Italy's Forged Steel Blocks Face US Duty Hammer in Routine Review
Published Date: 4/14/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that Lucchini Mamé Forge from Italy sold forged steel fluid end blocks in the U.S. at unfairly low prices during 2024. They’re also stopping the review for three other companies. This could affect import duties and how much money companies pay or get back, starting April 14, 2026.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 4 costs, 1 mixed.
21.97% Preliminary Dumping Margin for Lucchini
Commerce preliminarily found that Lucchini Mamé Forge S.p.A. sold forged steel fluid end blocks in the United States at dumped prices during January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 and assigned a preliminary weighted-average dumping margin of 21.97 percent. If this finding is finalized, that 21.97% margin would be the basis for assessing antidumping duties on Lucchini's relevant U.S. sales and entries from that period.
Cash Deposit Rules After Final Results
Commerce will require cash deposits for estimated antidumping duties on shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of this review: (1) for merchandise exported by Lucchini, the deposit rate will equal Lucchini's final weighted-average dumping margin unless that rate is de minimis (less than 0.5%), in which case the deposit rate will be zero; (2) exporters with prior company-specific rates keep those rates; and (3) the all-others cash deposit rate remains 7.33 percent.
Importer Certificate Requirement — Risk of Double Duties
Importers must file a certificate about reimbursement of antidumping duties before liquidation of relevant entries during the period of review under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2). If an importer fails to file this certificate, Commerce may presume reimbursement occurred and assess double antidumping duties.
Timing for Duty Assessment and Liquidation Holds
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping duties on appropriate entries covered by this review after final results; assessment instructions will be issued no earlier than 35 days after publication of the final results. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, CBP will be directed not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication).
Administrative Review Rescinded for Six Companies
Commerce rescinded this administrative review, in part, for the companies listed in Appendix II (Forge Monchieri S.p.A.; Officine Galperti S.p.A. d/b/a Galperti Group; Officine Meccaniche Roselli S.r.l.) because petitioners withdrew their review requests, and for Cogne Acciai Speciali S.p.A.; Liberty Energy, Inc. d/b/a Liberty Advanced Equipment Technology; and ST9 Gas + Oil, LLC because they had no entries during January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
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