On July 29, 2020, in response to the application submitted by the U.S. companies Vallourec Star and LP on July 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it would accept seamless carbon and alloy steel standard pipes and tubes imported from the Czech Republic, Russia, South Korea and Ukraine. Line pipes and pressure pipes (Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe) initiated anti-dumping investigations, and anti-subsidy investigations were initiated on the products involved in Russia and South Korea. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is expected to make a preliminary ruling on industrial damage before August 24. This case involves U.S. coordinated tariff numbers 7304.19.1020, 7304.19.1030, 7304.19.1045, 7304.19.1060, 7304.19.5020, 7304.19.5050, 7304.31.6050, 7304.39.0016, 7304.39.0020, 7304.39.0024, 7304.39.0028 , 7304.39.0032, 7304.39.0036, 7304.39.0040, 7304.39.0044, 7304.39.0048, 7304.39.0052, 7304.39.0056, 7304.39.0062, 7304.39.0068, 7304.39.0072, 7304.51.5005, 7304.51.5060, 7304.59 .6000, 7304.59.8010, 7304.59.8015, 7304.59.8020, 7304.59.8025, 7304.59.8030, 7304.59.8035, 7304.59.8040, 7304.59.8045, 7304.59.8050, 7304.59.8055, 7304.59.8060, 7304.59.8065 And products under 7304.59.8070.
According to US statistics, in 2019, the US imported approximately US$37.07 million, US$39.54 million, US$24.37 million and US$40.57 million from the Czech Republic, Russia, South Korea and Ukraine.