US AD/CVD order record · dataset entry, not legal advice.
Source: Federal Register · data retrieved 2026-10-16T16:05:17Z
The scope of this order covers forged steel fittings from India. For a complete description of the scope, see the Appendix to this notice. Countervailing Duty Order On November 25, 2020, in accordance with sections 705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 705(d) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its final determination in this investigation, in which it found that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of imports of forged steel fittings from India. Therefore, in accordance with section 705(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce is issuing this countervailing duty order. Because the ITC determined that imports of forged steel fittings from India are materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such merchandise from India, entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, are subject to the assessment of countervailing duties. Therefore, in accordance with section 706(a) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, countervailing duties for all relevant entries of forged steel fittings from India. Countervailing duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries of forged steel fittings from India entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after March 30, 2020, the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination, but will not include entries occurring after the expiration of the provisional measures period and before publication of the ITC's final injury determination, as further described below. See Forged Steel Fittings from India: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of Final Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 85 FR 17536 (March 30, 2020) (Preliminary Determination). Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with section 706 of the Act, Commerce will instruct CBP to reinstitute the suspension of liquidation of forged steel fittings from India. We will also instruct CBP to require, pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of the Act, countervailing duties for each entry of the subject merchandise in an amount based on the net countervailable subsidy rates for the subject merchandise. These instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further notice. Commerce has found Shakti Forge Industries Pvt. Ltd. and Shakti Forge to be cross-owned, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.525(b)(6)(vi). Subsidy rate Company ad valorem (percent) Shakti Forge Industries Pvt. Ltd 2.64 Nikoo Forge Pvt. Ltd., Pan International, Patton 300.77 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 Provisional Measures Section 703(d) of the Act states that instructions issued pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect for more than four months. In the underlying investigation, Commerce published the Preliminary Determination on March 30, 2020. Therefore, the four-month period beginning on the date of the publication of the Preliminary Determinations ended on July 27, 2020. In accordance with section 703(d) of the Act and our practice, we instructed CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to countervailing duties, unliquidated entries of forged steel fittings from India entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after July 28, 2020, the day after the date the provisional measures expired, until and through the day preceding the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination in the Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation will resume on the date of publication of the ITC's final determination in the Federal Register. Notifications to Interested Parties This notice constitutes the countervailing duty order with respect to forged steel fittings from India pursuant to sections 706(a) of the Act. Interested parties can find a list of countervailing duty orders currently in effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html . This order is issued and published in accordance with section 706(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b). Dated: December 4, 2020. Jeffrey I. Kessler, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix Scope of the Order The merchandise covered by this order is carbon and alloy forged steel fittings, whether unfinished (commonly known as blanks or rough forgings) or finished. Such fittings are made in a variety of shapes including, but not limited to, elbows, tees, crosses, laterals, couplings, reducers, caps, plugs, bushings, unions (including hammer unions), and outlets. Forged steel fittings are covered regardless of end finish, whether threaded, socket-weld or other end connections. The scope includes integrally reinforced forged branch outlet fittings, regardless of whether they have one or more ends that is a socket welding, threaded, butt welding end, or other end connections. While these fittings are generally manufactured to specifications ASME B16.11, MSS SP-79, MSS SP-83, MSS-SP-97, ASTM A105, ASTM A350 and ASTM A182, the scope is not limited to fittings made to these specifications. The term forged is an industry term used to describe a class of products included in applicable standards, and it does not reference an exclusive manufacturing process.
Scope text quoted verbatim from the Federal Register notice. Scope text retrieved: 2026-10-19T16:17:45Z. Record last fetched: 2026-10-16T16:05:17Z. Verify against the official notice before relying on it.
| HTSUS (dotted) | 8-digit | Description (USITC reference) |
|---|---|---|
| 7307.92.30 | 73079230 | Sleeves (couplings) |
| 7307.92.90 | 73079290 | Other |
| 7307.93.30 | 73079330 | Of iron or nonalloy steel |
| 7307.93.60 | 73079360 | Of alloy steel (except stainless steel) |
| 7307.93.90 | 73079390 | With an inside diameter of 360 mm or more |
| 7307.99.10 | 73079910 | Of iron or nonalloy steel |
| 7307.99.30 | 73079930 | Of alloy steel (except stainless steel) |
| 7307.99.50 | 73079950 | Other |
| 7326.19.00 | 73261900 | Other |
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At a glance
The countervailing measure covers Forged Steel Fittings, imported from India. Case number C-533-892 is one of 540 active orders tracked in the database and was established 2020-12-11; the described product range determines which ten-digit lines inherit the cash-deposit obligation. Scope language in the Federal Register document controls.
As of dataset vintage 2026-10-16T16:09:24Z, yes: importers entering covered goods post a cash deposit at the current rate until Commerce's next administrative review publishes revised margins in the Federal Register. Deposit rates can change every review cycle, so confirm the latest Federal Register notice before you quote a figure to your customs broker.
These HTS headings are recorded in the case linkage: 7307.92.30, 7307.92.90, 7307.93.30, 7307.93.60, 7307.93.90, 7307.99.10, 7307.99.30, 7307.99.50, 7326.19.00. Confirm the exact ten-digit code against the published scope language, because product descriptions rather than codes alone define the legal boundary of the order, and scope rulings occasionally widen or narrow which lines inherit the deposit obligation.
Primary sources: Federal Register — C-533-892 · USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule — republished with provenance by exportsonar.com