Preliminary Determination in Countervailing Duty Investigation of Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from China, Germany, India, and Italy
On May 19, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced the affirmative preliminary determinations in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of forged steel fluid end blocks from China, Germany, India, and Italy.
| Country | Company | Subsidy Rates |
|---|---|---|
| China | Nanjing Develop Advanced Manufacturing Co., Ltd.[1] | 16.18% |
| Shanghai Qinghe Machinery Co., Ltd.[1] | 22.21% | |
| China Machinery Industrial Products Co., Ltd[1] | 138.53%[2] | |
| AFA Rate | 138.53% | |
| All Others | 21.57% | |
| Germany | Schmiedewerke Gröditz GmbH[1] | 6.06% |
| BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH[1] | 5.25% | |
| Voestalpine Bohler Group | 10.04%[2] | |
| All Others | 5.61% | |
| India | Bharat Forge Limited[1] | 4.69% |
| All Others | 4.69% | |
| Italy | Lucchini Mame Forge, Limited[1] | 3.39% |
| Metalcam Limited[1] | 3.05% | |
| Forge Mochieri S.p.A. | 43.75%[2] | |
| Imer International S.p.A. | 43.75%[2] | |
| Galperti Group | 43.75%[2] | |
| Mimest S.p.A. | 43.75%[2] | |
| P.Technologies S.r.L. | 43.75%[2] | |
| All Others | 3.13% |
[1]Mandatory Respondent
[2]Rate was assigned based on facts available of adverse inference
| Event | CVD Investigations |
|---|---|
| Petition Filed | December 19, 2019 |
| DOC Initiation Date | January 8, 2020 |
| ITC Preliminary Determinations[1] | February 3, 2020 |
| DOC Preliminary Determinations | May 18, 2020 |
| DOC Final Determinations | September 29, 2020 |
| ITC Final Determinations[2] | November 14, 2020 |
| Issuance of Orders [3] | November 21, 2020 |
[1]If the ITC makes negative preliminary determinations of injury, the investigations are terminated.
[2]This will take place on in the event of affirmative final determinations from Commerce
[3]This will take place on in the event of affirmative final determinations from Commerce and the ITC
Note: Commerce preliminary and final determination deadlines are governed by statute. For AD investigations, the deadlines are set forth in section 733(b) and 735(a)(1)of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended(the Act). For CVD investigations, the deadlines are set forth in sections 703(b) and 705(a) of the Act.
The petitioners are the FEB Fair Trade Coalition (Cleveland, OH), Ellwood City Forge Company, Ellwood Quality Steels Company, and Ellwood National Steel Company (Ellwood City, PA), and A. Finkl & Sons (Chicago, IL).
Additional case information including the scope of the investigation can be found in the unpublished Information and Decision Memorandum and the unpublished Federal Register Notice here.
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The documents related to this investigation are on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) or in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce Building. ACCESS is available to registered users here. Please refer to case number C-570-116, C-428-848, C-533-894, and C-475-841, for the China, Germany, India, and Italy investigations, respectively.
To date, Commerce maintains 525 AD and CVD orders which provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.
Since the beginning of the current Administration, Commerce has initiated 254 new AD and CVD investigations - this is a 234 percent increase from the comparable period in the previous administration.