, 7306.40.5064, and 7306.40.5085 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (''HTS''). They may also enter under HTS subheadings 7306.40.1010, 7306.40.1015, 7306.40.5042, 7306.40.5044, 7306.40.5080, and 7306.40.5090. The HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes only; the written description of the scope of these orders is dispositive.

Estimated Dumping Margins

The petitioners allege the following dumping margins:

• India: 67.72% to 154.37%
• Türkiye: 14.88% to 113.28%
• United Arab Emirates: 62.36% to 120.19%

The petitioner also alleges subsidies with respect to subject imports from India and Türkiye, although the CVD petitions do not quantify the alleged net subsidy margins.

Estimated Schedule of Investigations

The following is an estimated schedule of investigations by the US Department of Commerce (DOC) and the US International Trade Commission (ITC):