India WSPP AD review finals 2023-2024: Suncity 0.74%
Commerce final AD results for welded stainless pressure pipe from India, POR 2023-2024. Suncity margin, deposits, assessment clock, and AD drawback note.
Commerce filed final results of the antidumping administrative review of welded stainless pressure pipe (WSPP) from India for public inspection on October 21, 2026, scheduled for publication October 22, 2026 (FR Doc. 2026-21624; A-533-867). Notice dated October 16, 2026. POR November 1, 2023 through October 31, 2024. Cash deposits are effective for entries on or after publication (October 22, 2026).
Final: Suncity Metals and Tubes Private Limited 0.74% (above the 0.50% de minimis threshold). Prelim was 0.96%. All-others cash deposit continues at 8.35%.
Final margin and review posture
- Sole producer/exporter under review: Suncity Metals and Tubes Private Limited (Suncity). Commerce determines Suncity made sales at less than normal value during the POR. Final weighted-average dumping margin 0.74% (preliminary 0.96% at 91 FR 24508; FR Doc. 2026-08953).
- Changes since prelim: based on Suncity's case brief. IDM topics include G&A and interest expenses allegedly added twice; late payment fees to home market gross unit price; and excluding home market sales with zero quantities.
- Background: review initiated December 18, 2024 for five companies; Jindal Saw and Suncity selected as mandatory respondents March 4, 2025; review rescinded at prelim for Jindal Saw Limited, Prakash Steelage Ltd., Seth Steelage Pvt. Ltd., and Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd. (timely withdrawals). Final deadline extended by a combined 43 days to October 16, 2026. Order: 81 FR 81062 (November 17, 2016).
- Cash deposits (from Oct 22 publication): Suncity 0.74%; firms covered in prior segments keep their most recent rates; all others 8.35% (investigation rate).
Final: Suncity 0.74% · prelim 0.96% (91 FR 24508) · all-others CD 8.35% · Order 81 FR 81062
Assessment instructions no earlier than 35 days after publication · by our count no earlier than Nov 26, 2026
If timely CIT summons: no liquidation until injunction-request period expires (within 90 days of publication · by our count Jan 20, 2027)
Assessment, disclosure, and reimbursement
Commerce will disclose calculations within five days of public announcement or publication. Assessment uses importer-specific rates for Suncity. Automatic assessment at the all-others rate applies where Suncity did not know the U.S. destination and no intermediary rate exists. Assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after publication (by our count, no earlier than November 26, 2026). If a timely CIT summons is filed, CBP is directed not to liquidate until the statutory injunction request period expires (within 90 days of publication; by our count, January 20, 2027). Reimbursement certificate reminder under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2). Contact: John Conniff (202) 482-1009.
AD duties are not drawback-eligible (19 U.S.C. 1677h). Ordinary customs duties on pipe later exported or used to manufacture exported goods may qualify if the claim otherwise qualifies. See AD/CVD drawback exclusion and how to file a duty drawback claim. For a separate Vietnam WSPP order proceeding, see Vietnam welded stainless pressure pipe AD prelims 2024-2025.
Action items
- Identify the producer/exporter for Indian WSPP (Suncity vs prior-segment rates vs all-others 8.35%).
- Update cash deposits to 0.74% for Suncity entries on or after October 22, 2026.
- Reconcile POR entries (November 2023 through October 2024) for liquidation and importer-specific assessment.
- File reimbursement certificates under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) before liquidation.
- FR Doc. 2026-21624 (A-533-867; scheduled Oct 22, 2026): India WSPP AD admin review finals for POR Nov 1, 2023 through Oct 31, 2024.
- Suncity final margin 0.74% (prelim 0.96%). Cash deposit for Suncity 0.74% from Oct 22 publication; all others remain 8.35%.
- Assessment instructions no earlier than 35 days after publication (by our count Nov 26, 2026); CIT summons can pause liquidation through the 90-day injunction-request window (by our count Jan 20, 2027).
- Rescissions at prelim for Jindal Saw, Prakash Steelage, Seth Steelage, and Ratnamani. Disclosure within five days. Contact: John Conniff (202) 482-1009.
- AD not drawback-eligible (19 U.S.C. 1677h); ordinary duties on pipe later exported or used to manufacture exported goods may qualify if the claim qualifies.
- Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe from India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024 (FR Doc. 2026-21624; A-533-867; scheduled publication October 22, 2026) · U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
- Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe From India: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024 (91 FR 24508; FR Doc. 2026-08953) · U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
This article is for general information and is not legal or tax advice. Drawback eligibility depends on your specific facts, and final refunds are determined by CBP at liquidation. Consult a licensed customs broker or attorney for your situation.