On June 30, 2020, American Copper Tube Coalition (“ACTC” or “Coalition”) (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on seamless refined copper pipe and tube from Vietnam.

 

SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION

The products covered by the petition are all seamless circular refined copper pipes and tubes, including redraw hollows, greater than or equal to 6 inches (152.4 mm) in length and measuring less than 12.130 inches (308.102 mm) (actual) in outside diameter (“OD”), regardless of wall thickness, bore (e.g., smooth, enhanced with inner grooves or ridges), manufacturing process (e.g., hot finished, cold-drawn, annealed), outer surface (e.g., plain or enhanced with grooves, ridges, fins, or gills), end finish (e.g., plain end, swaged end, flared end, expanded end, crimped end, threaded), coating (e.g., plastic, paint), insulation, attachments (e.g., plain, capped, plugged with compression or other fitting), or physical configuration (e.g., straight, coiled, bent, wound on spools.

The scope of the petition covers, but is not limited to, seamless refined copper pipe and tube produced or comparable to the American Society for Testing and Materials (“ASTM”) ASTM-B42, ASTM-B68, ASTM-B75, ASTMB88, ASTM-B88M, ASTM-Bl88, ASTM-B251, ASTM-B251M, ASTMB280, ASTM-B302, ASTM-B306, ASTM-B359, ASTM-B743, ASTMB819, and ASTM-B903 specifications and meeting the physical parameters described therein.

Also included within the scope of the petition are all sets of covered products, including “line sets” of seamless refined copper tubes (with or without fittings or insulation) suitable for connecting an outdoor air conditioner or heat pump to an indoor evaporator unit. The phrase “all sets of covered products” denotes any combination of items put up for sale that is comprised of merchandise subject to the scope.

“Refined copper” is defined as: (1) metal containing at least 99.85 percent by weight of copper; or (2) metal containing at least 97.5 percent by weight of copper, provided that the content by weight of any other element does not exceed the following limits:

Element Limiting Content Percent by Weight
Ag – Silver .25
As – Arsenic .5
Cd – Cadmium 1.3
Cr – Chromium 1.4
Mg – Magnesium .8
Pb – Lead 1.5
S – Sulfur .7
Sn – Tin .8
Te – Tellurium .8
Zn – Zinc 1.0
Zr – Zirconium .3
Other elements (each) .3

 

Excluded from the scope of the petition are all seamless circular hollows of refined copper less than 12 inches in length whose OD (actual) exceeds its length.

The products subject to the petition are currently classifiable under subheading 7411.10.1030 and 7411.10.1090 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”). Products subject to the petition may also enter under HTSUS subheadings 7407.10.1500, 7419.99.5050, 8415.90.8065, and 8415.90.8085. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the petition is dispositive.

 

PETITIONERS

Mueller Group

150 Schilling Blvd.,

Suite 100

Collierville, TN 38017

Tel: (901) 753-3200

Fax: (901) 753-3254

Email: cjmiritello@muellerindustries.com

Website: www.muellerindustries.com

 

Cerro Flow Products, LLC

3000 Mississippi Avenue

Sauget, IL 62206

Tel: (618) 337-6000

Fax: (618) 337-6958

Email: greg.heidt@marmon.com

Website: www.cerroflow.com

 

COUNSEL FOR PETITIONERS

Jack A. Levy

CASSIDY LEVY KENT (USA) LLP

900 19th Street, NW

Suite 400

Washington, DC 20006

(202) 567-2300

 

NAMED PRODUCERS/EXPORTERS

For a list of foreign producers/exporters alleged by Petitioner, please see Attachment I.

 

NAMED IMPORTERS

For a list of importers alleged by Petitioner, please see Attachment II.

 

ESTIMATED SCHEDULE

Event Earliest Date
Petition Filed June 30, 2020
DOC Initiation July 20, 2020
ITC Preliminary Investigation:
Questionnaires Due July 14, 2020
Request to appear at hearing July 20, 2020
Hearing July 22, 2020
Briefs July 27, 2020
ITC Vote August 14, 2020
DOC Investigation Schedule:
DOC Preliminary Antidumping Determination December 7, 2020
DOC Final Antidumping Determination February 22, 2021
ITC Final AD Determination April 6, 2021

 

ALLEGED DUMPING MARGINS

Vietnam: 110.51%

 

IMPORTS OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE

 

2017 2018 2019 Q1 2019 Q1 2020
Vietnam
Quantity(1,000lbs) 34,470 40,377 44,629 8,192 12,543
Value ($ est.) 113,716,530 143,015,334 151,783,229 28,696,576 41,216,298
AUV ($/lb.) 3.299 3.542 3.401 3.503 3.286

 

CONTACT US

For more information concerning this petition and how it may affect your business, please contact Jeffrey Neeley, Nithya Nagarajan, or Stephen Brophy.