A-351-503: antidumping duty order on Iron Construction Castings from Brazil
A-351-503 is the US Department of Commerce case number for the antidumping duty order on Iron Construction Castings from Brazil, in force since 9 May 1986 and continued after a sunset review on 3 June 2022. Goods in scope entered under this case carry an antidumping cash deposit at entry on top of the normal duty.
Reviewed September 2026 against the ITA order list and the Federal Register.
Case numberA-351-503Antidumping duty (AD), market economy
ProductIron Construction Castings ITA commodity group: Other Metals and Articles of Metal
Next sunset reviewMay 2027 month Commerce is due to initiate the five-year review
Rates in the order notice
26.16%All-others weighted-average dumping margin
As printed in the order notice (70 FR 24513, 10 May 2005). The deposit an entry pays today is the rate assigned to the exporter or producer on the invoice in the latest administrative review, which can be higher or lower than this; a company that has never been reviewed keeps the all-others rate. Check the current rate for your supplier in Commerce's ACCESS case record before pricing an order.
HTS numbers named in the scope
The subheadings the notice lists as the ones subject merchandise may enter under. They are given for convenience; the written scope is what decides whether goods are covered, and goods under other numbers can still be in scope.
7325.10.0010
7325.10.0050
Scope, from the order notice
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the antidumping duty order consists of
certain iron construction castings from
[[Page 24514]]
Brazil, limited to manhole covers, rings, and frames, catch basin
grates and frames, clean-out covers and frames used for drainage or
access purposes for public utility, water and sanitary systems,
classifiable as heavy castings under Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS)
item number 7325.10.0010; and to valve, service, and meter boxes which
are placed below ground to encase water, gas, or other valves, or water
and gas meters, classifiable as light castings under HTS item number
7325.10.0050. The HTS item numbers are provided for convenience and
customs purposes only. The written description remains dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this case are addressed in the ``Issues and
Decision Memorandum'' (``Decision Memo'') from Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Director, Office of Policy, Import Administration, to Joseph A.
Spetrini, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, dated
May 2, 2005, which is hereby adopted by this notice. The issues
discussed in the Decision Memo include the likelihood of continuation
or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margin likely to
prevail if the order were revoked. …
Excerpt from 70 FR 24513. Scopes are amended by later scope rulings and circumvention findings; the notice list below has them.
What A-351-503 means when you import
Cash deposit at entry. For every entry of goods in scope, CBP collects an estimated antidumping duty cash deposit at the rate assigned to the exporter or producer on the entry, on top of the Column 1 duty and any Chapter 99 trade-remedy lines. The same product from two plants in Brazil can deposit at different rates, so ask the supplier which legal entity will appear as exporter and as producer on the invoice before you price the order.
Deposit now, final duty later. The deposit is not the final duty. The entry stays unliquidated until Commerce completes the administrative review for the period it was entered in, then CBP liquidates it at the rate that review sets, and bills or refunds the difference with interest. AD/CVD entries therefore stay open for years, and the importer of record carries the difference. Commerce must be asked for a review each anniversary month of the order; if nobody asks, entries liquidate at the deposit rate.
Reimbursement certificate. Before liquidation the importer files a certificate under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) stating whether the exporter has paid or reimbursed the antidumping duty. If it is not filed, Commerce may presume reimbursement and deduct the duty a second time in the margin calculation. Brokers file it with the entry summary; make sure yours does.
Entry reporting. The AD/CVD case number goes on the 7501 line alongside the HTS number, and any Chapter 99 lines the goods carry are reported in the order CBP prescribes; the tariff updates tracker carries the current Chapter 99 sequence and the actions behind it. Goods finished, cut or packaged in a third country stay in scope if the notice's written scope covers them, so a change of shipping origin is not a change of AD/CVD origin.
Estimating the stack. The tariff simulator returns the Column 1 rate and the Chapter 99 additional duties for an HTS number and origin; it does not add antidumping or countervailing deposits. Add the deposit at your supplier's current rate on top of what it shows. Airlift USA does not hold a US customs broker licence; entries on cargo we move are filed through our licensed broker network.
Case list: AD/CVD Orders and Suspension Agreements, International Trade Administration, Enforcement and Compliance — ITA dashboard, export of September 2026. Notices, rates and HTS numbers: Federal Register API v1. Both are US Government works in the public domain. This page is a reference, not legal or customs advice.
Importing iron construction castings from Brazil under A-351-503?
Tell us the product, the exporter and producer named on the invoice, the load port, the US delivery point and the ready date. We come back with the ocean freight, the destination charges and how the entry is filed through our licensed broker network; the AD/CVD cash deposit itself is set by the rate on the entry, not by us.