On July 20, 2020, CSMS #43442744 the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated Anti-Dumping investigation on “Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from Vietnam.
“The Scope of Merchandise covered by this investigation reads as follows:
The products covered by this investigation are all seamless circular refined copper pipes and tubes, including redraw hollows, greater than or equal to 6 inches (152.4 mm) in actual length and measuring less than 12.130 inches (308.102 mm) in actual 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 this investigation 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, ASTM-B88, ASTM-B88M, ASTM-B188, ASTM-B251, ASTM-B251M, ASTM-B280, ASTM-B302, ASTM-B306, ASTM-B359, ASTM-B743, ASTM-B819, and ASTM-B903 specifications and meeting the physical parameters described therein….”
The trade community can submit their comment to Commerce by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on August 10, 2020.
The detail scope can be found here:
https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCBP-296e238?wgt_ref=USDHSCBP_WIDG