China HFC Blends: Final Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on hydrofluorocarbon blends from China (A-570-028). The agency made changes to its preliminary finding that the one mandatory respondent, Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., did not make sales at less than fair value during the review period Aug. 1, 2021, through July 31, 2022, and in the final results assigned it a 101.14% dumping margin.
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The remaining 16 companies for which a review was requested but which didn't demonstrate independence from Chinese government control 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.
Additionally, for any other exporters of subject merchandise that were not under review (i.e., all exporters of subject merchandise except those listed above), cash deposit rates will remain at the level set in the most recent review of each respective company. For companies that have never been assigned a cash deposit rate by Commerce, the China-wide rate of 216.37% applies.
Commerce will assess AD to Sanmei at importer-specific rates for importers of subject merchandise and at the 216.37% for the China-wide entity companies entered Aug. 1, 2021, through July 31, 2022. A cash deposit rate of 101.14% applies to Sanmei, and of 216.37% for the 16 China-wide companies, effective March 8.
(The review period is 08/01/21 - 07/31/22. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope of the order, detailed cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc. See 2309050066 for a summary of the preliminary results of this administrative review.)