Notice2026-01596
Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From Germany: Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023
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Published
January 27, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks) from Germany at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3433-3434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01596]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-428-847]
Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From Germany: Final Results of the
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
certain producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made
sales of forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks) from Germany
at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) January 1,
2023, through December 31, 2023.
DATES: Applicable January 27, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Hoadley, AD/CVD Operations,
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3148.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 14, 2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
Preliminary Results of this administrative review.\1\ On August 27,
2025, Commerce issued a post-preliminary memorandum in which it made
certain changes to its differential pricing analysis.\2\ We invited
interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results and Post
Preliminary Results.
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\1\ See Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Germany: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Rescission;
2023, 90 FR 20451 (May 14, 2025) (Preliminary Results).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Post-Preliminary Analysis for
Administrative Review of Fluid End Blocks from Germany; 2023,''
dated August 26, 2025 (Post Preliminary Results)
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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. \3\ 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.\4\ Accordingly, the deadline for this final
determination is now January 20, 2026.
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
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A summary of the events that occurred since Commerce published the
Preliminary Results, as well as a full discussion of the issues raised
by parties for these final results, are discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.\5\ 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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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Germany; 2023,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
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Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order <SUP>6</SUP>
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\6\ See Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from the Federal Republic
of Germany and Italy: Amended Final Antidumping Duty Determination
for the Federal Republic of Germany and Antidumping Duty Orders, 86
FR 7528 (January 29, 2021) (Order).
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The merchandise subject to the Order is fluid end blocks from
Germany. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs filed by parties
in this review are listed in the appendix to this notice and addressed
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Changes Since the Post Preliminary Results
Commerce examined the record and the comments in the case and
rebuttal briefs, and we made no changes since the Post Preliminary
Results. For a discussion of these comments, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
Final Results of Review
Commerce determines that the following estimated weighted-average
dumping margin exists for the period January 1, 2023, through December
31, 2023:
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Weighted-
average
Producer/exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH.................................. 11.92
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Disclosure
Normally, Commerce will disclose the calculations performed in
connection with the final results to parties in this proceeding within
five days of the date of public announcement, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b). However, because we have made no changes from the Post
Preliminary Results, there are no new calculations to disclose.
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on
all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the
final results of this review. For BGH, the sole producer/exporter
subject to this review, whose weighted-average dumping margin is above
de minimis, we calculated importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment
rates by dividing the total amount of antidumping duties calculated for
the examined sales to
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each importer by the value of the examined sales to that importer
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier
than 35 days after the date of publication of these final results in
the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of
International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to
liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request
for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of
publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for BGH will be that
established in these final results; (2) for previously investigated or
reviewed companies not covered by this review, the cash deposit rate
will continue to be the company-specific cash deposit rate published
for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the
company participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, a prior review, or the investigation of sales at less than fair
value (LTFV), but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be
the rate established for the most recently completed segment of this
proceeding for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be
4.79 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV
investigation.\7\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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\7\ See Order, 86 FR at 7530.
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure
to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties has
occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties,
and/or an increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of
countervailing duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (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 to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: January 20, 2026.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes from the Post Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Foreign Like Product
Comment 2: Exclusion of Home Market Sales Designed and Produced
According to Specific Customer Drawings and Specifications for the
Manufacture of Non-Fluid End Block Products
Comment 3: Whether Commerce's ``Differential Pricing Test''
Should Continue to be Used for the Final Results
VI. Recommendation
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