The United States International Trade Commission has determined that a US industry is not materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of circular welded carbon quality steel pipe from India, Oman and the United Arab Emirates that the US Department of Commerce has determined are subsidized, and by imports from India, Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam that Commerce has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value.

Commissioners Mr Daniel R Pearson, Ms Shara L Aranoff, Mr David S Johanson and Mr Meredith Broadbent voted in the negative. Chairman Mr Irving A Williamson and Commissioner Mr Dean A Pinkert voted in the affirmative.

As a result of the US ITC's negative determinations, no antidumping or countervailing duty orders will be issued.

The Commission's public report Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from India, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam (Investigation Nos. 701-TA-482-484 and 731-TA-1191- 1194 (Final), USITC Publication 4362, December 2012) will contain the views of the Commissioners and information developed during the investigations.

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Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from India, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam

Investigation Nos. 701-TA-482-484 and 731-TA-l 191-1194 (Final)

Product Description: These investigations cover circular welded carbon quality steel pipes and tube with an outside diameter not more than 16 inches regardless of wall thickness, surface finish (e.g., bare, galvanized, or painted), or end finish (plain end, beveled end, grooved, threaded, or threaded and coupled). These pipes are generally known as standard pipe, fence pipe and tube, sprinkler pipe, and structural pipe. This description does not include (a) pipe suitable for use in boilers, super heaters, heat exchangers, refining furnaces and feed water heaters; (b) finished electrical conduit; (c) finished scaffolding; (d) tube and pipe hollows for redrawing; (e) oil country tubular goods produced to American Petroleum Institute (API) specifications; (f) line pipe produced to only API specifications; and (g) mechanical tubing.

Status of Proceedings:

1. Type of investigations: Final antidumping and countervailing duty.

2. Petitioners: Allied Tube and Conduit, Harvey, IL; JMC Steel Group, Chicago, IL; Wheatland Tube, Sharon, PA; and United States Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA.

3. Investigations instituted by USITC: October 26th 2011.

4. USITC hearing: October 17th 2012.

5. USITC vote: November 14th 2012.

6. USITC notification of Department of Commerce: December 5th 2012.

US Industry:

1. Number of US producers during 2009-11: 20.

2. Location of producers' plants: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (until 2012) and Texas.

3. Employment of production and related workers of circular welded carbon quality steel pipe in 2011: 1,513.

4. US producers' US shipments of circular welded carbon quality steel pipe in 2011: USD 1.0 billion.

5. Apparent US consumption of circular welded carbon quality steel pipe in 2011: USD 1.6 billion.

6. Ratio of subject imports to apparent US consumption in 2011: 12.1% by value.

US Imports in 2011:

1. From subject countries: 206,024 short tons (valued at USD 190.0 million).

2. From countries not subject to these investigations: 306,372 short tons (valued at USD 330.4 million).

3. Leading sources during 2011: Mexico, United Arab Emirates, Korea, India, Vietnam, and Thailand (by value).