CSMS 8137305·Trade policy·May 17, 2018·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Notice of preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of forged steel fittings from the People's Republic of China (A-570-067)

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 8137305 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on May 17, 2018. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Notice of preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of forged steel fittings from the People's Republic of China (A-570-067)". 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.

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A-570-067

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1. On 05/17/2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register (83 FR 22948) its preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value and the postponement of the final determination in the antidumping duty investigation of forged steel fittings from the People's Republic of China (China). 2. The merchandise covered by this investigation is carbon and alloy forged steel fittings, whether unfinished (commonly known as blanks or rough forgings) or finished. Such fittings are made in a variety of shapes including, but not limited to, elbows, tees, crosses, laterals, couplings, reducers, caps, plugs, bushings, unions, and outlets. Forged steel fittings are covered regardless of end finish, whether threaded, socket-weld or other end connections. While these fittings are generally manufactured to specifications ASME B16.11, MSS SP-79, MSS SP-83, MSS SP-97, ASTM A105, ASTM A350, and ASTM A182, the scope is not limited to fittings made to these specifications. The term forged is an industry term used to describe a class of products included in applicable standards, and does not reference an exclusive manufacturing process. Forged steel fittings are not manufactured from casting. Pursuant to the applicable specifications, subject fittings may also be machined from bar stock or machined from seamless pipe and tube. All types of fittings are included in the scope regardless of nominal pipe size (which may or may not be expressed in inches of nominal pipe size), pressure rating (usually, but not necessarily expressed in pounds of pressure/PSI, e.g., 2,000 or 2M; 3,000 or 3M; 6,000 or 6M; 9,000 or 9M), wall thickness, and whether or not heat treated. Excluded from this scope are all fittings entirely made of stainless steel. Also excluded are flanges, butt weld fittings, butt weld outlets, nipples, and all fittings that have a maximum pressure rating of 300 pounds of pressure/PSI or less. Also excluded are fittings certified or made to the following standards, so long as the fittings are not also manufactured to the specifications of ASME B16.11, MSS SP-79, MSS SP-83, MSS SP-97, ASTM A105, ASTM A350, and ASTM A182: • American Petroleum Institute (API) API 5CT, API 5L, or API 11B • Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) SAE J476, SAE J514, SAE J516, SAE J517, SAE J518, SAE J1026, SAE J1231, SAE J1453, SAE J1926, J2044 or SAE AS 35411 • Underwriter's Laboratories (UL) certified electrical conduit fittings • ASTM A153, A536, A576, or A865 • Casing Conductor Connectors 16-42 inches in diameter made to proprietary specifications • Military Specification (MIL) MIL-C-4109F and MIL-F-3541 • International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ISO6150-B To be excluded from the scope, products must have the appropriate standard or pressure markings and/or accompanied by documentation showing product compliance to the applicable standard or pressure, e.g., “API 5CT” mark and/or a mill certification report. Subject carbon and alloy forged steel fittings are normally entered under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 7307.99.1000, 7307.99.3000, 7307.99.5045, and 7307.99.5060. They also may be entered under HTSUS 7307.92.3010, 7307.92.3030, 7307.92.9000, and 7326.19.0010. The HTSUS subheadings and specifications are provided for convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope is dispositive. 3. This proceeding has been assigned case number A-570-067. 4. For imports of forged steel fittings from the People's Republic of China, CBP shall suspend liquidation of such shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 05/17/2018. Effective 05/17/2018, CBP shall require, for entries of forged steel fittings from China from the exporter/producer combinations listed below, a cash deposit equal to the antidumping duty cash deposits shown below: Exporter: China-Wide Entity Case number: A-570-067-000 Cash deposit rate: 142.72% Exporter: Both-Well (Taizhou) Steel Fittings Co., Ltd. Producer: Both-Well (Taizhou) Steel Fittings Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-001 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Dalian Guangming Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd. Producer: Yancheng Jiuwei Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-002 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Dalian Guangming Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd. Producer: Yancheng Manda Pipe Industry Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-003 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Dalian Guangming Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd. Producer: Yancheng Haohui Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-004 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Dalian Guangming Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd. Producer: Jiangsu Haida Pipe Fittings Group Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-005 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Eaton Hydraulics (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. Producer: Eaton Hydraulics (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-006 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Eaton Hydraulics (Luzhou) Co., Ltd. Producer: Eaton Hydraulics (Luzhou) Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-007 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Eaton Hydraulics (Luzhou) Co., Ltd. Producer: Luzhou City Chengrun Mechanics Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-008 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Eaton Hydraulics (Luzhou) Co., Ltd. Producer: Eaton Hydraulics (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-009 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Jiangsu Forged Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd. Producer: Jiangsu Forged Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-010 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Jinan Mech Piping Technology Co., Ltd. Producer: Jinan Mech Piping Technology Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-011 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Jining Dingguan Precision Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Producer: Jining Dingguan Precision Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-012 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Lianfa Stainless Steel Pipes & Valves (Qingyun) Co., Ltd. Producer: Lianfa Stainless Steel Pipes & Valves (Qingyun) Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-013 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Ningbo Long Teng Metal Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Producer: Ningbo Long Teng Metal Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-014 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Ningbo Save Technology Co., Ltd. Producer: Ningbo Save Technology Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-015 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Q.C. Witness International Co., Ltd. Producer: Ningbo HongTe Industrial Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-016 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Q.C. Witness International Co., Ltd. Producer: Cixi Baicheng Hardware Tools, Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-017 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Qingdao Bestflow Industrial Co., Ltd. Producer: Yancheng Boyue Tube Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-018 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Xin Yi International Trade Co., Limited Producer: Yancheng Jiuwei Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-019 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Xin Yi International Trade Co., Limited Producer: Yancheng Manda Pipe Industry Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-020 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Xin Yi International Trade Co., Limited Producer: Yancheng Haohui Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-021 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Xin Yi International Trade Co., Limited Producer: Jiangsu Haida Pipe Fittings Group Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-022 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Xin Yi International Trade Co., Limited Producer: Yingkou Guangming Pipeline Industry Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-023 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Xin Yi International Trade Co., Limited Producer: Shanghai Lon Au Stainless Steel Materials Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-024 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Yingkou Guangming Pipeline Industry Co., Ltd. Producer: Yingkou Guangming Pipeline Industry Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-025 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Yingkou Guangming Pipeline Industry Co., Ltd. Producer: Yancheng Jiuwei Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-026 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Yingkou Guangming Pipeline Industry Co., Ltd. Producer: Yancheng Manda Pipe Industry Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-027 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Yingkou Guangming Pipeline Industry Co., Ltd. Producer: Yancheng Haohui Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-028 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Yingkou Guangming Pipeline Industry Co., Ltd. Producer: Jiangsu Haida Pipe Fittings Group Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-029 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% Exporter: Yuyao Wanlei Pipe Fitting Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Producer: Yuyao Wanlei Pipe Fitting Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-067-030 Cash deposit rate: 7.42% 5. For all other entries of forged steel fittings from China, the following cash deposit instructions apply: A. For all China exporters of forged steel fittings from China which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the China-wide rate. B. For all non-China exporters of forged steel fittings from China which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the exporter/producer combinations that supplied that non-China exporter. 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 O8:KJ.) 7. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 8137305?

CSMS 8137305 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Notice of preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of forged steel fittings from the People's Republic of China (A-570-067)". 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 8137305 published?

CBP published CSMS 8137305 on May 17, 2018. 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 8137305 affect?

CSMS 8137305 references 1 AD/CVD case (A-570-067). The links on this page take you to each linked order with its current scope, rates, and history.

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