Fluid End Blocks From China, Germany, India, and Italy: Full Five-Year Reviews of Countervailing and Antidumping Duty Orders

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has announced it will conduct full five-year (sunset) reviews under the Tariff Act of 1930 for existing trade remedy orders on fluid end blocks imported from China, Germany, India, and Italy. These reviews are a standard statutory requirement to determine whether the existing trade orders remain necessary. The core question under review is whether revoking the countervailing duty (CVD) orders on fluid end blocks from all four countries — and additionally revoking the antidumping duty (AD) orders specifically on imports from Germany and Italy — would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of material injury to the U.S. domestic industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. Fluid end blocks are critical high-pressure components used in oil and gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) equipment. The outcome of these reviews will determine whether import duties remain in place, potentially affecting the cost and sourcing of these industrial components in the U.S. market. A detailed schedule for the review proceedings will be established and published at a later date by the Commission.

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