Italy fluid end blocks: Lucchini AD margin amended

Commerce published a Timken notice amending the antidumping administrative review of forged steel fluid end blocks (FEBs) from Italy after a CIT final judgment in Ellwood City Forge Company v. United States, Court No. 23-00191 (91 FR 65527-65528; FR Doc. 2026-21044; A-475-840), published October 15, 2026. Applicable October 12, 2026. POR July 23, 2020 through December 31, 2021.

Lucchini's amended POR margin moves from 2.97% to 7.55%. Current cash deposits are unchanged because a later review already supersedes the deposit rate.

Remand and redetermination

Original Final Results: 88 FR 55010 (Aug. 14, 2023), margin 2.97 percent for Lucchini Mame Forge S.p.A. CIT remanded on April 28, 2026 (834 F. Supp. 3d 1304), directing Commerce to (1) further explain its finding that Cogne and Ciscato (whose financial statements were used for Lucchini's constructed value profit) produced merchandise identical to subject FEBs and (2) further explain or reconsider its market-price benchmark in the major input analysis.

In the July 2026 redetermination Commerce reversed both: excluded Cogne and Ciscato from the CV profit calculation, used Company A's U.S. purchases of ingots as the major-input benchmark, and rejected Lucchini's February 2023 adjustment information as untimely new factual information. CIT final judgment October 2, 2026 sustained the remand results. Contact: Yang Jin Chun, (202) 482-5760.

Cash deposits and liquidation

• Cash deposits: no revised cash deposit instructions because Lucchini has a superseding rate from a later review (91 FR 3416, Jan. 27, 2026); current deposit rate is not affected.
• Liquidation: entries produced and/or exported by Lucchini and entered or withdrawn for consumption July 23, 2020 through December 31, 2021 remain enjoined during any appeal; if not appealed or upheld, Commerce intends to instruct CBP to assess AD on unliquidated entries under 19 CFR 351.212(b).

For a related Germany FEB admin-review final, see Germany fluid end blocks: final AD admin review results (2024).

Action items

• Importers of record on Lucchini FEB entries in the POR should reserve for a potential higher assessment (7.55% versus the previous review margin of 2.97%) and compare the amended assessment with their actual deposits.
• Watch appeal deadlines and final liquidation instructions, and confirm enjoined entry lists with your broker.
• Do not expect a cash-deposit change from this notice; the current rate comes from the later review.

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.