A-533-891: antidumping duty order on Forged Steel Fittings from India

A-533-891 is the US Department of Commerce case number for the antidumping duty order on Forged Steel Fittings from India, in force since 11 December 2020. 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-533-891Antidumping duty (AD), market economy
Companion countervailing duty caseC-533-892 countervailing →the same product from the same country under the other duty law; both deposits apply to one entry
ProductForged Steel Fittings ITA commodity group: Steel-Related
CountryIndia
StatusCurrent Order
Order date11 December 2020 85 FR 80014
Next sunset reviewNovember 2025 month Commerce is due to initiate the five-year review

Rates in the order notice

195.60%All-others weighted-average dumping margincash deposit rate 193.08% after the subsidy offset

As printed in the order notice (85 FR 80014, 11 December 2020). 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.

Scope, from the order notice

Scope of the Orders The merchandise covered by these orders 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 (including hammer unions), and outlets. Forged steel fittings are covered regardless of end finish, whether threaded, socket-weld or other end connections. The scope includes integrally reinforced forged branch outlet fittings, regardless of whether they have one or more ends that is a socket welding, threaded, butt welding end, 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 it does not reference an exclusive manufacturing process. Forged steel fittings are not manufactured from casings. …

Excerpt from 85 FR 80014. Scopes are amended by later scope rulings and circumvention findings; the notice list below has them.

What A-533-891 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. Because a companion countervailing case exists, an entry of Forged Steel Fittings from India carries both deposits. The same product from two plants in India 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.

Federal Register notices

All 7 notices on docket A-533-891 at federalregister.gov → · Case record in Commerce's ACCESS →

Other AD/CVD cases on goods from India

A-533-922 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid ADC-533-923 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid CVDA-533-915 Brass Rod ADC-533-916 Brass Rod CVDA-533-887 Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod ADC-533-888 Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod CVDC-533-929 Ceramic Tile CVDA-533-817 Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate ADC-533-818 Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate CVDA-533-820 Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products ADC-533-821 Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products CVDA-533-813 Certain Preserved Mushrooms AD

All orders in place, searchable by product, country and case →

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 forged steel fittings from India under A-533-891?

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.

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