The USITC has completed preliminary determinations on welded stainless steel pipe.

The USITC's preliminary determinations

The US International Trade Commission completed its preliminary determinations on 31 August 2026 in investigations 701-TA-800-801 and 731-TA-1796-1798 . The USITC source links the grounds for those determinations to USITC Publication 5789, dated August 2026 .

The corresponding notice was published in the Federal Register on 3 September 2026 under document number 2026-17993 . The Federal Register page describes the measure as a "Notice" issued by the International Trade Commission . Its procedural table identifies cases 701-TA-800-801 and 731-TA-1796-1798 as investigations at the preliminary stage .

The document available on FederalRegister.gov states that its XML presentation is an informational resource and does not replace the official edition of the Federal Register . The website links to a PDF described as FR document 2026-17993, made available for public inspection on 2 September 2026 at 08:45 .

The available documentary extract reproduces neither the detailed operative provisions of the determinations nor the content of USITC Publication 5789 . The Federal Register page also states that no further information is available at this stage on its document record .

The product and the three countries of origin concerned

In the title published in the Federal Register, the product is described in English as "Welded Stainless Steel Line and Pressure Pipe" . The USITC document refers to it in French as "tubes inox soudés pour conduites et pression" .

In the extracts consulted, this designation links welded stainless steel pipe to two stated applications: line pipe and pressure pipe . The Federal Register notice uses the same English designation in its title .

India, Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates are the three countries of origin cited by the USITC and in the title of the Federal Register notice . No other country is named in these extracts in connection with the product concerned .

The available extracts provide neither a Harmonised System code nor a TARIC code for the product so designated . They contain no tariff-classification table, customs nomenclature or correspondence between the product description and tariff headings .

These extracts do not reproduce the technical specifications, exclusions or any possible subheadings within the product scope . On this point, the documentation available in the case file is confined to the product designation and the list of the three countries of origin .

Institution of the investigations and publication of the notice

The institution notice, published on 20 July 2026, is entitled "Welded Stainless Steel Line and Pressure Pipe From India, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates; Institution of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations" . It announces the institution of anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations and the scheduling of their preliminary phase .

The table of documents associated with the investigations subsequently lists, on 3 September 2026, a notice entitled "Welded Stainless Steel Line and Pressure Pipe From India, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates; Determinations" . FederalRegister.gov describes the document as a "Notice by the International Trade Commission" . The page identifies cases 701-TA-800-801 and 731-TA-1796-1798 as preliminary proceedings .

FederalRegister.gov states that its XML version is an informational resource rather than an official legal edition of the Federal Register . The website indicates that the document was published in the Federal Register and links to a PDF presented as the official electronic format . According to the register page, the PDF made available had been placed on public inspection on 2 September 2026 at 08:45 .

The available documentary extracts contain neither the full text of USITC Publication 5789 nor the detailed grounds for the determinations . FederalRegister.gov also indicates that no additional information was then available on the notice page .