Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Germany - Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Preliminary Results

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SUMMARY:

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that forged steel fluid end blocks (FEB) from Germany
were not sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2024, through December
31, 2024. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES:

Applicable April 8, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Hoadley, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3148.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On January 29, 2021, Commerce published the antidumping duty order on fluid end blocks from Germany. (1) On January 31, 2025, Commerce received requests for an administrative review from BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH (BGH) and the
Ellwood City Forge Company, Ellwood Quality Steels Company, Ellwood National Steel Company, and A. Finkl & Sons (the petitioners). (2) On February 21, 2025, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(i), Commerce initiated an administrative review of the Order, covering BGH. (3)

On September 4, 2025, Commerce extended the time period for issuing the preliminary results. (4) Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in
administrative proceedings by 47 days. (5) Additionally, due to a backlog of documents that were electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) during the Federal Government shutdown, on November 24,
2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by an additional 21 days. (6) Accordingly, the deadline for the preliminary results of this review is now April 2, 2026. (7)

For a detailed description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. (8) A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as an Appendix to this notice. The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is available via ACCESS. ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Scope of the Order (9)

The products covered by this Order are fluid end blocks from Germany. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Methodology

Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Act. We calculated export

  price in accordance with section 772(a) of the Act. We calculated NV in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full
  description of the methodology underlying these preliminary results, *see* the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Preliminary Results of the Review

We preliminarily determine the following estimated weighted-average dumping margin for the period January 1, 2024, through
December 31, 2024.

| Exporter or producer | Weighted-average dumping
margin(percent) |
| --- | --- |
| BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH | 0.00 |

Disclosure

We intend to disclose the calculations and analyses performed to interested parties for the preliminary results of review
within five days of public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication
of this notice in the
Federal Register
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Public Comment

Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. (10) Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), we have modified the deadline for interested parties to submit case briefs to Commerce
to no later than 21 days after the date of publication of this notice. (11) Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than seven days after the date for filing
case briefs. (12) Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument:
(1) a statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. (13)

As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we request that interested parties provide at the beginning of
their briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs. (14) Further, we request that interested parties limit their executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including
citations. We intend to use the public executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and
decision memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative review. We request that interested parties
include footnotes for relevant citations in the public executive summary of each issue.

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be received
successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.
Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; (3) whether
any participant is a foreign national; and (4) a list of issues the party intends to discuss. Issues raised in the hearing
will be limited to those raised in the respective case and rebuttal briefs. (15) If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a date and time to be determined. (16) Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.

All submissions, including case and rebuttal briefs, should be filed via ACCESS. (17) An electronically filed document must be received successfully by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established deadline. Note
that Commerce has amended certain of its requirement pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).

Final Results of Review

Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results
of its analysis of issues raised in written case briefs, no later than 120 days after the date of publication of this notice
in the
Federal Register
, pursuant to 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).

Assessment Rates

Upon completion of this administrative review, pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Commerce
shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries
of subject merchandise covered by this review. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35
days after the date of publication of the final results of this administrative review in the
Federal Register
. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to
liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication).

If BGH's weighted-average dumping margin is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent) in the final results of this review, Commerce intends to calculate importer-specific assessment rates
for antidumping duties based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for each importer's examined sales to
the total entered value of those sales. Where we do not have entered values for all U.S. sales to a particular importer, we
will calculate an importer-specific, per-unit assessment rate on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated
for the importer's examined sales to the total quantity of those sales. (18) To determine whether an importer-specific, per-unit assessment rate is de minimis, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we also will calculate an importer-specific ad valorem ratio based on estimated entered values. If BGH's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis or where an importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. (19)

In accordance with Commerce's “automatic assessment” practice, for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced
by BGH for which it did not know that the merchandise was destined for the United States, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate
those entries at the all-others rate in the original less-than-fair-value investigation if there is no rate for the intermediate
company(ies) involved in the transaction. (20)

Cash Deposit Requirements

The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all

  shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication
  of the final results of this administrative review, as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the company-specific
  cash deposit rate for BGH will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the final results of this review
  (except, if that rate is *de minimis* within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), then the cash deposit rate will be zero); (2) for producers or exporters not covered
  in this review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific
  rate published for the most recently-completed segment of this proceeding in which they were reviewed; (3) if the exporter
  is not a firm covered in this review or a prior segment of the proceeding but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate
  will be the rate established for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of the merchandise;
  and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 4.79 percent, the all-others rate established
  in the less-than-fair-value investigation. [(21)]() These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

Notification to Importers

This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during
this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping
and/or countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, and/or an increase in the
amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the countervailing duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.213(h)(2) and 351.221(b)(4).

Dated: April 2, 2026. Christopher Abbott, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary

II. Background

III. Scope of the Order

IV. Affiliations

V. Discussion of the Methodology

VI. Currency Conversion

VII. Recommendation

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Footnotes

(1) See Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from the Federal Republic of Germany and Italy: Amended Final Antidumping Duty Determination
for the Federal Republic of Germany and Antidumping Duty Orders, 86 FR 7528 (January 29, 2021) (Order).

(2) See BGH's Letter, “Request for Administrative Review,” dated January 31, 2025; see also Petitioners' Letter “Petitioners' Request for Administrative Review” dated January 31, 2025.

(3) See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 90 FR 10048 (February 21, 2025) (Initiation Notice).

(4) See Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated September 4,
2025.

(5) See Memorandum, “Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the Federal Government,” dated November 14, 2025.

(6) See Memorandum, “Tolling of all Case Deadlines,” dated November 24, 2025.

(7) Id.

(8) See Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Forged Steel Fluid
End Block from Germany; 2024,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).

(9) See Order, 86 FR 7528.

(10) See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii); see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements).

(11) See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).

(12) See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID-19, 85 FR 17006, 17007 (March 26, 2020).

(13) See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).

(14) We use the term “issue” here to describe an argument that Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.

(15) See 19 CFR 351.310.

(16) See 19 CFR 351.310(c).

(17) See 19 CFR 351.303.

(18) See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).

(19) See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2); see also Antidumping Proceeding: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8103 (February 14, 2012).

(20) For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).

(21) See Order, 86 FR at 7530.

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