On March 19, 2020, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) voted to make a positive final ruling on anti-dumping and countervailing industrial damage to carbon and steel screws imported from China and India (CarbonandAlloySteelThreadedRod). In this ruling, all five members of the International Trade Commission voted affirmatively. According to the positive ruling of the US International Trade Commission, the US Department of Commerce will issue anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tax orders on carbon alloy steel screws imported from China and India. The case involved products under the United States Harmonized Tariff Headings 7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056 and 7318.15.5090 and some products under the headings 7318.15.2095 and 7318.19.0000.

On March 14, 2019, in response to an application submitted by the U.S. company VulcanThreaded Products Inc. on February 21, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the launch of an anti-dumping investigation into carbon alloy steel screws imported from China, India, Taiwan and Thailand. Initiate countervailing investigations into products involved in imports from China and India. On April 5, 2019, the U.S. International Trade Commission made preliminary rulings on anti-dumping industrial damages on carbon alloy steel screws imported from China, India, Taiwan, and Thailand, and made countervailing industrial damages on products imported from China and India. Preliminary ruling. On September 20, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a positive preliminary ruling on anti-dumping on carbon alloy steel screws imported from China, India and Taiwan. On July 23, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a preliminary countervailing ruling on carbon alloy steel screws imported from China and India. On February 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a positive final anti-dumping and countervailing ruling on carbon alloy steel screws imported from China and India. According to US statistics, the total imports of carbon alloy steel screws imported by the United States from China, India, Taiwan, and Thailand in 2018 were approximately $ 104.7 million, $ 35.8 million, $ 51.1 million, and $ 5.8 million.