Notice2026-02570
Forged Steel Fittings From Taiwan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
February 10, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Both-Well Steel Fittings Co., Ltd sold forged steel fittings from Taiwan in the United States below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5916-5918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02570]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-583-863]
Forged Steel Fittings From Taiwan: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that Both-Well Steel Fittings Co., Ltd sold forged steel
fittings from Taiwan in the United States below normal value (NV)
during the period of review (POR), September 1, 2023, through August
31, 2024. Interested parties are invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable February 10, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis McClure, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5973.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 24, 2018, Commerce published the antidumping duty
order on forged steel fittings from Taiwan.\1\ On September 3, 2024,
Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the Order.\2\ On October 17, 2024,
based on timely requests for review and in accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce published the initiation of an
administrative review of the Order.\3\ This review covers one exporter
of the subject merchandise, Both-Well Steel Fittings Co., Ltd (Both-
Well).\4\
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\1\ See Forged Steel Fittings from Taiwan: Antidumping Duty
Order, 83 FR 48280 (September 24, 2018) (Order).
\2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review and Join the Annual Inquiry Service List, 89 FR 71254
(September 3, 2024).
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 83644 (October 17, 2024) (Initiation
Notice).
\4\ Id.
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On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled the deadline to issue the
preliminary results in this administrative review by 90 days.\5\ On
August 26, 2025, we extended the deadline by 37 days.\6\ Additionally,
due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on
November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative
proceedings by 47 days,\7\ and, 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.\8\ On November 20, 2025, we extended the deadline by 25 days.\9\
On December 30, 2025 we extended the deadline by 28 days.\10\
Accordingly, the deadline for the preliminary results of this review is
now February 5, 2026.
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping Duty
and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of the 2023-2024 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,''
dated August 26, 2025.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\8\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\9\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of the 2023-2024 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,''
dated November 20, 2025.
\10\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of the 2023-2024 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,''
dated December 30, 2025.
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For a detailed description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\11\
A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
is attached as an appendix to this notice. The Preliminary 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 Preliminary
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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\11\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Forged Steel
Fittings from Taiwan; 2023-2024,'' dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the scope of this Order are carbon and
alloy forged steel fittings, whether unfinished (commonly known as
blanks or rough forgings) or finished. For a complete description of
the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export price is
calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. NV is calculated
in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of
the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of Review
We preliminarily determine that the following estimated weighted-
average dumping margin exists for Both-Well for the period September 1,
2023, through August 31, 2024:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter or producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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Both-Well Steel Fittings Co., Ltd.......................... 3.03
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties for these preliminary results within
five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this
notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii), we have modified the deadline for interested parties
to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after
Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be
filed not later than five days after the date for filing case
briefs.\12\ Interested
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parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding
must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a
table of authorities.\13\ All briefs must be filed electronically using
ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be received successfully
in its entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established
deadline.
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\12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Service Final Rule).
\13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we
request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their
briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their
briefs.\14\ Further, we request that interested parties limit their
executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not
including citations. We intend to use the executive summaries as the
basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision
memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative
review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for
relevant citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that
Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the
service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\15\
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\14\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\15\ See APO and Service Final Rule.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS. Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and
telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of
issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to
those raised in the respective case briefs. Oral presentations at the
hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. An
electronically filed hearing request must be received successfully in
its entirety by Commerce's electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5 p.m.
Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this
notice. If a request for a hearing is made, parties will be notified of
the time and date for the hearing.\16\
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\16\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Final Results of Review
Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative
review, including the results of its analysis of issues raised in any
written briefs, no later than 120 days after the date of publication of
this notice, unless this deadline is otherwise extended.\17\
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\17\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act; and 19 CFR 351.213(h).
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise covered by this review. Commerce intends
to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after
the date of publication of the final results of this administrative
review 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).
For an individually examined respondent whose weighted-average
dumping margin is not zero or de minimis (i.e., 0.5 percent), upon
completion of the final results, Commerce will calculate importer-
specific assessment rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount
of dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales and the total
entered value of those sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
Where we do not have entered values for all U.S. sales to a particular
importer, we will calculate a per-unit assessment rate on the basis of
the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the importer's
examined sales and the total quantity of those sales.\18\ Where either
a respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis,
or an importer-specific ad valorem rate is zero or de minimis, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.\19\
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\18\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\19\ See 19 CFR 352.106(c)(2); see also Antidumping Proceeding:
Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment
Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR
8101, 8103 (February 14, 2012).
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For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by an
individually examined respondent for which it did not know its
merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate such entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for
the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.
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 date of publication 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 Both-Well will
be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the
final results of this review, except if the rate is zero or de minimis,
in which case no cash deposit will be required; (2) for an exporter not
examined in this review but examined in a prior segment of the
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-
specific rate published for the most recently-completed segment of this
proceeding in which they were reviewed; (3) if the exporter is not a
firm covered in a review or the less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigation 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 subject merchandise; and (4) the
cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to
be 116.17 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV
investigation.\20\
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\20\ See Order, 83 FR at 48280.
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These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in
effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results are being issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).
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Dated: February 4, 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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2026-02570 Filed 2-9-26; 8:45 am]
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