Indian Steel Flange Exporters Launch Challenge to AFA Rate in Antidumping Review

A host of Indian stainless steel flange exporters challenged the Commerce Department's final results of the first administrative review of the antidumping duty order on the subject flanges, in an Oct. 23 complaint at the Court of International Trade. In the complaint's two counts, the exporters are contesting Commerce's determination of the "all other" rate since it was derived using an adverse facts available rate for one of the respondents, and the agency's failure to calculate a dumping margin for respondent Chandan based on its own information instead of relying on AFA (Echjay Forgings Private Limited, et al. v. United States, CIT #21-00542).

In all, the exporters challenging the review include Echjay Forgings Private Limited, Hilton Metal Forging Limited, Jai Auto Pvt. Ltd., Goodluck India Limited, Jay Jagdamba Forgings Private Limited, Jai Jagdamba Limited, Jay Jagdamba Profile Private Limited, Shree Jay Jagdamba Flanges Pvt. Ltd., Balkrishna Steel Forge Pvt. Ltd., Pradeep Metals Limited and Bebitz Flanges Works Private Limited.