Notice2026-11374
Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
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Published
June 8, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters of finished carbon steel flanges (steel flanges) from India during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 109 (Monday, June 8, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34605-34607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11374]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-872]
Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India: Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters of
finished carbon steel flanges (steel flanges) from India during the
period of review (POR) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
DATES: Applicable June 8, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amber Hodak, AD/CVD Operations, Office
VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-8034.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 3, 2026, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of
this administrative review in the Federal Register and invited
interested parties to comment.\1\ For a complete description of the
events that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.\2\ The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service
System (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/frnotices">https://access.trade.gov/frnotices</a>.
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\1\ See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India: Preliminary
Results and Rescission, in Part, of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2023, 91 FR 4869 (February 3, 2026)
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of
Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India; 2023,'' dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this memorandum (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order <SUP>3</SUP>
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\3\ See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India: Countervailing
Duty Order, 82 FR 40138 (August 24, 2017) (Order).
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The products covered by the Order are steel flanges from India. For
a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised by interested parties in briefs are addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum is included as an appendix to this
notice.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
We made no changes to the subsidy calculations for Norma (India)
Ltd. (Norma) and R.N. Gupta & Co. Ltd. (RNG) and all other producers
and/or exporters from the Preliminary Results.
Methodology
Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with
section 751(a)(l)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
For each of the subsidy programs found to be countervailable, Commerce
finds that there is a subsidy, i.e., a government-provided financial
contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that
the subsidy is specific.\4\ For a full description of the methodology
underlying all of Commerce's conclusions, including any determination
that relied upon the use of adverse facts available, pursuant to
sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
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\4\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Rate for Non-Individually Examined Companies
The Act and Commerce's regulations do not directly address the
establishment of a rate to apply to companies not selected for
individual examination when Commerce limits its examination in an
administrative review pursuant to section 777A(e)(2) of the Act.
Generally, Commerce looks to section 705(c)(5) of the Act, which
provides instructions for calculating the all-others rate in a CVD
investigation. Section 777A(e)(2) of the Act provides that ``the
individual countervailable subsidy rates determined under subparagraph
(A) shall be used to determine the all-others rate under section
705(c)(5) {of the Act{time} .''
Under section 705(c)(5)(A) of the act, the all-others rate is
normally an amount equal to the weighted average countervailable
subsidy rates established for each of the companies individually
investigated, excluding any rates that are zero, de minimis (i.e., less
than 0.5 percent), or determined entirely on the basis of facts
available. Where the countervailable subsidy rates for each of the
individually examined companies is zero, de minimis, or based entirely
on facts available, section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Act provides that
Commerce may use ``any reasonable method to establish an all-others
rate for exporters and producers not individually investigated,
including averaging the weighted average countervailable subsidy rates
determined for the exporters and producers individually investigated.''
In this administrative review, we calculated countervailable
subsidy rates for the mandatory respondents, Norma and RNG, that are
not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts available.
Accordingly, we are assigning to the companies under review that were
not selected for individual examination a countervailable subsidy rate
equal to the weighted average of the countervailable subsidy rates
calculated for Norma and RNG, weighted by the mandatory respondents'
publicly ranged sales values for the merchandise under consideration,
consistent with the guidance in section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act.
Final Results of Review
As a result of this review, we determine the following net
countervailable subsidy rates exist for the POR, January 1, 2023,
through December 31, 2023:
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Subsidy rate (percent
Company ad valorem)
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Norma (India) Ltd.; USK Export Private Limited; 2.40
Uma Shanker Khandelwal and Co.; and Bansidhar
Chiranjilal \5\...............................
R.N. Gupta & Co. Ltd........................... 2.27
Companies Not Selected for Individual 2.32
Examination \6\...............................
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\5\ As discussed in the Preliminary Results PDM at 20, Commerce
has found the following companies to be cross-owned with Norma
(India) Ltd.: USK Export Private Limited; Uma Shanker Khandelwal and
Co.; and Bansidhar Chiranjilal. This rate applies to all cross-owned
companies.
\6\ The companies not selected for individual examination are:
(1) BFN Forgings Private Limited, (2) Echjay Industries Pvt. Ltd.,
and (3) Munish Forge Private Limited (Munish). With respect to
Munish, this company reported that it changed its name from Munish
Forge Private Limited to Munish Forge Limited. See Preliminary
Results PDM at 5. In these final results, Commerce finds that Munish
Forge Limited is the new name for Munish Forge Private Limited and
thus are treating both names as referring to the same respondent.
Further, we intend to assign both companies (Munish Forge Private
Limited and Munish Forge Limited) the same cash deposit rate. For
further details, see Issues and Decision Memorandum at 3.
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Normally, Commerce discloses the calculations performed in the
final results within five days of any public announcement or, if there
is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication
of the notice of final results in the Federal Register, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because Commerce made no changes from
the Preliminary Results, there are no calculations to disclose.
Assessment
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(2), Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of
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 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).
Cash Deposit Requirements
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.107(e),
Commerce intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties with regard to shipments of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the
date of
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publication of the final results of this administrative review as
follows: (1) the cash deposit rate for the companies listed above will
be equal to the company-specific estimated individual countervailable
subsidy rates determined in the final results of this review, except if
the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis within
the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit
rate will be zero; (2) if both the producer and exporter of the subject
merchandise have company-specific estimated subsidy rates assigned, and
their rates differ, then the applicable cash deposit rate will be the
higher of these two rates; (3) if either the producer or the exporter,
but not both, of the subject merchandise has a company-specific
estimated subsidy rate assigned, the applicable cash deposit rate will
be that company's company-specific rate; and (4) the cash deposit rate
for all other producers and exporters will be continue to be 7.39
percent, the all-others subsidy rate established in the
investigation.\7\ These cash deposit instructions, effective upon
publication of these final results, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a final 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(a)(3). 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 terms of an APO
is sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing these final results in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(5).
Dated: June 2, 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. Munish Forge Private Limited Corporate Name Change
V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Application of Adverse
Inferences
VI. Subsidies Valuation
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether the Duty Drawback (DDB) Program is
Countervailable
Comment 2: Whether the Export Promotion of Capital Goods Scheme
(EPCGS) is Countervailable
Comment 3: Whether the Interest Equalization Scheme (IES) is
Countervailable
Comment 4: Whether the Status Holder Incentive Scheme (SHIS) is
Countervailable
Comment 5: Whether the Electricity Duty Exemption Under the State
Government of Uttar Pradesh Investment Promotion Scheme/
Infrastructure and Industrial Investment Policy (SGUP-EDE) Scheme is
Countervailable
Comment 6: Whether the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export
Products (RoDTEP) is Countervailable
IX. Recommendation
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