Preliminary Dumping Margins Found in Review of Carbon Steel Flanges from India

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Published: 2026-02-12
Source: Federal Register, Vol. 91, No. 29
Document Number: 2026-02859

The U.S. Department of Commerce has released preliminary results for the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on finished carbon steel flanges from India. The review covers the period from August 1, 2023, to July 31, 2024.

Commerce found that certain Indian producers and exporters sold carbon steel flanges below normal value during this period. These findings may result in continued or adjusted duties on imports from these firms.

Background

  • The original antidumping duty order was issued on August 24, 2017.
  • On August 1, 2024, Commerce announced the opportunity to request this review.
  • The review was started on September 20, 2024.
  • Norma Group and R.N. Gupta & Co., Ltd. (RNG) were selected as the mandatory respondents.

The Norma Group includes Norma (India) Limited, USK Exports Private Limited, Uma Shanker Khandelwal & Co., and Bansidhar Chiranjilal. Commerce continues to treat them as a single entity based on previously verified evidence.

Delays in the review process occurred due to various events:

  • 90-day tolling of deadlines on December 9, 2024
  • 112-day extension on July 17, 2025
  • 47-day tolling due to the Federal Government shutdown
  • 21-day additional tolling for backlog caused by electronic filing delays

As a result, the new deadline for the preliminary results was set for January 28, 2026.

Scope of the Order

The order covers finished carbon steel flanges. A full description is available in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, posted online via ACCESS.

Methodology

Commerce followed sections 751(a)(1)(B), 751(a)(2), 772, and 773 of the Tariff Act of 1930. Export prices and normal values (NV) were used to calculate dumping margins.

Rate for Non-Selected Companies

Commerce applied guidance from section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act to assign a rate to non-examined companies.
The rate is 2.35 percent.
This reflects the weighted average of the margins for Norma Group and RNG, based on publicly available sales data.

Preliminary Results

Commerce preliminarily assigned the following weighted-average dumping margins:

  • R.N. Gupta & Co. Ltd.: 2.65%
  • Norma Group: 1.88%
  • Non-selected companies: 2.35%

(List of non-selected companies is included in Appendix II.)

Disclosure

Commerce will release its calculations within five days following publication of this notice. These will be available via the ACCESS system.

Public Comment

  • Case briefs are due within 21 days of publication.
  • Rebuttal briefs are due five days after that.
  • Parties must file electronically via ACCESS.
  • Briefs must include a table of contents and authorities, along with executive summaries.
  • Summaries should not exceed 450 words per issue.
  • Requests for a hearing are due within 30 days of publication. Hearing requests must include participant details and a list of issues to be discussed. The hearing’s date and time will be determined later.

Assessment Rates

Upon completion of the review, Commerce will direct CBP to assess duties based on the final results. If the final rate is zero or de minimis, no duties will be assessed.
For unreviewed entries, the reseller policy will apply.
Commerce will assign a rate equal to the weighted average rate from the final results for non-selected companies.
Instructions to CBP will be issued no earlier than 35 days after publication of final results.

Cash Deposit Requirements

Once final results are published, new cash deposit rates will apply as follows:

  1. For reviewed companies: their final company-specific margin
  2. For companies covered in prior segments: the most recent rate
  3. For exporters not reviewed but whose producers were: the producer’s rate
  4. For others: the all-others rate of 8.91% established in the original investigation

These rates will stay in effect until further notice.

Importer Notification

Importers must comply with 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file certificates regarding duty reimbursements. Failure to do so may result in doubled or increased duties.

Appendix I – Topics in Preliminary Decision Memorandum

  1. Summary
  2. Background
  3. Scope of the Order
  4. Discussion of the Methodology
  5. Munish Forge Private Corporate Name Change
  6. Currency Conversion
  7. Recommendation

Appendix II – Non-Selected Companies

  1. Balkrishna Steel Forge Pvt. Ltd.
  2. BFN Forgings Private Limited
  3. Cetus Engineering Private Limited
  4. Echjay Industries Pvt. Ltd
  5. Jai Auto Pvt. Ltd.
  6. Munish Forge Private Limited (Commerce received a name-change notification from this company and is evaluating it.)

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