Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <SUBAGY>International Trade Administration</SUBAGY> <DEPDOC>[A-552-816]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the Vietnam-wide entity made sales of welded stainless steel pressure pipe (WSSP) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. Additionally, Commerce intends to rescind the review, in part, with respect to five companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary results of this review. </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> Applicable January 14, 2026. </DATES> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Luke Caruso, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2081. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Background</HD> On July 21, 2014, Commerce published the <E T="03">Order</E> on WSSP from Vietnam. <SU>1</SU> <FTREF/> On August 14, 2024, pursuant to a timely request for review by the Felker Brothers Corporation and Primus Pipe & Tube, Inc. (collectively, the petitioners), Commerce published the notice of initiation of the ninth administrative review of the <E T="03">Order.</E> <SU>2</SU> <FTREF/> Commerce initiated this administrative review covering the following six exporters of subject merchandise: (1) Sonha International Corporation (Sonha International); (2) Mejonson Industrial Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Mejonson); (3) Sonha SSP Vietnam Sole Member Co. Limited (Sonha SSP); (4) Vinasteel Production Joint Stock Company (Vinasteel); (5) Vinlong Stainless Steel (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. (Vinlong); and (6) the Vietnam-wide Entity. <SU>3</SU> <FTREF/> On September 17, 2024, the petitioners withdrew their review requests for all exporters except for Mejonson, Vinasteel, and the Vietnam-wide entity. <SU>4</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>1</SU>   <E T="03">See Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from Malaysia, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders,</E> 79 FR 42289 (July 21, 2014) (Order). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>2</SU>   <E T="03">See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,</E> 89 FR 66035 (August 14, 2024) ( <E T="03">Initiation Notice</E> ). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>3</SU>   <E T="03">Id.,</E> 89 FR at 66041. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>4</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Petitioners' Letter, “Partial Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,” dated September 17, 2024 (Petitioners' Withdrawal of Review Request). </FTNT> On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled the deadline to issue the preliminary results in this administrative review by 90 days. <SU>5</SU> <FTREF/> On June 16, 2025, we extended the deadline for the preliminary results of this administrative review until October 29, 2025. <SU>6</SU> <FTREF/> Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by 47 days. <SU>7</SU> <FTREF/> Additionally, due to a backlog of documents that were electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) during the Federal Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by an additional 21 days. <SU>8</SU> <FTREF/> Accordingly, the deadline for the preliminary results is now January 5, 2026. <FTNT> <SU>5</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated December 9, 2024. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>6</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results,” dated June 16, 2025. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>7</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the Federal Government,” dated November 14, 2025. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>8</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Tolling of all Case Deadlines,” dated November 24, 2025. </FTNT> For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this administrative review, <E T="03">see</E> the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. <SU>9</SU> <FTREF/> A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via ACCESS. ACCESS is available to registered users at <E T="03">https://access.trade.gov.</E> In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be found at <E T="03">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.</E> <FTNT> <SU>9</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; 2023-2024,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Scope of the Order</HD> The merchandise covered by this <E T="03">Order</E> is circular welded austenitic stainless pressure pipe, not greater than 14 inches in outside diameter, from Vietnam. A full description of the scope of the <E T="03">Order</E> is contained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. <HD SOURCE="HD1">Partial Rescission of Review</HD> Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an administrative review, in whole or in part, if the parties that requested a review withdraw the request within 90 days of the date of the publication of the notice of initiation. We received the petitioners' timely withdrawal of the request for review, which stated that all requests for review of Sonha International, Sonha SSP, and Vinlong were fully withdrawn and that Commerce should, therefore, rescind this review with respect to these three companies. <SU>10</SU> <FTREF/> Accordingly, we find that all requests for review of Sonha International, Sonha SSP, and Vinlong were timely withdrawn within 90 days of the publication of the <E T="03">Initiation Notice,</E> and we are rescinding this review with respect to these three companies, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). <FTNT> <SU>10</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Petitioners' Withdrawal of Review Request. </FTNT> As noted above, we initiated this review with respect to six entities and the petitioners timely withdrew their request for a review of three of these entities, <E T="03">i.e.,</E> Sonha International, Sonha SSP, and Vinlong. <SU>11</SU> <FTREF/> During the course of the review, we selected one mandatory respondent, <E T="03">i.e.,</E> the Vietnam-wide entity. Consequently, there are two companies upon which a review was requested, not withdrawn, and which were not selected for individual examination. <FTNT> <SU>11</SU>   <E T="03">See Initiation Notice; see also</E> Petitioners' Withdrawal of Review Request. </FTNT> Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), Commerce will rescind an administrative review when there are no reviewable suspended entries. Based on our analysis of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) information, the two remaining companies listed in the <E T="03">Initiation Notice</E> ( <E T="03">i.e.,</E> Mejonson and Vinasteel), for which the review request was not withdrawn, had no entries of subject merchandise during the POR. <SU>12</SU> <FTREF/> On January 30, 2025, Commerce notified interested parties of our intent to rescind this administrative review, including these two companies. <SU>13</SU> <FTREF/> No interested party commented on our intent to rescind this administrative review with respect to Mejonson and Vinasteel. As such, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to Mejonson and Vinasteel in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3). <FTNT> <SU>12</SU>   <E T="03">See Initiation Notice</E> at 66041; <E T="03">see also</E> Memorandum, “Release of Customs Data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection,” dated September 11, 2024 (CBP Data Memorandum). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>13</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Notice of Intent to Rescind Review,” dated January 30, 2025. </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">The Vietnam-Wide Entity</HD> Under Commerce's policy regarding the conditional review of the Vietnam-wide entity, <SU>14</SU> <FTREF/> the Vietnam-wide entity will not be under review unless a party specifically requests, or Commerce self-initiates, a review of the entity. The petitioners  <SU>15</SU> <FTREF/> requested a review of the Vietnam-wide entity in the instant review; therefore, the Vietnam-wide entity is under review. <FTNT> <SU>14</SU>   <E T="03">See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings</E> , 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>15</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Petitioners' Letter, “Request for Administrative Review,” dated July 31, 2024. </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Methodology</HD> Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Purs ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Preview showing 10k of 22k characters. 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