SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On September 25, 2025, based on timely requests for review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on LWR pipe and tube from China.^[1] On December 10, 2025, Commerce selected Hangzhou Ailong as the mandatory respondent in this review.^[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.^[3] 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.^[4] Accordingly, the deadline for these preliminary results is now July 10, 2026.

For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.^[5] A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is provided as Appendix I to this notice. The Preliminary 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, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision ( printed page 44810) Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/​frnotices.

Scope of the Order

The product covered by the Order is LWR pipe and tube from China. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), it is Commerce's practice to rescind an administrative review of a CVD order where it concludes that there were no suspended entries of subject merchandise during the POR.^[6] Normally, upon completion of an administrative review, the suspended entries are liquidated at the CVD assessment rate calculated for the POR.^[7] Therefore, for an administrative review to be conducted, there must be a reviewable, suspended entry that Commerce can instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate at the CVD rate calculated for the POR.^[8] Commerce notified all interested parties of its intent to rescind this administrative review regarding the companies listed in Appendix II.^[9] No party commented on this memorandum. In the absence of any suspended entries of subject merchandise from these companies during the POR, we are rescinding this administrative review for the companies listed in Appendix II, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).

Methodology

Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance with 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, Commerce preliminarily determines that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an “authority” that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.^[10] For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, including our reliance, in part, on facts otherwise available with adverse inferences pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Preliminary Results of Review

As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the following net countervailable subsidy rate exists for the POR, January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024:

Disclosure

Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations performed in preliminary results within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of the notice of preliminary results in the Federal Register , in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because Commerce preliminarily applied facts available with adverse inferences to the individually examined company, in accordance with section 776 of the Act, there are no calculations to disclose.

Public Comment

Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), we have modified the deadline for interested parties to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the date of the publication of this notice.^[11] Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing case briefs.^[12] Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.^[13] All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established deadline.

As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.^[14] Further, we request that interested parties limit their executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).^[15]

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants, and whether any participant is a foreign national; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Oral presentations at the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce will inform parties of the scheduled date for the hearing.^[16]

Assessment Rates

Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), upon issuance of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. ( printed page 44811)

For the companies listed in Appendix II for which the review is being rescinded, Commerce will instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue rescission instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register .

Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP regarding Hangzhou Ailong 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

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.107(e), Commerce intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties with regard to shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of this review, as follows: (1) the cash deposit rate for the company listed above will be equal to the company-specific estimated individual countervailable subsidy rates determined in the final results of this review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) if both the producer and exporter of the subject merchandise have company-specific estimated subsidy rates assigned, and their rates differ, then the applicable cash deposit rate will be the higher of these two rates; (3) if either the producer or the exporter, but not both, of the subject merchandise has a company-specific estimated subsidy rate assigned, the applicable cash deposit rate will be that company's company-specific rate; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers and exporters will be continue to be 15.28 percent, the all-others subsidy rate established in the investigation.^[17] These cash deposit instructions, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

Final Results of Review

Unless the deadline is extended, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, which will include the results of Commerce's analysis of the issues raised in the case briefs, within 120 days of publication of these preliminary results in the Federal Register , pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).

Notification to Interested Parties

We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary

II. Background

III. Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part

IV. Scope of the Order

V. Diversification of China's Economy

VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Application of Adverse Inferences

VII. Recommendation

Appendix II

Companies for Which Commerce Is Rescinding the Administrative Review

1. Baoli Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.

2. Best Hope Mold & Plastic (Shanghai)

3. Chinh Dai Steel Technology Company

4. China North New Material Co., Ltd.

5. DRM Steel Group Co., Ltd.

6. Foshan Yingshi Chuangli Mechanical

7. Fuzhou Tong Gebei Import & Export Co.

8. Hangzhou Well-Trans Supply Chain Ma

9. Hoa Phat Steel Pipe Company Limited

10. Huaruitai Steel Company Limited

11. Hubei Yimeiyuan International Trade

12. Inventec (Chongqing) Corporation

13. Jaway Metal Co., Ltd.

14. Jiangmen Leader Hardware

15. Maytun International Corp.

16. Ningbo Wicksen Imp. Exp. Co., Ltd.

17. Nvent Electrical Products China Co.

18. Qingdao New Taosheng Metal

19. Royal Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.

20. Seah Steel Vina Corporation

21. Shandong Huaping Steel Group Co., Ltd.

22. Shandong Hwy Steel Co., Ltd.

23. Shandong Jiugang Tisco

24. Shanghai GWT International Trading

25. Shenzhen Guangshunkai Trading Co.

26. Shenzhen Jinlishen Trading Co., Ltd.

27. Shenzhen Meiheyou Technology Co. Ltd.

28. Suzhou Jintuyuan Intl Trading

29. Tangshan Runying International Trade

30. Tianjin Bao Steel Co., Ltd.

31. Tianjin Baode Steel Co., Ltd.

32. Tianjin Ironstar Industry Co., Ltd.

33. Tianjin Mingyu Weiye Steel Trade Co.

34. Vina One Steel Manufacturing Corp.

35. Vinlong Stainless Steel (Vietnam)

36. WJ-Lean Technology Company Limited

37. Xiamen Yulongxuan Sculpture

38. Xiamen Yunfa Steel Pipes Industrial

39. Xi'an Dongmeng Steel Co., Ltd.

40. Yiwu Dt Supply Chain Mana

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