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Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Türkiye: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on welded line pipe from the People's Republic of Korea (Korea) and the Repu...

Department of Commerce
International Trade Administration
  1. [A-580-876, A-489-822]

AGENCY:

Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY:

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on welded line pipe from the People's Republic of Korea (Korea) and the Republic of Türkiye (Türkiye) would likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the “Final Results of Sunset Reviews” section of this notice.

DATES:

Applicable September 2, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Grant Fuller, AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6172.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On December 1, 2015, Commerce published the Orders in the Federal Register .[1] On May 1, 2026, Commerce published the notice of initiation of this second sunset review of the Orders, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).[2]

On May 18, 2026, Commerce received a timely and complete notice of intent to participate in the sunset review for domestic interested parties [3] within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).[4] The domestic interested parties claimed the interested party status within the meaning of section 771(9)(C) of the Act as producers of the domestic like product.[5] On May 22, 2026, 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 June 1, 2026, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i), the domestic interested parties filed a timely and adequate substantive response.[7] Commerce did not receive a substantive response from any respondent interested party. On June 26, 2026, Commerce notified the ITC that it did not receive a substantive response from any respondent interested parties.[8] As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce is conducting an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Orders.

Scope of the Orders

The product covered by these Orders is welded line pipe from Korea and Türkiye. For the full description of the scope of the Orders, see the Issues and Decisions Memorandum.[9]

Analysis of Comments Received

A complete discussion of all issues raised in these sunset reviews, including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation of the Orders and the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the Orders were to be revoked, is provided in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached in the Appendix to this notice. The Issues ( printed page 56426) and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be directly accessed at access.trade.gov/​frnotices.

Final Results of Sunset Reviews

Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of these Orders would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average margins up to 6.22 percent for Korea and 22.95 percent for Türkiye.

Administrative Protective Order

This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the return/destruction or conversion to judicial protective order 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 order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

We are issuing and publishing the results in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 771(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218 and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

Dated: August 28, 2026.

Scot Fullerton,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary

II. Background

III. History of the Orders

IV. Scope of the Orders

V. Legal Framework

VI. Discussion of the Issues

1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping

2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail

VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews

VIII. Recommendation

Footnotes

1.   See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Türkiye: Antidumping Duty Orders,80 FR 75056 (December 1, 2015) (collectively, Orders).

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2.   See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews,91 FR 23395 (May 1, 2026).

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3.  The domestic interested parties for Korea are American Cast Iron Pipe Company (ACIPCO), Axis Pipe and Tube (Axis), Borusan Pipe U.S., Inc. (Borusan), Dura-Bond Industries (Dura-Bond), Jindal Tubular USA, LLC (Jindal), Welspun Tubular LLC (Welspun), and Wheatland Tube Company (Wheatland). The domestic interested parties for Türkiye are ACIPCO, Axis, Dura-Bond, Jindal, Welspun, and Wheatland. Collectively, the above-mentioned parties are Domestic Interested Parties.

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4.   See Axis', Borusan's, Jindal's, Welspun's, and Wheatlands' Letter, “Notice of Intent to Participate in the Second Five-Year Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea,” dated May 18, 2026; see also ACIPCO's and Dura-Bond's Letter, “Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,” dated May 18, 2026; Axis', Jindal's, Welspun's, and Wheatland's Letter, “Notice of Intent to Participate in the Second Five-Year Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Türkiye,” dated May 18, 2026; and ACIPCO's and Dura-Bond's Letter “Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Türkiye: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,” dated May 18, 2026.

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6.   See Commerce's Letter, “Sunset Reviews Initiated on May 1, 2026,” dated May 22, 2026.

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7.   See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, “Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Substantive Response to the Notice of Initiation of Sunset Review,” dated June 1, 2026; see also Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, “Welded Line Pipe from Türkiye: Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,” dated June 1, 2026.

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8.   See Commerce's Letter, “Sunset Reviews Initiated on May 1, 2026,” dated June 26, 2026.

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9.   See Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Türkiye,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice.

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[FR Doc. 2026-17906 Filed 9-1-26; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P

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91 FR 56425

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“Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Türkiye: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders,” thefederalregister.org (September 2, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-17906/welded-line-pipe-from-the-republic-of-korea-and-the-republic-of-t-rkiye-final-results-of-the-expedited-second-sunset-rev.