1. On 09/24/2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register its antidumping duty order on forged steel fittings from Taiwan (83 FR 48280).

2. The merchandise covered by this order 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, and outlets. Forged steel fittings are covered regardless of end finish, whether threaded, socket-weld 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 does not reference an exclusive manufacturing process. Forged steel
fittings are not manufactured from casting. Pursuant to the applicable specifications, subject
fittings may also be machined from bar stock or machined from seamless pipe and tube.

All types of fittings are included in the scope regardless of nominal pipe size (which may
or may not be expressed in inches of nominal pipe size), pressure rating (usually, but not
necessarily expressed in pounds of pressure/PSI, e.g., 2,000 or 2M; 3,000 or 3M; 6,000 or 6M;
9,000 or 9M), wall thickness, and whether or not heat treated.

Excluded from this scope are all fittings entirely made of stainless steel. Also excluded
are flanges, butt weld fittings, butt weld outlets, nipples, and all fittings that have a maximum
pressure rating of 300 pounds of pressure/PSI or less.

Also excluded are fittings certified or made to the following standards, so long as the
fittings are not also manufactured to the specifications of ASME B16.11, MSS SP-79, MSS SP
83, MSS SP-97, ASTM A105, ASTM A350, and ASTM A182:

• American Petroleum Institute (API) API 5CT, API 5L, or API 11B
• Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) SAE J476, SAE J514, SAE J516, SAE J517, SAE J518, SAE J1026, SAE J1231, SAE J1453, SAE J1926, J2044 or SAE AS 35411
• Underwriter's Laboratories (UL) certified electrical conduit fittings
• ASTM A153, A536, A576, or A865
• Casing Conductor Connectors 16-42 inches in diameter made to proprietary specifications
• Military Specification (MIL) MIL-C-4109F and MIL-F-3541
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ISO6150-B

To be excluded from the scope, products must have the appropriate standard or pressure
markings and/or accompanied by documentation showing product compliance to the applicable
standard or pressure, e.g., “API 5CT” mark and/or a mill certification report.

Subject carbon and alloy forged steel fittings are normally entered under Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 7307.99.1000, 7307.99.3000, 7307.99.5045, and
7307.99.5060. They also may be entered under HTSUS 7307.92.3010, 7307.92.3030, 7307.92.9000, and 7326.19.0010. The HTSUS subheadings and specifications are provided for
convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope is dispositive.

3. For imports of forged steel fittings from Taiwan, CBP shall suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 09/20/2018 (date of publication of the International Trade Commission final determination in the Federal Register). Effective 09/20/2018, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the percentages identified below.

Producer and/or Exporter: Both Well Steel Fittings Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-583-863-001
Cash deposit rate: 116.17%

Producer and/or Exporter: Luchu Shin Yee Works Co. Ltd.
Case number: A-583-863-002
Cash deposit rate: 116.17%

All Others
Case Number: A-583-863-000
Cash Deposit Rate: 116.17%

4. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by O8:IG)

5. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Alexander Amdur