Antidumping duty order on welded stainless pressure pipe from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (A-552-816)

1. On 07/21/2014, Commerce published in the Federal Register its antidumping duty order on welded stainless pressure pipe from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (“Vietnam”) (79 FR 42289). 2. The product covered by this order is circular welded austenitic stainless pressure pipe not greater than 14 inches in outside diameter. For purposes of this order, references to size are in nominal inches and include all products within tolerances allowed by pipe specifications. This merchandise includes, but is not limited to, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) A–312 or ASTM A–778 specifications, or comparable domestic or foreign specifications. ASTM A–358 products are only included when they are produced to meet ASTM A–312 or ASTM A–778 specifications, or comparable domestic or foreign specifications. Excluded from the scope are: (1) Welded stainless mechanical tubing, meeting ASTM A–554 or comparable domestic or foreign specifications; (2) boiler, heat exchanger, superheater, refining furnace, feedwater heater, and condenser tubing, meeting ASTM A–249, ASTM A–688 or comparable domestic or foreign specifications; and (3) specialized tubing, meeting ASTM A269, ASTM A–270 or comparable domestic or foreign specifications. The subject imports are normally classified in subheadings 7306.40.5005, 7306.40.5040, 7306.40.5062, 7306.40.5064, and 7306.40.5085 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). They may also enter under HTSUS subheadings 7306.40.1010, 7306.40.1015, 7306.40.5042, 7306.40.5044, 7306.40.5080, and 7306.40.5090. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes only; the written description of the scope of this order is dispositive. 3. Until further notice, for imports of welded stainless pressure pipe from Vietnam, CBP shall not suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 07/06/2014 in accordance with section 733(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, because the provisional-measures period has expired and the International Trade Commission has not yet published its final determination concerning imports of this product from Vietnam in the Federal Register. 4. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by O4:LA) 5. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Michael B. Walsh