Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-428-847] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. 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 shut…