Indian steel flange imports dumped

Commerce affirmed earlier determinations that stainless steel flanges are being dumped and subsidized.    The Commerce Department has affirmed its earlier determinations that imports of stainless steel flanges from India are being both dumped on the U.S. market at less than fair value and receive export performance-based subsidies from the Indian government.
   In its antidumping investigation, Commerce assigned Bebitz Flanges Works Pvt. Ltd., as well as its affiliates, including Viraj Profiles Ltd., a dumping rate of 145.25 percent. The same rate was assigned to Echjay Forgings Pvt. Ltd. and its affiliates. 
   In addition, Commerce calculated a dumping rate of 19.16 percent for Chandan Steel Ltd., which was also assigned to all other Indian producers and exporters of stainless steel flanges. 
   In its countervailing duty investigation, Commerce calculated a subsidy rate of 256.16 percent for Bebitz Flanges Works, while Echjay Forgings and all other Indian producers and exporters of these flanges received a subsidy rate of 4.92 percent.
   According to Commerce, stainless steel flange imports from India in 2017 were estimated at $44 million.
   The petitioners for the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations are the Coalition of American Flange Producers and its members Core Pipe Products of Carol Stream, Ill., and Maass Flange Corp. in Houston.
   The U.S. International Trade Commission is scheduled to make its final injury determinations for these investigations by Sept. 24. If the ITC makes affirmative determinations that U.S. industry is harmed, Commerce will issue antidumping and countervailing duty orders. However, if the ITC makes negative final determinations of injury, the investigations will end and no orders will be issued.