On April 2, 2026, U.S. OCTG Manufacturers Association (“USOMA”), United States Steel Corporation (“U. S. Steel”), and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC (the “USW”) (collectively “Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on certain oil country tubular goods (“OCTG”) from Austria, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) and countervailing duties on certain oil country tubular goods (“OCTG”) from Austria.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The proposed scope of these investigations is as follows:
The merchandise covered by the investigations is certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG), which are hollow steel products of circular cross-section, including oil well casing and tubing, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel (both carbon and alloy), whether seamless or welded, regardless of end finish (e.g., whether or not plain end, threaded, or threaded and coupled) whether or not conforming to American Petroleum Institute (API) or non-API specifications, whether finished (including limited service OCTG products) or unfinished (including green tubes and limited service OCTG products), whether or not thread protectors are attached. The scope of the investigations also covers OCTG coupling stock.
Subject merchandise includes material matching the above description that has been finished, packaged, or otherwise processed in a third country, including by performing any heat treatment, cutting, upsetting, threading, coupling, or any other finishing, packaging, or processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigations if performed in the country of manufacture of the OCTG. Excluded from the scope of the investigations are: casing, tubing, or coupling stock containing 10.5 percent or more by weight of chromium; drill pipe; unattached couplings; and unattached thread protectors.
The merchandise subject to the investigations is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item numbers: 7304.29.1010, 7304.29.1020, 7304.29.1030, 7304.29.1040, 7304.29.1050, 7304.29.1060, 7304.29.1080, 7304.29.2010, 7304.29.2020, 7304.29.2030, 7304.29.2040, 7304.29.2050, 7304.29.2060, 7304.29.2080, 7304.29.3110, 7304.29.3120, 7304.29.3130, 7304.29.3140, 7304.29.3150, 7304.29.3160,7304.29.3180, 7304.29.4110, 7304.29.4120, 7304.29.4130, 7304.29.4140, 7304.29.4150, 7304.29.4160, 7304.29.4180, 7304.29.5015, 7304.29.5030, 7304.29.5045, 7304.29.5060, 7304.29.5075, 7304.29.6115, 7304.29.6130, 7304.29.6145, 7304.29.6160,7304.29.6175, 7305.20.2000, 7305.20.4000, 7305.20.6000, 7305.20.8000, 7306.29.1030, 7306.29.1090, 7306.29.2000, 7306.29.3100, 7306.29.4100, 7306.29.6010, 7306.29.6050, 7306.29.8110, and 7306.29.8150.
The merchandise subject to the investigations may also enter under the following HTSUS item numbers: 7304.39.0024, 7304.39.0028, 7304.39.0032, 7304.39.0036, 7304.39.0040, 7304.39.0044, 7304.39.0048, 7304.39.0052, 7304.39.0056, 7304.39.0062, 7304.39.0068, 7304.39.0072, 7304.39.0076, 7304.39.0080, 7304.59.6000, 7304.59.8015, 7304.59.8020, 7304.59.8025, 7304.59.8030, 7304.59.8035, 7304.59.8040, 7304.59.8045, 7304.59.8050, 7304.59.8055, 7304.59.8060, 7304.59.8065, 7304.59.8070, 7304.59.8080, 7305.31.4000, 7305.31.6090, 7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5090, 7306.50.5050, and 7306.50.5070.
PETITIONERS
| Axis Pipe and Tube LLC 1451 Louis E. Mikulin Road Bryan, TX 77805 Contact: Rusty Fischer Email: rusty.fisher@axispipeandtube.com Phone: (979) 599-7600 | Borusan Pipe U.S., Inc. 363 N. Sam Houston Parkway E. Ste. 500, Houston, TX 77060 Contact: Oguzhan Kuscuoglu Email: okuscuoglu@borusan.com Phone: (832) 399-6000 |
| PTC Liberty Tubulars LLC Copperleaf Corporate Centre 6051 Wallace Road, Ext. Suite 200 Wexford, PA 15090 Contact: Cary Hart Email: cary.hart@ptcsteel.com Phone: (412) 299-7900 | Tenaris USA (Tenaris Bay City, Maverick Tube Corporation, IPSCO Tubulars Inc., Hydril Company) 2200 West Loop South, Suite 800 Houston, TX 77027 Contact: Roberto De Hoyos Email: rdehoyos@tenaris.com Phone: (713) 767-4400 |
| Vallourec STAR, L.P. 2107 City West Blvd., Suite 1300 Houston, TX 77042 Contact: Karen Leone Email: karen.leone@vallourec.com Phone: (832) 725-5969 | Welded Tube USA, Inc. 2 Dona Street Lackawanna, NY 14218 Contact: Robert (“Butch”) Mandel Email: bmandel@weldedtube.com (728) 669-1111 |
| United States Steel Corporation 600 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Website: https://www.ussteel.com/ Contact: Benjamin Caryl Email: bbcaryl@uss.com Phone: (412) 433-1121 | United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC 1155 Connecticut Ave NW #500 Washington, DC 20036 Contact: Roy Houseman Email: rhouseman@usw.org Phone: (202) 778-4384 |
COUNSEL FOR PETITIONERS
| SCHAGRIN ASSOCIATES 900 Seventh Street NW Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 223-1700 Counsel to the U.S. OCTG Manufacturers Association and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC | CASSIDY LEVY KENT (USA) LLP 2112 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20037 (202) 567-2300 Counsel to United States Steel Corporation |
NAMED PRODUCERS/EXPORTERS
For a list of foreign producers/exporters alleged by Petitioners, please see Attachment I.
NAMED IMPORTERS
For a list of importers alleged by the Petitioner, please see Attachment II.
ESTIMATED SCHEDULE
| Event | Earliest Date |
| Petition Filed | April 2, 2026 |
| DOC Initiation | April 22, 2026 |
| ITC Preliminary Investigation: | |
| Questionnaires Due | April 16, 2026 |
| Request to appear at hearing | April 21, 2026 |
| Hearing | April 23, 2026 |
| Briefs | April 26, 2026 |
| ITC Vote | May 17, 2026 |
| DOC Investigation Schedule: | |
| DOC Preliminary Antidumping Determination | September 9, 2026 |
| DOC Final Antidumping Determination | November 23, 2026 |
| DOC Preliminary Countervailing Determination | June 26, 2026 |
| DOC Final Countervailing Determination | September 9, 2026 |
| ITC Final Investigation: | |
| ITC Final AD Determination | January 7, 2027 |
| ITC Final CVD Determination | October 24, 2026 |
ALLEGED DUMPING MARGINS
Austria: 46.36% – 55.10%
Taiwan: 42.92% – 44.16%
United Arab Emirates: 91.42% – 93.59%
ALLEGED COUNTERVAILING DUTY MARGINS
Above de minimis
ALLEGED SUBSIDIES
For a list of alleged subsidies by the Petitioner, please see Attachment III.
IMPORTS OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE
April 2025 – January 2026
| Austria | Taiwan | United Arab Emirates | |
| Quantity (Metric Tons) | 99,305 | 187,128 | 80,984 |
| Value (Customs, USD) | 160,379,991 | 148,207,224 | 63,212,023 |
| AUV (USD/Metric Tons) | 1615.02 | 792.01 | 780.55 |
CONTACT US
For more information concerning this petition and how it may affect your business, please contact Nithya Nagarajan or Stephen Brophy.