Notice2025-24031
Overhead Door Counterbalance Torsion Springs From India: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances
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December 31, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that overhead door counterbalance torsion springs (overhead door springs) from India are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation is October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 31, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61366-61368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-24031]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-936]
Overhead Door Counterbalance Torsion Springs From India: Final
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final
Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
overhead door counterbalance torsion springs (overhead door springs)
from India are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at
less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation is October 1,
2023, through September 30, 2024.
DATES: Applicable December 31, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seth Brown, AD/CVD Operations, Office
IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0029.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 2, 2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register its
preliminary affirmative determination in the LTFV investigation of
overhead door springs from India, in which we also postponed the final
determination, and invited interested parties to comment on the
Preliminary Determination.\1\ On June 3, 2025, the sole mandatory
respondent, Alcomex Springs Pvt Ltd. (Alcomex), withdrew its
participation from this investigation.\2\ On July 29, 2025, Commerce
published in the Federal Register its preliminary affirmative
determination of critical circumstances based on the June 24, 2025,
timely-filed allegation by the IDC Group, Inc., Iowa Spring
Manufacturing, Inc., and Service Spring Corp. (collectively, the
petitioners).\3\
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\1\ See Overhead Door Counterbalance Torsion Springs from India:
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of
Provisional Measures, 90 FR 23316 (June 2, 2025) (Preliminary
Determination), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Alcomex's Letter, ``Alcomex's Withdrawal of
Participation from Investigation,'' dated June 3, 2025.
\3\ See Overhead Door Counterbalance Torsion Springs from India
and the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative
Determinations of Critical Circumstances, In Part, in the Less-Than-
Fair Value Investigations, 90 FR 35662 (July 29, 2025) (Preliminary
Critical Circumstances Determination).
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Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown,
on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative
proceedings by 47 days.\4\ Additionally, due to a backlog of documents
that were electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service
System (ACCESS) during the Federal Government shutdown, on November 24,
2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by an
additional 21 days.\5\ Accordingly, the deadline for this final
determination is now December 22, 2025.
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
Preliminary Determination and Preliminary Critical Circumstances
Determination, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\ The Issues
and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
electronically via ACCESS. ACCESS is available to registered users at
<a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Issues
and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Affirmative Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation of Overhead Door Counterbalance Torsion Springs from
India,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation are overhead door
springs from India. For a complete description of the scope of this
investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
We received no comments from interested parties on the scope of the
investigation as it appeared in the Preliminary Determination.
Therefore, we made no changes to the scope of the investigation from
that published in the Preliminary Determination for the final
determination.
Verification
Alcomex informed Commerce prior to verification that it was
withdrawing from participation as a mandatory respondent in this
investigation.\7\ Accordingly Commerce was unable to conduct
verification under section 782(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).
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\7\ See Alcomex's Letter, ``Alcomex's Withdrawal of
Participation from Investigation,'' dated June 3, 2025.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised by interested parties in this investigation are
addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues
addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached to this
notice as Appendix II.
Use of Adverse Facts Available (AFA)
Because Alcomex withdrew from participation in this investigation
prior to verification, we determine that Alcomex's data cannot serve as
a reliable basis for reaching a determination in this investigation
because this data could not be verified. We further determine that
Alcomex significantly impeded the investigation and did not act to the
best of its ability to comply with our requests for information.
Therefore, we also find it appropriate to base Alcomex's dumping margin
on AFA. For further discussion, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
All-Others Rate
Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that the estimated
weighted-average dumping margin for all other producers and exporters
not individually investigated shall be equal to the weighted average of
the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for
exporters and producers individually investigated excluding rates that
are zero, de minimis, or determined entirely under section 776 of the
Act. We cannot apply the methodology described in section 735(c)(5)(A)
of the Act to calculate the all-others rate, as the margin applied in
this final determination is determined entirely under section 776 of
the Act.
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Pursuant to section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act, if the estimated
weighted-average dumping margins established for all exporters and
producers individually examined are zero, de minimis, or determined
based entirely on facts otherwise available, Commerce may use any
reasonable method to establish the estimated weighted-average dumping
margin for all other producers or exporters. In cases where dumping
margins are determined entirely under section 776 of the Act for
individually examined entities, Commerce's normal practice under these
circumstances is to calculate the all-others rate as a simple average
of the alleged dumping margins from the petition.\8\ Therefore, as the
all-others rate, we are assigning the simple average of the dumping
margins alleged in the petition, which is 86.45 percent.\9\ For a full
description of the methodology underlying Commerce's analysis, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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\8\ See, e.g., Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value: Sodium Nitrite from the Federal Republic of
Germany, 73 FR 21909, 21912 (April 23, 2008), unchanged in Notice of
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Sodium Nitrite
from the Federal Republic of Germany, 73 FR 38986, 38987 (July 8,
2008), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 2;
see also Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value: Raw Flexible Magnets from Taiwan, 73 FR 39673, 39674 (July
10, 2008); and Steel Threaded Rod from Thailand: Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Affirmative
Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances, 78 FR 79670,
79671 (December 31, 2013), unchanged in Steel Threaded Rod from
Thailand: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Affirmative Final Determination of Critical Circumstances, 79 FR
14476, 14477 (March 14, 2014).
\9\ See Overhead Door Counterbalance Torsion Springs From the
People's Republic of China and India: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-
Value Investigations, 89 FR 92895, 92898 (November 25, 2024).
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Final Determination
The final estimated weighted-average dumping margins are as
follows:
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Cash deposit rate
Estimated weighted- (adjusted for
Producer or exporter average dumping subsidy offsets)
margin (percent) (percent)
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Alcomex Springs Pvt Ltd....... * 126.14 100.45
Asha Spring and Engineering * 126.14 100.45
Company......................
Balaji Springs Pvt. Ltd....... * 126.14 100.45
Modern Engineering & Spring * 126.14 100.45
Company......................
Reliable Springs Ltd.......... * 126.14 100.45
All Others.................... 86.45 60.76
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* This rate is based on facts available with adverse inferences.
Disclosure
Because Commerce applied AFA to the sole mandatory respondent in
this investigation, Alcomex, in accordance with section 776 of the Act,
and the applied AFA rate is based solely on the petition, there are no
calculations to disclose for this final determination, pursuant to 19
CFR 351.224(b).
Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with sections 733(d)(1)(B) and (e)(2)(A) of the Act,
we instructed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend
liquidation of all entries of overhead door springs from India, as
described in Appendix I of this notice, which were entered or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption on or after March 4, 2025, 90 days prior
to the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination of this
investigation in the Federal Register. In accordance with section
733(d) of the Act, we instructed CBP to discontinue the suspension of
liquidation of all entries of subject merchandise entered or withdrawn
from warehouse, on or after November 29, 2025, but to continue the
suspension of liquidation of all entries of subject merchandise on or
before November 28, 2025.
If the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issues a final
affirmative injury determination, we will issue an antidumping duty
order, reinstate the suspension of liquidation under section 736(a) of
the Act, and require a cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties for
such entries of subject merchandise in the amounts indicated above, in
accordance with section 736(a) of the Act. If the ITC determines that
material injury, or threat of material injury, does not exist, this
proceeding will be terminated, and all estimated duties deposited or
securities posted as a result of the suspension of liquidation will be
refunded or canceled.
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we will notify the
ITC of the final affirmative determination of sales at LTFV. Because
Commerce's final determination is affirmative, in accordance with
section 735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will make its final determination
as to whether the domestic industry in the United States is materially
injured, or threatened with material injury, by reason of imports or
sales (or the likelihood of sales) of overhead door springs from India
no later than 45 days after this final determination. If the ITC
determines that such injury does not exist, this proceeding will be
terminated, and all cash deposits posted will be refunded and
suspension of liquidation will be lifted. If the ITC determines that
such injury does exist, Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order
directing CBP to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce,
antidumping duties on all imports of the subject merchandise entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the effective
date of the suspension of liquidation, as discussed above in the
``Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation'' section.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary
information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or
conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby requested. Failure
to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a
sanctionable violation.
Notification of Interested Parties
This final determination and notice are issued and published in
accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(c).
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Dated: December 22, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Policy and Negotiations,performing the
non-exclusive functions and dutiesof the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this investigation is helically-
wound, overhead door counterbalance torsion steel springs (overhead
door counterbalance torsion springs) and any cones, plugs or other
similar fittings for mounting and creating torque in the spring
(herein collectively referred to as cones) attached to or entered
with and invoiced with the subject overhead door counterbalance
torsion springs. Overhead door counterbalance torsion springs are
helical steel springs with tightly wound coils that store and
release mechanical energy by winding and unwinding along the
spring's axis by an angle, using torque to create a lifting force in
the counterbalance assembly typically used to raise and lower
overhead doors, including garage doors, industrial rolling doors,
warehouse doors, trailer doors, and other overhead doors, gates,
grates, or similar devices. The merchandise covered by this
investigation covers all overhead door counterbalance torsion
springs with a coil inside diameter of 15.8 millimeters (mm) or more
but not exceeding 304.8 mm (measured across the diameter from inner
edge to inner edge); a wire diameter of 2.5 mm to 20.4 mm; a length
of 127 mm or more; and regardless of the following characteristics:
<bullet> wire type (including, but not limited to, oil-tempered
wire, hard-drawn wire, music wire, galvanized or other coated wire);
<bullet> wire cross-sectional shape (e.g., round, square, or
other shapes);
<bullet> coating (e.g., uncoated, oil- or water-based coatings,
lubricant coatings, zinc, aluminum, zinc-aluminum, paint or plastic
coating, etc.);
<bullet> winding orientation (left-hand or right-hand wind
direction);
<bullet> end type (including, but not limited to, looped, double
looped, clipped, long length, mini warehouse, Barcol, Crawford,
Kinnear, Wagner, rolling steel or barrel ends); and
<bullet> whether the overhead door counterbalance torsion
springs are fitted with hardware, including but not limited to
fasteners, clips, and cones (winding or stationary cones).
For purposes of the diameters referenced above, where the
nominal and actual measurements vary, a product is within the scope
if application of either the nominal or actual measurement would
place it within the scope based on the definitions set forth above.
The steel torsion springs included in the scope of this
investigation are produced from steel in which: (1) iron
predominates, by weight, over each of the other contained elements;
and (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight.
Subject merchandise includes cones attached to or entered with
and invoiced with the subject overhead door counterbalance torsion
springs. Such cones, which are typically cast aluminum, aluminum
alloy or steel (but may be made from other materials) are made to
mount the subject springs to the overhead door counterbalance system
and create and maintain torque in the spring. Cones or other similar
fittings that are not attached to the subject springs or are not
entered with and invoiced with the subject springs are not included
within the scope unless entered as parts of kits as described below.
Subject merchandise also includes all subject overhead door
counterbalance torsion springs and cones or other similar fittings
for mounting and tensioning the spring entered as a part of overhead
door kits, overhead door mounting or assembly kits, or as a part of
a spring-operated motor assembly or as a part of a spring winder
assembly kit for torsion springs. When counterbalance torsion
springs and cones or other similar fittings for attaching and
tensioning the torsion spring are entered as a part of such kits,
only the counterbalance spring and cones or other similar fittings
in the kit are within scope.
Subject merchandise also includes overhead door counterbalance
torsion springs that have been further processed in a third country,
including but not limited to cutting to length, attachment of
hardware, cones or end-fittings, inclusion in garage door kits or
garage door mounting or assembly kits, or any other processing that
would not remove the merchandise from the scope of this
investigation if performed in the country of manufacture of the in-
scope overhead door counterbalance torsion springs.
All products that meet the written physical description are
within the scope of this investigation unless specifically excluded.
The following products are specifically excluded from the scope of
this investigation:
<bullet> leaf springs (slender arc-shaped length of spring steel
of a rectangular cross-section);
<bullet> disc springs (conical springs consisting of a convex
disc with the outer edge working against the center of the disc);
<bullet> extension springs (close-wound round helical wire
springs that store and release energy by resisting the external
pulling forces applied to the spring's ends in the direction of its
length);
<bullet> compression springs (helical coiled springs with open
wound active coils (such open winding is also known as pitch) that
are designed to compress under load or force); and
<bullet> spiral springs (torsion springs wound as concentric
spirals such as a clock spring or mainspring).
The products subject to this investigation are currently
classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) subheadings 7320.20.5020, 7320.20.5045, and 7320.20.5060.
They may also be classified under HTSUS subheading 8412.90.9085 if
entered as parts of spring-operated motors. They may also be
classified in HTSUS subheading 8412.80.1000 (spring-operated motors)
if entered as part of a spring counterweight assembly for an
overhead door. They may also be classified in HTSUS subheading
7308.90.9590, a basket category that includes metal garage doors
entered with mounting accessories or assemblies. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this investigation is
dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether to Apply Adverse Facts Available (AFA) to
Alcomex
Comment 2: Whether to Revise the Total AFA Rate for the Non-
Responsive Companies
Comment 3: Whether to Assign the Highest Petition Margin as the
All-Others Rate
V. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2025-24031 Filed 12-30-25; 8:45 am]
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