Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From Italy: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2024
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The U.S. Department of Commerce finds that certain Italian producers of forged steel fluid end blocks benefitted from countervailable subsidies in 2024. One company will no longer be reviewed due to lack of entries during the review period. Companies like Lucchini and Metalcam have significant subsidy rates, affecting their U.S. market activities. Non-selected firms face an averaged subsidy rate based on these findings. Companies involved must prepare for potential changes in duty assessments and cash deposit rates.
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Key Changes
- Certain Italian producers received subsidies in 2024.
- Partial rescission of review for one Italian company.
- Significant subsidy rates affect U.S. market activities for Lucchini and Metalcam.
Obligations
What this law requires
Italian producers/exporters of forged steel fluid end blocks must prepare for countervailing duty assessment rate changes effective April 14, 2026, based on preliminary subsidy findings (Lucchini: 8.49%, Metalcam: 10.89%, Non-selected firms: 9.15%)
Interested parties must submit case briefs electronically via ACCESS no later than 21 days after publication of preliminary results, including a table of contents and table of authorities
Interested parties must submit rebuttal briefs limited to issues raised in case briefs no later than 5 days after the case brief deadline, filed electronically via ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
All case briefs and rebuttal briefs must include a public executive summary for each issue raised, limited to no more than 450 words excluding citations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) must liquidate suspended entries of forged steel fluid end blocks from Italy at the countervailing duty assessment rates established in this review (8.49% for Lucchini, 10.89% for Metalcam, 9.15% for non-selected companies)