C-428-848: countervailing duty order on Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Germany

C-428-848 is the US Department of Commerce case number for the countervailing duty order on Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Germany, in force since January 29, 2021. If your goods are in scope, you pay a countervailing cash deposit at entry on top of the normal duty.

Reviewed September 2026 against the ITA order list and the Federal Register.

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Case numberC-428-848Countervailing duty (CVD)
Companion antidumping duty caseA-428-847 antidumping →same product and country under the other duty law; an entry pays both deposits
ProductForged Steel Fluid End Blocks ITA commodity group: Steel-Related
CountryGermany
StatusCurrent Order
Order dateJanuary 29, 2021 86 FR 7535
Next sunset reviewDecember 2025 the month Commerce is due to start the five-year review

Rates published in the order notice

6.29%All-others subsidy rate

As printed in the order notice (86 FR 7535, January 29, 2021). Your deposit today may differ: it is the rate the latest administrative review assigned to the exporter or producer on your invoice, which can be higher or lower. A company that has never been reviewed keeps the all-others rate. Check your supplier's current rate in Commerce's ACCESS case record before you price an order.

HTS numbers named in the scope

The notice lists these subheadings for convenience only. The written scope decides whether goods are covered, and goods entered under other HTS numbers can still be in scope.

Scope, from the order notice

Scope of the Orders The products covered by these orders are forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks), whether in finished or unfinished form, and which are typically used in the manufacture or service of hydraulic pumps. The term ``forged'' is an industry term used to describe the grain texture of steel resulting from the application of localized compressive force. Illustrative forging standards include, but are not limited to, American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications A668 and A788. For purposes of these orders, the term ``steel'' denotes metal containing the following chemical elements, by weight: (i) Iron greater than or equal to 60 percent; (ii) nickel less than or equal to 8.5 percent; (iii) copper less than or equal to 6 percent; (iv) chromium greater than or equal to 0.4 percent, but less than or equal to 20 percent; and (v) molybdenum greater than or equal to 0.15 percent, but less than or equal to 3 percent. …

Excerpt from 86 FR 7535. Later scope rulings and circumvention findings can change the scope; check the Federal Register notices below.

What C-428-848 means when you import

Cash deposit at entry. For every entry of goods in scope, CBP collects an estimated countervailing duty cash deposit at the rate assigned to the exporter or producer on the entry, on top of the Column 1 duty and any Chapter 99 trade-remedy lines. Because a companion antidumping case exists, an entry of Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from Germany carries both deposits.

Your supplier sets your rate. The same product from two plants in Germany can deposit at different rates. Before you price the order, ask the supplier which legal entity will appear as exporter and as producer on the invoice.

Deposit now, final duty later. The deposit is not the final duty. The entry stays unliquidated until Commerce completes the administrative review for the period it was entered in. CBP then liquidates it at the rate that review sets and bills or refunds the difference with interest. AD/CVD entries can stay open for years, and the importer of record carries the difference. A review happens only if Commerce is asked for one in the order's anniversary month; if nobody asks, entries liquidate at the deposit rate.

Reimbursement certificate. Before liquidation, the importer files a certificate under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) stating whether the exporter has paid or reimbursed the antidumping duty. Without it, Commerce may presume reimbursement and deduct the duty a second time in the margin calculation. Brokers file it with the entry summary; make sure yours does.

Entry reporting. The AD/CVD case number goes on the 7501 line alongside the HTS number, and any Chapter 99 lines the goods carry are reported in the order CBP prescribes; the tariff updates tracker carries the current Chapter 99 sequence and the actions behind it.

Shipping from a third country doesn't change the origin. Goods finished, cut or packaged in a third country stay in scope if the notice's written scope covers them. A change of shipping origin is not a change of AD/CVD origin.

Estimating the stack. The tariff simulator returns the Column 1 rate and the Chapter 99 additional duties for an HTS number and origin. It does not include antidumping or countervailing deposits, so add the deposit at your supplier's current rate on top. Airlift USA does not hold a US customs broker license; entries on cargo we move are filed through our licensed broker network.

Federal Register notices

All 12 notices on docket C-428-848 at federalregister.gov → · Case record in Commerce's ACCESS →

Other AD/CVD cases on goods from Germany

A-428-602 Brass Sheet & Strip ADA-428-844 Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate ADA-428-845 Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing ADA-428-849 Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet ADA-428-854 Hexamine ADA-428-852 Melamine ADC-428-853 Melamine CVDA-428-843 Non-Oriented Electrical Steel ADA-428-820 Seamless Line And Pressure Pipe ADA-428-841 Sodium Nitrite ADA-428-850 Thermal Paper AD

Search all AD/CVD orders in place by product, country or case number →

Case list: AD/CVD Orders and Suspension Agreements, International Trade Administration, Enforcement and Compliance — ITA dashboard, export of September 2026. Notices, rates and HTS numbers: Federal Register API v1. Both are US Government works in the public domain. This page is a reference, not legal or customs advice.

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