U.S. International Trade Commission Starts Five-Year Review on Forged Steel Fittings from India and South Korea

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U.S. International Trade Commission Starts Five-Year Review on Forged Steel Fittings from India and South Korea

On December 1, 2025, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) announced a review of orders about forged steel fittings from India and South Korea. This review follows the Tariff Act of 1930 rules. The goal is to decide if canceling these orders would hurt U.S. businesses.

What Is Being Reviewed

The review covers:

  • Countervailing duty order on forged steel fittings from India.
  • Antidumping duty orders on forged steel fittings from both India and South Korea.

The USITC wants to know if removing these orders will hurt U.S. companies by bringing back unfair trade.

Key Dates

  • The review began on November 3, 2025.
  • Interested parties must send in responses by December 31, 2025.
  • Comments about the responses’ quality are due by February 10, 2026.

How to Respond

Any person or company interested in this case must respond with specific information. They can send information if they are businesses that make, sell, or use forged steel fittings, or if they are trade groups or worker groups.

Definitions

  • “Subject Merchandise” means the forged steel fittings under review.
  • “Subject Countries” are India and South Korea.
  • “Domestic Like Product” is the similar product made in the U.S.
  • “Domestic Industry” means all U.S. makers of the product, except one company.
  • The “Order Date” is December 11, 2020, when the duty orders started.

Who Can Take Part

People, companies, and groups can join by filing an entry of appearance. They must do this within 21 days of this notice. The names and contacts of all parties will be kept on a public list.

Former commission employees can also appear in this review, even if they worked on earlier, related cases. They do not need special commission approval to do this.

Business Proprietary Information

Some information can be shared under a special order to protect business secrets. Only approved applicants can see this information. They must apply within 21 days of this notice.

Submitting Information

Each person or group must ensure all information is accurate and complete. There are strict rules for submitting and serving documents on all parties. People must file documents electronically at https://edis.usitc.gov. No paper files are accepted.

If anyone cannot provide the full information, they must explain why as early as possible.

What Information Is Needed

Those responding must give:

  • Firm or group name, address, website, and certifying official’s contact.
  • How they qualify as an interested party.
  • Whether they will fully take part in providing information.
  • The likely impact if the orders are canceled, including on the volume and price of imports, and effects on U.S. makers.
  • Lists of all U.S. makers and importers, and overseas makers/exporters since December 11, 2020.
  • Names and contacts for 3 to 5 of the biggest U.S. buyers.
  • Sources for price information for these products.
  • Production, shipment, sales, and financial data for 2024.
  • Lists and data for importers, foreign producers, and exporters.

Parties are also asked to detail any big changes in market conditions since the orders started and any expected changes soon.

They may say if they agree or disagree with how USITC defines the Domestic Like Product and Domestic Industry.

Legal Authority

This review follows Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 and section 207.61 of the Commission’s rules.

Contact

Alexis Yim
Office of Investigations
U.S. International Trade Commission
500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436
Phone: 202-708-1446

For more details and to send in comments, visit https://www.usitc.gov.


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