Covered-Merchandise Scope Ruling on Chinese Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings
What happened
On August 28, 2026, Commerce published a notice at 91 FR 55518 stating that the Court of International Trade's final judgment was not in harmony with Commerce's covered merchandise inquiry determination on certain carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings from China. On October 1, 2026, Commerce published a correction to that notice, amending the determination to find that products cut to length and formed into the rough shape of butt-weld pipe fittings in China are "unfinished" fittings covered by the scope of the Order, and that when further processed in Vietnam they remain within scope. The reports do not state a rate, an effective date for the amended determination, or any filing deadline.
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- Federal Register · Commerce ITA (AD/CVD)Commerce corrects notice on China butt-weld pipe fittings covered merchandise ruling
Commerce published a correction to its August 28, 2026 notice, 91 FR 55518, stating that the CIT's final judgment was not in harmony with Commerce's covered merchandise inquiry determination on certain carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings from China. Commerce amended the determination to find that products cut to length and formed into the rough shape of butt-weld pipe fittings in China are "unfinished" fittings covered by the scope of the Order, and that when further processed in Vietnam they remain subject to the antidumping order on butt-weld pipe fittings from China. The correction adds clear notice that liquidation of entries of these unfinished fittings will be retroactively suspended.