Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube (light-walled pipe and tube) fr...
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube (light-walled pipe and tube) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the “Final Results of Sunset Review” section of this notice.
DATES:
Applicable January 9, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David De Falco, Trade Agreements Policy and Negotiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-2178.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 5, 2008, Commerce published the
Order
on light-walled pipe and tube from China.[1]
On July 1, 2025, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the third sunset review of the
Order,
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c).[2]
On July 16, 2025, Commerce received notices of intent to participate in this review from the domestic interested parties,[3]
within the deadline specified
( printed page 963)
in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).[4]
The domestic interested parties claimed interested party status within the meaning of section 771(9)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)(29)(v) as U.S. producers, manufacturers, and wholesalers of a domestic like product.[5]
On July 21, 2025, 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]
On July 31, 2025, Commerce received adequate substantive responses from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).[7]
Commerce did not receive a substantive response from either the Government of China or a respondent interested party to this proceeding. On August 22, 2025, Commerce notified the ITC that it did not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested parties.[8]
As a result, Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the
Order,
pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2).
Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by 47 days.[9]
Additionally, due to a backlog of documents that were electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) during the Federal Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by an additional 21 days.[10]
Accordingly, the deadline for these final results is now January 5, 2026.
Scope of the Order
The product covered by this
Order
is light-walled pipe and tube from China. For the full description of the scope of the
Order, see
the Issues and Decisions Memorandum.[11]
Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subsidization and the countervailable subsidy rates likely to prevail if the
Order
were to be revoked, is contained in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.[12]
A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via ACCESS, which is available to registered users at
https://access.trade.gov.
In addition, complete versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at
https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of the
Order
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the following net countervailable subsidy rates:
Producers/exporters
Net countervailable
subsidy rate
(percent
ad valorem)
Zhangjiagang Zhongyuan Pipe-making Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Qiyuan Group Co., Ltd
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction 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, orders is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: January 5, 2026.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the
Order
IV. History of the
Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely to Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
Footnotes
1.
See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Countervailing Duty Order,73 FR 45405, (August 5, 2008) (
Order).
3.
The domestic interested parties are: Bull Moose Company, Maruichi American Corporation, Nucor Tubular Products Inc., Searing Industries, Inc., Vest LLC (collectively, the Coalition), and Atlas Tube (a division of Zekelman Industries).
4.
See
The Coalition's Letter, “Notice of Intent to Participate in Third Five-Year Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the People's Republic of China,” dated July 16, 2025; and Atlas Tube's Letter, “Five-Year (“Sunset”) Review Of Countervailing Duty Order On Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from China: Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,” dated July 16, 2025.
7.
See
The Coalition's Letter, “Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the People's Republic of China: Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,” dated July 31, 2025; and Atlas Tube's Letter, “Five-Year (“Sunset”) Review Of Countervailing Duty Order On Light Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from China: Substantive Response,” dated July 31, 2025.
11.
See
Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from the People's Republic of China,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice.
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91 FR 962
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