India Carbon Steel Flanges: Final Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on finished carbon steel flanges from India (A-533-871). The review covers 41 companies that entered subject merchandise during the period of review Aug. 1, 2020, through July 31, 2021.
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Commerce said it made certain changes to the rates calculated in the preliminary results, and the AD rate for all listed below are slightly higher in these final results.
New Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect March 14
For entries on or after March 14, the date these final results were published in the Federal Register, Commerce is setting new AD cash deposit rates for subject merchandise produced or exported by the following companies:
| Producer/Exporter | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| R.N. Gupta & Co., Ltd. | 0.73% |
| Norma (India) Ltd./USK Exports Private Ltd./Uma Shanker Khandelwal & Co./Bansidhar Chiranjilal | 1% |
| Review Average Rate (Applicable to 36 companies) | 0.84% |
Review average rate. The review average AD rate is applicable to the following 36 companies: Adinath International; Allena Group; Alloyed Steel; Balkrishna Steel Forge Pvt. Ltd.; Bebitz Flanges Works Private Ltd.; C.D. Industries; Cetus Engineering Private Limited; CHW Forge; CHW Forge Pvt. Ltd.; Citizen Metal Depot; Corum Flange; DN Forge Industries; Echjay Forgings Ltd.; Falcon Valves and Flanges Private Ltd.; Heubach International; Hindon Forge Pvt. Ltd.; Jai Auto Pvt. Ltd.; Kinnari Steel Corp.; Mascot Metal Manufacturers; M F Rings and Bearing Races Ltd.; Munish Forge Private Ltd.; OM Exports; Punjab Steel Works; Raaj Sagar Steels; Ravi Ratan Metal Industries; R. D. Forge; Rolex Fittings India Pvt. Ltd.; Rollwell Forge Engineering Components and Flanges; Rollwell Forge Pvt. Ltd.; SHM (ShinHeung Machinery); Siddhagiri Metal & Tubes; Sizer India; Steel Shape India; Sudhir Forgings Pvt. Ltd.; Tirupati Forge Pvt. Ltd.; and Umashanker Khandelwal Forging Ltd.
For exporters of subject merchandise that were not under review (i.e., all except the 41 companies listed above), cash deposit rates remain at the level set in the most recent review of each respective company. If the exporter has never been assigned its own AD rate, but the manufacturer has, the rate assigned to the manufacturer applies. For merchandise manufactured and exported by companies that have never been assigned a cash deposit rate by Commerce, the all others rate of 8.91% applies.
Assessment Rates for Entries August 2020 - July 2021
Commerce is using the rates it calculated in these final results to calculate assessments of AD on importers of subject merchandise for entries between Aug. 1, 2020, and July 31, 2021. Commerce will calculate importer-specific AD rates for entries from R.N. Gupta and Norma, and will assess AD duties on all entries of subject merchandise from the other companies under review at the rates listed above.
(The review period is 08/01/20 - 07/31/21. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope of the order, detailed cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc. See 2209070062 for summary of the preliminary results of this review.)