China HFC Blends: Prelim Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on hydrofluorocarbon blends from China (A-570-028). The agency said the one mandatory respondent, Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., did not make sales at less than fair value during the review period, and assigned it a zero percent AD rate.
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The remaining 16 companies for which a review was requested but which didn't demonstrate independence from Chinese government control preliminarily were assigned to the China-wide entity with an AD rate of 216.37%. See the notice, Appendix II, for the list of these companies.
If these preliminary results are adopted unchanged, Commerce will in its final results not assess AD to Sanmei, and will assess AD at 216.37% for importers of subject merchandise from the China-wide entity companies entered Aug. 1, 2021, through July 31, 2022. A cash deposit rate of 216.37% would take effect for the16 China wide companies upon publication of the final results in the Federal Register. Sanmei would not be subject to cash deposit requirements until further notice.
Commerce has already ordered liquidation as entered for subject merchandise entered Aug. 1, 2021, through July 31, 2022, that was exported by companies that are not under review (i.e., all except the companies listed above) (AD/CVDWeb Message # 2320407).
(The period of review is 08/01/21 - 07/31/22. See the notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc.)