America Slaps Duties on India's High-Chrome Grinding Media
Published Date: 6/18/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. government found that certain high chrome cast iron grinding media from India are being sold unfairly cheap and getting unfair subsidies. So, starting June 18, 2025, extra duties (taxes) will be added to these imports to protect U.S. businesses. They also fixed a small mistake in the original ruling to keep everything fair and clear.
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Antidumping Duties: 9.79% on Imports
If you import certain high chrome cast iron grinding media from India, the Department of Commerce issued an antidumping (AD) order effective June 18, 2025. The estimated weighted-average dumping margin listed for AIA Engineering Limited and for all other Indian producers is 9.79 percent; Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to require cash deposits and to assess AD duties based on these rates. AD duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after December 6, 2024, except for entries on or after June 4, 2025 through the day before publication of the ITC final injury determination (these entries were liquidated without regard to AD duties).
Countervailing Duties: 3.16% Subsidy Rate
If you import the covered grinding media from India, Commerce issued a countervailing duty (CVD) order effective June 18, 2025 and listed an estimated ad valorem subsidy rate of 3.16 percent for AIA Engineering Limited (and all others). Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to require cash deposits and to assess countervailing duties based on these rates. CVDs will be assessed on unliquidated entries entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after October 4, 2024, except for entries on or after February 1, 2025 through the day before publication of the ITC final injury determination (these entries were liquidated without regard to CVDs).
Ministerial Error Raised AD Rate to 9.79%
Commerce corrected a ministerial error in its antidumping final determination: AIA Engineering Limited's dumping margin was revised from 9.58 percent to 9.79 percent, and the all-others rate was revised from 9.58 percent to 9.79 percent. This amendment is reflected in the amended AD final determination announced in this notice.
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