Indian Flanges Face Antidumping Duties: Review Partially Halted
Published Date: 2/18/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that some Indian companies sold stainless steel flanges in the U.S. at unfairly low prices from October 2023 to September 2024. They’re stopping the review for two companies but continuing with the rest. This could mean changes in import duties soon, affecting prices and trade starting February 18, 2026.
Analyzed Economic Effects
7 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 5 costs, 2 mixed.
Very high preliminary duty for BFN/Viraj
Commerce preliminarily assigned a 50.72 percent weighted-average dumping margin to BFN Forgings Private Limited; Flanschen werk Bebitz GmbH; Viraj Alloys, Ltd.; Viraj Forgings, Ltd.; Viraj Impoexpo, Ltd.; and Viraj Profiles Private Limited for sales during October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. This preliminary margin may lead to antidumping duties at or near 50.72% on imports from these companies if finalized.
Adverse facts available used for BFN/Viraj
Commerce preliminarily relied upon facts available with adverse inferences (AFA) to determine the margin assigned to BFN/Viraj in this review, which is reflected in the 50.72 percent preliminary dumping margin reported for that collapsed entity for October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
All-others / automatic assessment rate is 7.00%
Commerce will apply its 'automatic assessment' practice to certain unreviewed entries and, where there is no rate for an intermediate company, instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to liquidate such entries at the all-others rate of 7.00 percent (the rate from the amended final LTFV determination).
Cash deposit rules for future shipments
After the final results of this review are published, cash deposit rates for shipments entered on or after the publication date will equal the weighted-average dumping margins from the final results (but if a rate is de minimis, i.e., less than 0.50 percent, the cash deposit rate will be zero). For exporters/producers not covered, the cash deposit rate remains the company-specific prior rate or the all-others rate of 7.00%.
Low preliminary rate for Chandan and others
Commerce preliminarily assigned Chandan Steel Limited a 0.60 percent weighted-average dumping margin for the period October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, and is preliminarily assigning that 0.60% rate to companies not selected for individual examination. Importers of those companies could face duties at 0.60% if the rate is finalized.
Partial rescission for Echjay and Goodluck
Commerce is rescinding this administrative review with respect to Echjay Forgings Private Limited and Goodluck India Limited because each company timely withdrew its review request. For those companies, Commerce will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on appropriate entries at rates equal to the cash deposit required at the time of entry or withdrawal from warehouse.
Viraj successor-in-interest finding
Commerce preliminarily determined that Viraj Profiles Private Limited is the successor-in-interest to Viraj Profiles Limited and therefore will be treated the same as Viraj Profiles for the purposes of this review. This means the same preliminary treatment and margins apply to Viraj under its new corporate name.
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