Notice2026-07314
Forged Steel Fittings From India and the Republic of Korea: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
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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 antidumping duty (AD) orders on forged steel fittings from India and the Republic of Korea (Korea) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Reviews" section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20094-20095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07314]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-891, A-580-904]
Forged Steel Fittings From India and the Republic of Korea: Final
Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty
Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that
revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on forged steel fittings
from India and the Republic of Korea (Korea) would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the
``Final Results of Sunset Reviews'' 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 11, 2020, Commerce published the Orders in the Federal
Register.\1\ On December 1, 2025, Commerce published the notice of
initiation of this first sunset review of the Orders, pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act).\2\
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\1\ See Forged Steel Fittings from India and the Republic of
Korea: Antidumping Duty Order, 85 FR 80014 (December 11, 2020),
corrected in 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)
(Orders).
\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 timely and complete notice
of intent to participate in the sunset reviews for domestic interested
parties \3\ within the deadline specified in the 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ The domestic interested parties claimed interested
party status within the meaning of section 771(9)(C) of the Act as
manufacturers, producers, or wholesalers of the domestic like product
and 771(9)(D) of the Act as a certified union in the manufacture,
production, or wholesale of a domestic like product.\5\ On December 23,
2025, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
that it had received a notice of intent to participate from the
domestic interested parties.\6\
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\3\ The domestic interested parties are Bonney Forge
Corporation, Phoenix Forging Company/Capital Manufacturing Company,
LLC, 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 Five-Year Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
on Forged Steel Fittings from India,'' dated December 8, 2025, and
Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Notice of Intent to
Participate in the First Five-Year Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Forged Steel Fittings from the Republic of Korea,'' dated
December 8, 2025.
\5\ Id. at 1.
\6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on
November 3, 2025,'' dated December 23, 2025.
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On December 30, 2025, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i), domestic
interested parties filed a timely and adequate substantive response.\7\
Commerce did not receive a substantive response from any respondent
interested party. On January 23, 2026, Commerce notified the ITC that
it did not receive substantive response from any respondent interested
parties.\8\ As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce is conducting an expedited
(120-day) sunset review of the Orders.
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\7\ 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 and
Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Forged Steel Fittings from
Korea: Domestic Interested Party's Substantive Response to the
Notice of Initiation,'' dated December 30, 2025.
\8\ 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.\9\ 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.\10\ Accordingly, the deadline for these final
results is now April 14, 2026.
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\9\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\10\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
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Orders
The product covered by these Orders is forged steel fittings from
India and Korea. For the full description of the scope of the Orders,
see the Issues and Decisions Memorandum.\11\
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\11\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Forged Steel Fittings from India and the
Republic of Korea,'' 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 dumping in
the event of revocation of the Orders and the magnitude of the margins
likely to prevail if the Orders were to be revoked, is provided in the
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.\12\ A list of the topics
discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached in the
Appendix to this notice. 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
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Memorandum can be directly accessed at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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\12\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Reviews
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1), 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act,
Commerce determines that revocation of the Orders would be likely to
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude
of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average
dumping margins up to 293.40 percent for India and 198.38 percent for
Korea.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as the only 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. 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(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.218 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 Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2026-07314 Filed 4-14-26; 8:45 am]
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