U.S. Announces Review for Oil Country Tubular Goods from China

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The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has started its third five-year review of antidumping and countervailing duty orders on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from China. The review aims to decide if removing these orders would likely harm U.S. industry.

Background

The Department of Commerce made a countervailing duty order on OCTG from China on January 20, 2010. An antidumping duty order was issued on May 21, 2010. These orders were reviewed and continued in 2015 and 2020. Now, the USITC is reviewing them again as required by law.

What Are Oil Country Tubular Goods?

OCTG are steel tubes used in the oil and gas industry for drilling and transporting oil and gas.

How the Review Works

The Commission’s review follows section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930. The review checks if canceling the orders would lead to harm for U.S. companies within a reasonable time. The Commission will decide based on facts, including information provided during this review.

Definitions Used in the Review

  • Subject Merchandise: The goods under review, defined by the Department of Commerce.
  • Subject Country: China.
  • Domestic Like Product: U.S.-made goods most similar to the Subject Merchandise.
  • Domestic Industry: All U.S. producers of the Domestic Like Product.
  • Importer: Anyone bringing the Subject Merchandise into the U.S.

How to Take Part

Anyone, including industrial users and consumer groups, may take part by filing an “entry of appearance” within 21 days after this notice appears in the Federal Register.

A public service list will be made with names and addresses of all parties involved.

Rules for Former Employees

Former Commission employees may participate in this review, even if they worked on earlier reviews or investigations, without special approval.

Handling of Business Proprietary Information (BPI)

Business proprietary information will be shared with authorized applicants under an Administrative Protective Order. A separate service list will be kept for parties allowed to get BPI.

All information given must be accurate and complete. Information may be used by the Commission or other U.S. government employees for various reasons, including cybersecurity.

Submitting Information

Responses must be filed by 5:15 p.m. on December 31, 2025. Comments about how strong the responses are can be filed by 5:15 p.m. on February 6, 2026. All filings must follow the Commission’s rules.

Only electronic filings will be accepted. Filings are done through the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.

Information Requested by the Commission

Firms responding must provide:

  • Name, address, and contact information.
  • A statement indicating if the firm is an interested party and how.
  • Willingness to participate in the review.
  • Likely effects of lifting the duties on the Domestic Industry and their business.
  • List of all known U.S. producers of the Domestic Like Product.
  • List of U.S. importers and foreign producers/exporters of the Subject Merchandise.
  • List of 3-5 leading U.S. buyers of the products.
  • Known sources of U.S. or other market prices for the products.
  • (For U.S. producers) Details on operations in 2024 (production, capacity, sales, profits, costs, and more).
  • (For importers) Details on imports and sales for 2024.
  • (For Chinese producers/exporters) Details on production, capacity, and U.S. exports for 2024.
  • Any major changes in supply and demand since 2019 or expected soon.
  • (Optional) Agreement or disagreement with how Domestic Like Product and Domestic Industry are defined.

Other Details

If a party cannot provide all the information, it must explain why. Failure to give information may result in adverse findings by the Commission.

No further response is needed if the Office of Management and Budget control number is not shown.

Contact Information

For more information, contact Rachel Devenney at 202-205-3172, or access the Commission’s website at https://www.usitc.gov.

The notice was issued by Susan Orndoff, Supervisory Attorney, on November 25, 2025.

Source: Federal Register, Volume 90, Number 228 (Monday, December 1, 2025), pages 55167-55169.


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