# Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From the People's Republic of China, the Federal Republic of Germany, India, and Italy: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Countervailing Duty Orders
**AGENCY:**
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
**SUMMARY:**
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) orders on forged steel fluid end blocks from the People's Republic of China (China), the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany), India, and Italy would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the “Final Results of Sunset Reviews” section of this notice.
**DATES:**
Applicable April 15, 2026.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
David De Falco, Trade Agreements Policy and Negotiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-2178.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Background**
On January 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published the *Orders* on forged steel fluid end blocks from China, Germany, India, and Italy. [^1] On December 1, 2025, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the first sunset review of the *Orders,* pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.218(c). [^2]
[^1]*See Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from the People's Republic of China, the Federal Republic of Germany, India, and Italy: Countervailing Duty Orders, and Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination for the People's Republic of China,* 86 FR 7535 (January 29, 2021), as corrected in *Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from the People's Republic of China, the Federal Republic of Germany, India, and Italy: Correction to Countervailing Duty Orders,* 86 FR 10244 (February 19, 2021) ( *China Order, Germany Order,**India Order,* and *Italy Order* ) (collectively, *Orders* ).
[^2]*See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews,* 90 FR 55084 (December 1, 2025).
On December 11, 2025, Commerce received notices of intent to participate in this review from the Coalition for Fair Trade in Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks [^3] (the domestic interested party), within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). [^4] The domestic interested party claims that it has interested party status within the meaning of section 771(9)(E) of the Act as an *ad hoc* trade association, a majority of whose members are domestic producers of FEBs. [^5]
[^3] The Coalition for Fair Trade in Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks is comprised of Ellwood City Forge Company, Ellwood Quality Steels Company, Ellwood National Steel Company, and A. Finkl & Sons.
[^4]*See* Domestic Interested Party's Letter, “Five-Year (“Sunset”) Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from China: Notice of Intent to Participate,” dated December 11, 2025; Domestic Interested Party's Letter, “Five-Year (“Sunset”) Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Germany: Notice of Intent to Participate,” dated December 11, 2025; Domestic Interested Party's Letter, “Five-Year (“Sunset”) Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from India: Notice of Intent to Participate,” dated December 11, 2025; and Domestic Interested Party's Letter, “Five-Year (“Sunset”) Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Italy: Notice of Intent to Participate,” dated December 11, 2025.
[^5]*Id.*
On December 22, 2025, Commerce received adequate substantive responses from the domestic interested party, within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). [^6] Commerce did not receive a substantive response from either the Governments of the relevant countries or a respondent interested party in this proceeding. On January 23, 2026, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that it did not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested parties. [^7] As a result, Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the *Order,* pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2).
[^6]*See* Domestic Interested Party's Letter, “Five-Year (“Sunset”) Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from China: Substantive Response of FEB Coalition to Commerce's Notice of Initiation,” dated December 22, 2025 (Substantive Response—China); Domestic Interested Party's Letter, “Five-Year (“Sunset”) Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Germany: Substantive Response of FEB Coalition to Commerce's Notice of Initiation,” dated December 22, 2025 (Substantive Response—Germany); Domestic Interested Party's Letter, “Five-Year (“Sunset”) Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from India: Substantive Response of FEB Coalition to Commerce's Notice of Initiation,” dated December 22, 2025 (Substantive Response—India); and Domestic Interested Party's Letter, “Five-Year (“Sunset”) Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Italy: Substantive Response of FEB Coalition to Commerce's Notice of Initiation,” dated December 22, 2025 (Substantive Response—Italy).
[^7]*See* Commerce's Letter, “Sunset Review Initiated December 1, 2025,” dated December 23, 2026.
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. [^8] Accordingly, the deadline for these final results is now April 14, 2026.
[^8]*See* Memorandum, “Tolling of all Case Deadlines,” dated November 24, 2025.
**Scope of the Orders**
The product covered by these *Orders* is forged steel fluid end blocks from China, Germany, India, and Italy. For the full description of the scope of the *Orders, see* the Issues and Decisions Memorandum. [^9]
[^9]*See* Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Countervailing Duty Orders on Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from the People's Republic of China, the Federal Republic of Germany, India, and Italy,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice.
**Analysis of Comments Received**
A complete discussion of all issues raised in these sunset reviews, including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subsidization, the nature of the subsidies and the countervailable subsidy rates likely to prevail if the *Orders* were to be revoked, is contained in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. [^10] A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), which is available to registered users at *https://access.trade.gov.* In addition, complete versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at *https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.*
[^10]*Id.*
**Final Results of Sunset Reviews**
Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of the *Orders* would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the following net countervailable subsidy rates:
| Exporter/producer | Subsidy rate |
| --- | --- |
| China: | |
| Nanjing Develop Advanced Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 16.80 |
| Shanghai Qinghe Machinery Co., Ltd. | 19.88 |
| China Machinery Industrial Products Co., Ltd | 337.07 |
| Anhui Tianyu Petroleum Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd | |
| CNCCC Sichuan Imp & Exp Co., Ltd | |
| GE Petroleum Equipment (Beijing) Co., Ltd | |
| Jiaxing Shenghe Petroleum Machinery Co., Ltd | |
| Ningbo Minmetals & Machinery Imp & Exp Co., Ltd | |
| Qingdao RT G&M Co., Ltd | |
| Shandong Fenghuang Foundry Co., Ltd | |
| Shandongshengjin Ruite Energy Equipment Co., Ltd. (part of Shengli Oilfield R&T Group) | |
| Shanghai Baisheng Precision Machine | |
| Shanghai Boss Petroleum Equipment | |
| Shanghai CP Petrochemical and General Machinery Co., Ltd | |
| Suzhou Douson Drilling & Production Equipment Co., Ltd | |
| Zhangjiagang Haiguo New Energy Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd | |
| Anhui Yingliu Electromechanical Co., Ltd | |
| Daye Special Steel Co., Ltd., (Citic Specific Steel Group) | |
| Suzhou Fujie Machinery Co., Ltd., (Fujie Group) | |
| All Others | 19.52 |
| Germany: | |
| BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH | 7.10 |
| Schmiedewerke Gröditz GmbH | 7.93 |
| voestalpine Bohler Group | 14.74 |
| All Others | 7.52 |
| India: | |
| Bharat Forge Limited | 5.92 |
| All Others | 5.92 |
| Italy: | |
| Lucchini Mame Forge S.p.A. | 18.49 |
| Metalcam S.p.A. | 13.40 |
| All Others | 15.95 |
| Companies Subject to AFA (non-respondent companies): Forge Mochieri S.p.A.; Imer International S.p.A.; Galperti Group, Mimest S.p.A.; P. Technologies S.r.L | 44.86 |
**Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders**
[^11] Commerce has found the following company to be cross-owned with Nanjing Develop Advanced Manufacturing Co., Ltd.: Nanjing Develop Industrial and Commercial Co., Ltd. *See Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination,* 85 FR 80020, 80021 (December 11, 2020) ( *China Final Determination* ).
[^12] Commerce has found the following companies to be cross-owned with Shanghai Qinghe Machinery Co., Ltd.: Haimo Technologies Group Corp.; and Lanzhou Chenglin Oil Drilling Equipment Co., Ltd. *See China Final Determination,* 85 FR at 80021.
[^13] Commerce found the following companies to be cross-owned with BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH: Boschgotthardshütte O. Breyer GmbH; BGH Edelstahlwerke GmbH, Rohstoff-, Press- und Schneidbetrieb Siegen GmbH; and SRG Schrott und Recycling GmbH. *See Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from the Federal Republic of Germany: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination,* 85 FR 80011, 80012 (December 11, 2020) ( *Germany Final Determination* ).
[^14] Commerce found the following companies to be cross-owned with Schmiedewerke Gröditz GmbH: GMH Schmiedetechnik GmbH; Georgsmarienhütte Holding GmbH; and GHM Recycling GmbH. *See Germany Final Determination,* 85 FR at 80012.
[^15] Commerce found the following company to be cross-owned with Bharat Forge Limited: Saarloha Advanced Materials Private Limited. The name of this company was also inadvertently omitted from the final determination notice. *See Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from India: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination,* 85 FR 79999 (December 11, 2020) ( *India Final Determination* ), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM). It was listed in the preliminary determination notice, and there were no changes which impacted this cross-ownership determination for the final determination. *See Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from India: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination,* 85 FR 31452, 31453 (May 26, 2020); *see also India Final Determination* IDM at 3.
[^16] Commerce has found the following companies to be cross-owned with Lucchini Mame Forge S.p.A.: Lucchini RS S.p.A.; Lucchini Industries; Bicomet S.p.A.; and Setrans SrL. The names of these companies were also inadvertently omitted from the final determination notice. *See Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Italy: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination,* 85 FR 80022 (December 11, 2020) ( *Italy Final Determination* ), and accompanying IDM. They were listed in the preliminary determination notice, and there were no changes which impacted this cross-ownership determination for the final determination. *See Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Italy: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination,* 85 FR 31460, 31461 (May 26, 2020) ( *Italy Prelim Determination* ); *see also Italy Final Determination* IDM at 3.
[^17] Commerce has found the following companies to be cross-owned with Metalcam S.p.A.: Adamello Meccanica S.r.l.; and B.S. S.r.l. The names of these companies were also inadvertently omitted from the final determination notice. *See Italy Final Determination* IDM. They were listed in the preliminary determination notice, and there were no changes which impacted this cross-ownership determination for the final determination. *See Italy Prelim Determination,* 85 FR at 31461; *see also Italy Final Determination* IDM at 3.
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective, orders is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.
**Notification to Interested Parties**
We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: April 10, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
**Appendix**
**List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum**
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the *Orders*
IV. History of the *Orders*
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely to Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation