Vietnam welded stainless pressure pipe: AD admin review prelims (2024-2025)
Commerce preliminary results on Vietnam welded stainless steel pressure pipe AD (POR Jul 2024-Jun 2025). Vietnam-wide AFA margin, partial rescissions, briefing calendar, and why cash deposits wait for finals.
Commerce published preliminary results of, and intent to rescind in part, the antidumping administrative review of welded stainless steel pressure pipe from Vietnam (A-552-816) covering July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. The notice is FR Doc. 2026-20816 (91 FR 64877). It was on public inspection October 9, 2026, with scheduled Federal Register publication Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
Order: 79 FR 42289 (July 21, 2014). Review initiated 90 FR 41043 (August 22, 2025) for eight exporters, including the Vietnam-wide entity. On January 15, 2026, petitioners Felker Brothers Corporation and Primus Pipe & Tube, Inc. withdrew review requests for all exporters except Mejonson Industrial Vietnam Co., Ltd., Vinasteel Production Joint Stock Company, and the Vietnam-wide entity. Commerce accepted the withdrawal though untimely, citing extenuating circumstances. On March 19, 2026, Commerce selected the Vietnam-wide entity as the sole mandatory respondent. Preliminary deadlines were extended to September 30, then October 7, 2026.
Vietnam-wide preliminary margin 90.80% (total AFA, highest petition margin). Five companies rescinded under 351.213(d)(1); Mejonson and Vinasteel preliminarily rescinded under 351.213(d)(3). Case briefs due 21 days after publication. Cash deposits wait for finals.
Preliminary margin (A-552-816)
Vietnam-wide Entity: 90.80% (total AFA; highest petition margin from Investigation Initiation, 78 FR 35253)
No calculations to disclose (AFA rate)
Contact: Luke Caruso (202) 482-2081
Rescissions
Rescinded under 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1) (withdrawal of review request; no other party requested review): Sonha International Corporation; Sonha SSP Vietnam Sole Member Co. Limited; Vinlong Stainless Steel (Vietnam) Co., Ltd.; Quang Thuong Vietnam Stainless Steel Company Limited; Cong Ty TNHH Thep khong gi Quang Thuong Viet Nam (Công ty TNHH Thép không gỉ Quảng Thượng Việt Nam).
Preliminarily rescinded under 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3) (no suspended entries per CBP data): Mejonson Industrial Vietnam Co., Ltd. and Vinasteel Production Joint Stock Company. If Commerce continues those rescissions in the final results, rescinded companies are assessed at the cash deposit rate required at entry, with rescission instructions no earlier than 35 days after final-results publication.
Briefing calendar and cash deposits
- Case briefs: due 21 days after publication, which by our count is November 3, 2026 (using the scheduled October 13, 2026 publication date). File via ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. ET.
- Rebuttal briefs: 5 days after case briefs. That date is Sunday, November 8, 2026, so under 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1) it moves to the next business day, Monday, November 9, 2026.
- Hearing requests: within 30 days of publication, which by our count is Thursday, November 12, 2026; ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. ET.
- Cash deposits: these are preliminary results. Deposit rates do not change until final results publish. The notice states the existing Vietnam-wide entity rate is 90.80%.
- Importer reimbursement certificate under 19 CFR 351.402(f) before liquidation of POR entries.
AD assessments and cash deposits are not drawback-eligible (19 U.S.C. § 1677h; see AD/CVD drawback exclusion). Ordinary customs duties on the same entries can still be drawback-eligible when merchandise is exported or destroyed, so separate AD amounts from ordinary duty in claim math.
Action items
- Map Vietnam stainless pressure pipe suppliers to the Vietnam-wide 90.80% bucket, the five (d)(1) rescissions, or Mejonson/Vinasteel (preliminary (d)(3) rescission). Do not change cash deposits until finals.
- Calendar ACCESS filings for case briefs (Tuesday, November 3, 2026), rebuttals (Monday, November 9, 2026 after the Sunday Nov 8 rollover under 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1)), and hearing requests (by Thursday, November 12, 2026), counted from the scheduled October 13 publication date.
- Keep reimbursement certificates under 19 CFR 351.402(f) ready before liquidation.
- FR Doc. 2026-20816 (91 FR 64877; A-552-816): Vietnam welded stainless steel pressure pipe AD admin review prelims for POR Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2025. Public inspection Oct 9; scheduled publication Oct 13, 2026.
- Vietnam-wide entity sole mandatory respondent: preliminary margin 90.80% based on total AFA (highest petition margin). No calculations to disclose.
- Rescinded under 351.213(d)(1): Sonha International, Sonha SSP, Vinlong, Quang Thuong, Cong Ty. Preliminarily rescinded under 351.213(d)(3): Mejonson and Vinasteel (no suspended entries).
- Case briefs due 21 days after publication (Tue Nov 3, 2026 by our count); rebuttals 5 days later fall on Sun Nov 8 and move to Mon Nov 9 under 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1); hearing requests within 30 days (Thu Nov 12, 2026). Cash deposits wait for finals.
- AD duties are not drawback-eligible. File 19 CFR 351.402(f) reimbursement certificates before liquidation. Contact: Luke Caruso (202) 482-2081.
- Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Results of and Intent to Rescind, in Part, Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025 (91 FR 64877; FR Doc. 2026-20816) · International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce
This article is for general information and is not legal or tax advice. Drawback eligibility depends on your specific facts, and final refunds are determined by CBP at liquidation. Consult a licensed customs broker or attorney for your situation.