Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-18082
Preliminary Trade Remedy Determinations for Steel Tubular Goods and Flanges
Buyer
International Trade Administration
Posted
September 03, 2026
Identifier
2026-18082
NAICS
541618
This notice from the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration addresses preliminary determinations in trade remedy investigations for steel products. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Department of Commerce - International Trade Administration - Enforcement and Compliance Office - OEMs and Vendors: - voestalpine Tubulars GmbH & Co KG (Austria, OCTG) - ULMA Forja, S.Coop (Spain, carbon steel flanges) - Products/Services Requested: - Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG): - Hollow steel products of circular cross-section, including oil well casing and tubing - Iron or steel (carbon and alloy), seamless or welded - Includes coupling stock - Excludes products with 10.5% or more chromium, drill pipe, unattached couplings, and unattached thread protectors - Covered by various HTSUS codes - Finished Carbon Steel Flanges: - Subject to antidumping duty administrative review - Produced/exported by ULMA Forja, S.Coop - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Investigation period for OCTG: January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025 - Administrative review period for flanges: June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025 - Only voestalpine Tubulars GmbH & Co KG is individually examined for OCTG - Exclusions for OCTG include certain chromium-containing products and drill pipe - Public comments are invited on the preliminary determinations
Description
The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Austria. The period of investigation is January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. The investigation is related to antidumping or countervailing duty investigations, orders, or reviews. Comments can be submitted via Regulations.gov.