China R-134a: Prelim Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) from China (A-570-044). The agency preliminarily assigned the one mandatory respondent under review -- Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd., and its affiliated companies Jiangsu Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd., and Fujian Qingliu Dongying Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd. -- an AD rate of 147.08%. Zhejiang Quhua Fluor-Chemistry Co., Ltd. was assigned to the China-wide entity rate of 167.02%, after the company failed to submit an application for a separate rate.
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Another 22 companies had their reviews rescinded because the requests for review were withdrawn. See Appendix II of the notice for a list of those companies.
Additionally, Commerce preliminarily determined that T.T. International Co., Ltd., had no shipments during the review period, but it will remain under review. If Commerce's no shipments finding is confirmed in the final results, T.T. International's cash deposit rate will not change as a result of this review, and any entries under its case number will be assessed AD at the China-wide rate.
Any changes to cash deposit rates for Zhejiang Sanmei and affiliates would take effect on the publication date of the final results of this review. If the preliminary rate is confirmed in the final results, Commerce will calculate importer-specific assessment rates for Zhejiang Sanmei, Jiangsu Sanmei, and Fujian Qingliu entered April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022. Entries from the other companies under review would be assessed AD at the rates listed above.
Commerce has ordered liquidation “as entered” at the cash deposit rate in effect at the time of entry for subject merchandise entered April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022, that was exported by companies for which a review was not requested (ADCVDWeb Message # 2195414).
(The period of review is 04/01/21 - 03/31/22. See the notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc.)