China Tetrafluoroethane: Prelim CV Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect
A countervailing duty cash deposit requirement will take effect April 18 for imports of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane from China (C-570-999), as the Commerce Department found illegal subsidization of Chinese producers in its preliminary determination. The agency assigned CV duty cash deposit rates ranging from 1.35 to 28.74 percent for exporters of the refrigerant gas for motor vehicle air conditioning systems, also known as R-134a. CBP will implement these CV duty cash deposit requirements soon.
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Tetrafluoroethane is also the subject of an antidumping duty investigation. The preliminary AD duty determination is currently due in May (see 14033118).
CV Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
Commerce will instruct CBP to suspend liquidation for all entries of subject merchandise from China that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after April 18. Preliminary CV cash deposit rates are as follows:
| Company | Prelim CV Rate |
| T.T. International Co., Ltd. | 28.74% |
| JUHUA (including Zhejiang Quhua Fluor-Chemistry Co., Ltd., and other Juhua Stock Companies) | 4.04% |
| Jiangsu Bluestar Green Technology Co., Ltd. | 1.35% |
| All Others | 16.39% |
(The period of investigation is 04/01/13 - 09/30/13. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope (unchanged since initiation), suspension of liquidation, etc. See 13120612 for summary of the initiation of this CV duty investigation, and 13102331 for summary of the underlying petition.)
AD/CVD Operations contact -- Katie Marksberry (202) 482-7906