Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Oil Country Tubular Goods from Austria, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates
Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Oil Country Tubular Goods from Austria, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates
On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced the initiation of antidumping duty (AD) investigations of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Austria, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the initiation of a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of OCTG from Austria.
Alleged Dumping Margins
| Trading Partner | Dumping Margins (Percent) |
|---|---|
| Austria | 43.64 - 55.16 |
| Taiwan | 73.68 - 75.31 |
| UAE | 124.15 - 126.08 |
Alleged Subsidy Rate
| Trading Partner | Subsidy rate |
|---|---|
| Austria | Above de minimis* |
*de minimis = less than one percent for developed countries, less than two percent for developing countries.
Import Statistics
| Austria | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume (KG) | 104,572,862 | 110,319,771 | 131,597,326 |
| Value (USD) | $344,206,218 | $242,792,928 | $221,958,640 |
| Taiwan | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume (KG) | 124,275,605 | 183,926,582 | 239,959,689 |
| Value (USD) | $167,672,183 | $147,635,906 | $188,738,506 |
| UAE | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume (KG) | 34,446,211 | 11,773,041 | 86,611,467 |
| Value (USD) | $45,619,568 | $9,447,797 | $67,081,834 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, accessed through Trade Data Monitor (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 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).
Next Steps
- The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is currently scheduled to issue its preliminary determination on or around May 18, 2026. For more information related to the ITC’s timeline, please refer to the ITC’s calendar.
- If the ITC issues an affirmative preliminary determination, Commerce would be scheduled to announce its preliminary determination on June 26, 2026, for the CVD investigation, and on September 10, 2026, for the AD investigation. These deadlines may be extended in accordance with the statute.
Other Case Information
- The petitioners are the U.S. OCTG Manufacturers Association (USOMA), United States Steel Corporation (Pittsburgh, PA), and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC. Members of the USOMA joining the petitions are Axis Pipe and Tube LLC (Bryan, TX), Borusan Pipe U.S., Inc. (Houston, TX), PTC Liberty Tubulars LLC (Wexford, PA), Tenaris USA (Houston, TX), Vallourec STAR L.P. (Houston, TX), and Welded Tube USA (Lackawanna, NY).
- For general information and next steps, please refer to a list of initiation FAQs.
Additional case information, including the scope of the investigations and alleged subsidy programs, are on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). Once you log in, please refer to case numbers:
Trading Partner AD Case Numbers CVD Case Numbers Austria A-433-814 C-433-815 Taiwan A-583-881 N/A UAE A-520-812 N/A - To date, Commerce maintains 831 AD and CVD orders that provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.