With the rapid rise of strategic emerging industries such as high-end equipment manufacturing, new energy, aerospace, rail transportation, and deep-sea development, the demand for specialty steel pipes in downstream high-end markets continues to expand, and quality requirements are constantly upgrading. The long-standing industry pattern of relying on imports for some high-end specialty pipes is gradually being broken, and the domestic substitution process for high-end steel pipes is accelerating across the board, with a continuous improvement in independent industrialization capabilities. Previously, China had sufficient production capacity and mature technology for ordinary steel pipes. However, for high-end specialty steel pipes used in extreme working conditions and precision manufacturing, due to complex production processes, high smelting precision requirements, high forming technology thresholds, and stringent quality control standards, there were long-standing technological shortcomings. Some core high-end pipe categories could only rely on imports, resulting in high procurement costs, long delivery cycles, unstable supply chains, and poor customization adaptability, among other problems, hindering the development and upgrading of China's high-end manufacturing industry. To address the industry's technological shortcomings, domestic steel pipe manufacturers have continuously increased their R&D investment in high-end specialty pipes, established professional technical R&D teams, and focused on tackling core technologies for high-end pipes. Breakthroughs have been achieved in core technology areas such as high-precision forming, pure smelting of special materials, performance adaptation to extreme working conditions, and precision heat treatment, gradually mastering the core production processes for high-end specialty pipes. Currently, a series of high-tech, high-value-added high-end pipes, including large-diameter thick-walled seamless pipes for offshore wind power foundations, ultra-pure stainless steel pipes for photovoltaic polycrystalline silicon reduction furnaces, high-temperature alloy conduits for aerospace high-end equipment, high-strength precision pipelines for rail transit, and deep-sea pressure-resistant special steel pipes, have achieved stable, independent mass production. The performance indicators, precision standards, and safety factors of these products have reached high-end industry levels and are fully comparable to imported products. With their advantages of higher cost-effectiveness, more flexible delivery, stronger customization adaptability, and more comprehensive after-sales support, domestically produced high-end specialty pipes are gradually replacing imported products and continuously filling the gaps in the domestic high-end pipe market. The accelerated localization of high-end steel pipes has not only improved the product system of the domestic steel pipe industry and filled the gaps in the industry, but also strongly supported the independent and localized development of emerging industries and high-end manufacturing in China, and promoted the deep transformation of the entire steel pipe industry towards high-end, precision and high value-added.