Notice2026-07312
Forged Steel Fittings From India: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
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Published
April 15, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on forged steel fittings from India would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Review" section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20102-20104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07312]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-892]
Forged Steel Fittings From India: Final Results of the Expedited
First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that
revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on forged steel
fittings from India would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the
``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable April 15, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David De Falco, Trade Agreements
Policy and Negotiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-2178.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
published the Order on forged steel fittings from India.\1\ On December
1, 2025, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the first
sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.218(c).\2\
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\1\ See Forged Steel Fittings from India: Countervailing Duty
Order, 85 FR 80016 (December 11, 2020), as corrected Forged Steel
Fittings from India and the Republic of Korea: Notice of Correction
to the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders, 85 FR 81876
(December 17, 2020) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 90 FR 55086
(December 1, 2025).
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On December 8, 2025, Commerce received a notice of intent to
participate in this review from the domestic interested parties,\3\
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ The
domestic interested parties claim to have interested party status
within the meaning of section 771(9)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.102(b)(29)(C) as a producer of the domestic like product and 19 CFR
351.102(b)(29)(D) as a certified union in the manufacture, production,
or wholesale of the domestic like product.\5\
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\3\ The domestic interested parties are Bonney Forge
Corporation, Phoenix Forging Company/Capitol Manufacturing Company,
and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing,
Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union,
AFL-CIO, CLC.
\4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Notice of Intent
to Participate in the First Five-Year Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order on Forged Steel Fittings from India,'' dated December 8,
2025.
\5\ Id. at 1.
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On December 30, 2025, Commerce received an adequate substantive
response from the domestic interested parties, within the 30-day
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\6\ Commerce did not
receive a substantive response from either the Government of India or a
respondent interested party to this proceeding. On January 23, 2026,
Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that it
did not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent
interested parties.\7\ As a result, Commerce conducted an expedited
(120-day) sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2).
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\6\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Forged Steel
Fittings from India: Domestic Interested Party's Substantive
Response to the Notice of Initiation,'' dated December 30, 2025
(Substantive Response).
\7\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on
December 1, 2025,'' dated January 23, 2026.
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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.\8\ 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.\9\ Accordingly, the deadline for these final
results is now April 14, 2026.
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\8\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\9\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by this Order is forged steel fittings from
India. For the full description of the scope of the Order, see the
Issues and Decisions Memorandum.\10\
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\10\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Forged Steel Fittings from India,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice.
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Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review,
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subsidization
and the countervailable subsidy rates likely to prevail if the Order
were to be revoked, is contained in the accompanying Issues and
Decision Memorandum.\11\ A list of the topics discussed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice. The
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
electronically via ACCESS, which is available to registered users at
<a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, complete versions 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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\11\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the
following net countervailable subsidy rates:
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Net countervailable
Producers/exporters subsidy rate (percent
ad valorem)
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Shakti Forge Industries Pvt. Ltd. and Shakti 2.64
Forge (collectively, Shakti)..................
Nikoo Forge Pvt. Ltd., Pan International, 300.77
Patton International Limited, Sage Metals
Limited, Kirtanlal Steel Private Limited,
Disha Auto Components Private Limited, Dynamic
Flow Products, Sara Sae Private Limited, and
Parveen Industries Private Limited............
All Others..................................... 2.64
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305. Timely notification of the return or destruction of APO
materials, or conversion to judicial protective, orders is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO
is a violation which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: April 10, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
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V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable
Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely To Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2026-07312 Filed 4-14-26; 8:45 am]
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