Cash deposit instructions for finished carbon steel flanges from India (A-533-871)
Plain-English explanation
CSMS 4044406 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on February 13, 2024. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Cash deposit instructions for finished carbon steel flanges from India (A-533-871)". It links to 1 AD/CVD case in Tandom's catalog. CSMS messages are the operational layer between Commerce determinations and at-the-border collections: when Commerce publishes a new rate, scope ruling, or instruction, CBP turns it into a CSMS that ACE/ACS systems and brokers act on.
Full text as published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
1.
Commerce has published in the Federal Register (88 FR 88582) on 12/22/2023 the final results of its administrative review of certain producers and/or exporters subject to the antidumping duty order on finished carbon steel flanges from India for the period 08/01/2021 through 07/31/2022.
Commerce published a correction to these final results on 02/13/2024 (89 FR 10031) to correct certain errors in the list of companies not selected for individual examination.
2.
As a result of Commerce's review, the cash deposit rates have been revised for certain companies.
Therefore, for shipments of finished carbon steel flanges from India produced and/or exported by the firms listed below, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 12/22/2023, the required cash deposit has been revised:
Producer and/or Exporter: R. N. Gupta & Co. Ltd.
Case number: A-533-871-001
Cash deposit rate: 1.15%
Producer and/or Exporter: Norma (India) Limited; USK Exports Private Limited; Uma Shanker Khandelwal & Co.; Bansidhar Chiranjilal
Case number: A-533-871-002
Cash deposit rate: 0.70%
Producer and/or Exporter: Adinath International
Case number: A-533-871-003
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Allena Group
Case number: A-533-871-004
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Alloyed Steel
Case number: A-533-871-005
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: BFN Forgings Private Limited
Case number: A-533-871-006
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Note to CBP: On 7/26/2022, Commerce determined that BFN Forgings Private Limited is the successor-in-interest to Bebitz Flanges Works Private Limited and should be assigned the same antidumping cash deposit rate for purposes of determining antidumping liability.
See 87 FR 44337 and message 2210404.
Producer and/or Exporter: C.D. Industries
Case number: A-533-871-007
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: CHW Forge Pvt. Ltd.
Case number: A-533-871-008
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: CHW Forge
Case number: A-533-871-009
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Citizen Metal Depot
Case number: A-533-871-010
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Corum Flange
Case number: A-533-871-011
Cash deposit rate: 1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: DN Forge Industries
Case number: A-533-871-012
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Echjay Forgings Limited
Case number: A-533-871-013
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Falcon Valves and Flanges Private Limited
Case number: A-533-871-014
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Heubach International
Case number: A-533-871-015
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Hindon Forge Pvt. Ltd.
Case number: A-533-871-016
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Jai Auto Private Limited
Case number: A-533-871-017
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Kinnari Steel Corporation
Case number: A-533-871-018
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: M F Rings and Bearing Races Ltd.
Case number: A-533-871-019
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Mascot Metal Manufactures; Mascot Metal Manufacturers
Case number: A-533-871-020
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: OM Exports
Case number: A-533-871-021
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Punjab Steel Works (PSW); Punjab Steel Works
Case number: A-533-871-022
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: R. D. Forge
Case number: A-533-871-023
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Raaj Sagar Steels; Raaj Sagar Steel
Case number: A-533-871-024
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Note to CBP: Commerce initiated the administrative review of this company as Raaj Sagar Steel.
Commerce issued a correction Federal Register notice (89 FR 10031) stating that it is treating Raaj Sagar Steel as identical to Raaj Sagar Steels.
Producer and/or Exporter: Ravi Ratan Metal Industries
Case number: A-533-871-025
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Rolex Fittings India Pvt. Ltd.
Case number: A-533-871-026
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Sudhir Forgings Pvt. Ltd.
Case number: A-533-871-027
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Rollwell Forge Pvt. Ltd.
Case number: A-533-871-028
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: SHM (ShinHeung Machinery)
Case number: A-533-871-029
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Siddhagiri Metal & Tubes
Case number: A-533-871-030
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Sizer India
Case number: A-533-871-031
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Steel Shape India
Case number: A-533-871-032
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Tirupati Forge; Tirupati Forge Pvt. Ltd.
Case number: A-533-871-033
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Umashanker Khandelwal Forging Limited
Case number: A-533-871-034
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Balkrishna Steel Forge Pvt. Ltd.
Case number: A-533-871-037
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Munish Forge Private Limited
Case number: A-533-871-038
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Rollwell Forge Engineering Components and Flanges
Case number: A-533-871-039
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
Producer and/or Exporter: Cetus Engineering Private Limited
Case number: A-533-871-040
Cash deposit rate:
1.00 %
3.
If any entries of merchandise are exported by a firm other than the producer, then the following instructions apply:
A.
If the exporter of the subject merchandise has its own rate, use the exporter's rate to determine the cash deposit rate.
B.
If the exporter of the subject merchandise does not have its own rate but the producer has its own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the producer's rate.
C.
Where neither the exporter nor the producer currently has its own rate or the producer is unknown, use the all-others rate for establishing the cash deposit rate.
4.
For all producers/exporters of finished carbon steel flanges from India without their own rate, the cash deposit rate is 8.91 percent.
5.
These cash deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice.
Do not liquidate any entries of merchandise covered by the administrative review until specific liquidation instructions are issued.
6.
If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984.
CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only.
(This message was generated by OVI:FB.)
7.
There are no restrictions on the release of this information.
Alexander Amdur
Frequently asked questions
What is CSMS 4044406?
CSMS 4044406 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Cash deposit instructions for finished carbon steel flanges from India (A-533-871)". CSMS bulletins are the operational instructions CBP issues to brokers, importers, and ACE filers covering rate changes, system updates, scope guidance, and other day-to-day customs-operations changes.
When was CSMS 4044406 published?
CBP published CSMS 4044406 on February 13, 2024. The bulletin's instructions are typically operative as of the publication date unless the body specifies a different effective date.
Which AD/CVD cases does CSMS 4044406 affect?
CSMS 4044406 references 1 AD/CVD case (A-533-871). The links on this page take you to each linked order with its current scope, rates, and history.
Yes — for at-the-border filing and entry collection. CSMS messages translate Commerce's Federal Register determinations into operational CBP instructions that ACE/ACS systems and brokers execute. The Federal Register notice is the underlying legal authority; the CSMS is the operational implementation. Both should be read together when reconciling a rate or scope change.
Determine if a product is in scope of an AD/CVD order
Scope text is authoritative; the HTS list is illustrative. Read scope, find past rulings, and file a 19 CFR 351.225 inquiry. Worked example on case A-570-106 (wooden cabinets from China).