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Scope of the Order
The scope of this order covers certain welded carbon quality steel pipes and tubes, of circular cross-section, and with an outside diameter of 0.372 inches (9.45 mm) or more, but not more than 16 inches (406.4 mm), whether or not stenciled, regardless of wall thickness, surface finish (e.g., black, galvanized, or painted), end finish (e.g., plain end, beveled end, grooved, threaded, or threaded and coupled), or industry specification (e.g., ASTM, proprietary, or other), generally known as standard pipe and structural pipe (they may also be referred to as circular, structural, or mechanical tubing).
Specifically, the term ``carbon quality'' includes products in which (a) iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained elements; (b) the carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight; and (c) none of the elements listed below exceeds the quantity, by weight, as indicated:
(i) 1.80 percent of manganese;
(ii) 2.25 percent of silicon;
(iii) 1.00 percent of copper;
(iv) 0.50 percent of aluminum;
(v) 1.25 percent of chromium;
(vi) 0.30 percent of cobalt;
(vii) 0.40 percent of lead;
(viii) 1.25 percent of nickel;
(ix) 0.30 percent of tungsten;
(x) 0.15 percent of molybdenum;
(xi) 0.10 percent of niobium;
(xii) 0.41 percent of titanium;
(xiii) 0.15 percent of vanadium; or
(xiv) 0.15 percent of zirconium.
Standard pipe is made primarily to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications, but can be made to other specifications. Standard pipe is made primarily to ASTM specifications A-53, A-135, and A-795. Structural pipe is made primarily to ASTM specifications A-252 and A-500. Standard and structural pipe may also
be produced to proprietary specifications rather than to industry specifications. This is often the case, for example, with fence tubing. Pipe multiple-stenciled to a standard and/or structural specification and to any other specification, such as the American Petroleum Institute (API) API-5L specification, is also covered by the scope of this investigation when it meets the physical description set forth above and also has one or more of the following characteristics: is 32 feet in length or less; is less than 2.0 inches (50 mm) in outside diameter; has a galvanized and/or painted surface finish; or has a threaded and/or coupled end finish. (The term ``painted'' does not include coatings to inhibit rust in transit, such as varnish, but includes coatings such as polyester.)
The scope of this order does not include: (a) pipe suitable for use in boilers, superheaters, heat exchangers, condensers, refining furnaces and feedwater heaters, whether or not cold drawn; (b) mechanical tubing, whether or not cold-drawn; (c) finished electrical conduit; (d) finished scaffolding; (e) tube and pipe hollows for redrawing; (f) oil country tubular goods produced to API specifications; and (g) line pipe produced to only API specifications.
The pipe products that are the subject of this order are currently classifiable in HTSUS statistical reporting numbers 7306.30.10.00, 7306.30.50.26, 7306.30.50.27, 7306.30.50.31, 7306.30.50.33, 7306.30.50.41, 7306.30.50.43, 7306.30.50.56, 7306.30.50.57 , 7306.30.50.85, 7306.30.50.90, 7306.50.10.00, 7306.50.50.50, 7306.50.50.70, 7306.19.10.10, 7306.19.10.50, 7306.19.51.10, and 7306.19.51.50. However, the product description, and not the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') classification, is dispositive of whether merchandise imported into the United States falls within the scope of the order.
Final Scope Rulings, Circumvention Determinations, and Changed Circumstance Determinations
| Record Type | Final Signature Date | Product Description | Decision | In Scope? | Scope Determination | HTS Change(s) | Scope Language Change(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circumvention Inquiry | 01/28/2026 | CWP completed in Oman with China HRS | View Document | Yes | We determine that imports of circular welded carbon quality steel pipe (CWP) completed in the Sultanate of Oman (Oman) using hot-rolled steel (HRS) produced in the People’s Republic of China (China) are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on CWP from China. | ||
| Scope Inquiry Post AB10 | 01/08/2024 | 15 Models of Torque Tubes | View Document | No | We determine that 15 models of torque tubes with the product codes identified in the attachment to final scope ruling memorandum that NEXTracker LLC (NEXTracker) imports into the United States are not covered by the scope of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on circular welded carbon quality steel pipe from the People’s Republic of China (China). | ||
| Circumvention Inquiry | 11/02/2023 | Vietnam Imports | View Document | Yes | The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of circular welded carbon quality steel pipe (CWP), completed in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) using hot-rolled steel (HRS) produced in the People’s Republic of China (China), are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on CWP from China. | ||
| Scope Inquiry | 05/16/2019 | Fan and Light Downrods (Kirchler) | View Document | Yes | We recommend that Commerce find that the downrods imported by Kichler are covered by the scope of the Orders. | ||
| Scope Inquiry | 04/04/2019 | NEXTracker Torque Tubes | |||||
| Scope Inquiry | 03/29/2018 | Fabricated Pipe Spools – SinoStruct | View Document | No | Pipe spools produced and exported by SinoStruct using third-country components that are not subject to any AD and CVD orders are outside of the scope of the AD and CVD orders noted above. Additionally, we recommend that SinoStruct and importers of pipe spools produced and exported by SinoStruct must certify that all the components in the pipe spools are not subject to Commerce’s AD or CVD orders, using the attached certifications. | ||
| Scope Inquiry | 04/04/2017 | Acme - Round Steel Tubes | View Document | Yes | We find that that Acme's round tubes, described below are within the scope of the antidumping and countervailing orders on imports of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipes (CWP) from the PRC. | ||
| Scope Inquiry | 08/15/2016 | Pipe Spools | View Document | Yes | We recommend finding that the pipes and fittings constituting the pipe spools imported from China by Westlake are within the scopes of their respective orders | ||
| Scope Inquiry | 06/10/2015 | Unique Fire Stop Products, Inc. | View Document | No | We recommend finding that UFS's Smooth Fire Stop Sleeve System is not covered by the scope of the CWP Orders. | ||
| Scope Inquiry | 02/20/2014 | Certain Pipe Fittings | No | We recommend that the Department determine that the bend pipes subject to this scope request are not covered by the scope of the AD and CVD orders on circular welded carbon quality steel pipe (CWP) from the PRC. | |||
| Scope Inquiry | 07/02/2012 | LDA Incorporado/CWP Scope Inquiry | No | We recommend finding that LDA Inc.'s electrical rigid steel conduits meet the exclusion for finished electrical conduits in the scope of the CWP Orders, and therefore are excluded from the scope of the CWP Orders. | |||
| Scope Inquiry | 05/21/2012 | Electrical Rigid Metal Steel Conduits (All Tools) | No | We recommend that the Department determine that the products subject to this scope ruling are not within the scope of the antidumping ("AD") and countervailing duty ("CVD") orders on circular welded carbon quality steel pipe ("CWP") from the PRC. | |||
| Scope Inquiry | 08/12/2009 | Unfinished Scaffolding Pipe | View Document | Yes | We recommend that the Department of determine that the product subject to this scope ruling is within the scope of the antidumping ("AD") and countervailing duty ("CYD") orders on circular welded carbon quality steel pipe ("CWP") from the PRC. | ||
| Scope Inquiry | 07/21/2009 | Steel Pipes | View Document | Yes | We recommend finding that the products subject to the scope ruling are not excluded from the scope of the AD and CVD orders on circular welded carbon quality steel pipe (CWP) from the PRC. |

