OCTG Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petition Against Austria, Taiwan, UAE
Summary
On April 2, 2026, the U.S. OCTG Manufacturers Association, U.S. Steel Corporation, and United Steelworkers union (USW) filed petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce requesting antidumping duties on OCTG from Austria, Taiwan, and UAE, and countervailing duties on OCTG from Austria. The petitions allege foreign producers are selling oil country tubular goods below fair value, potentially subjecting affected imports to duties.
What changed
Petitioners filed antidumping petitions against Austria, Taiwan, and UAE covering certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG), which include oil well casing, tubing, and coupling stock. A companion countervailing duty petition was filed against Austria alleging government subsidies. The scope covers HTSUS tariff codes 7304.29, 7305.20, 7305.31, 7306.29, 7306.30, and 7306.50 series. Exclusions apply to products with 10.5%+ chromium content, drill pipe, and unattached couplings or thread protectors.
Importers of OCTG from these countries should prepare for potential duty assessments and should gather documentation on pricing, production costs, and supply chains. The USDOC and USITC will determine whether to initiate formal investigations and impose preliminary measures. Companies with relevant imports should engage trade counsel and monitor for initiation of investigations, which typically occurs within 20 days of petition filing.
What to do next
- Identify all OCTG imports from Austria, Taiwan, and UAE in current inventory and supply chains
- Gather documentation on pricing, costs, and country of origin for OCTG products
- Engage trade counsel to assess exposure and prepare for potential USDOC/USITC investigation
Penalties
If antidumping/countervailing duties are imposed, affected imports may be subject to cash deposits at rates to be determined; final duties could apply retroactively to goods entered within 90 days of preliminary determination
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April 3, 2026
Petition Summary: Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Austria, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates
Husch Blackwell LLP + Follow Contact LinkedIn Facebook X Send Embed 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 |
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