1.
On 03/01/2017, Commerce published in the Federal Register (82 FR 12192) its final affirmative determination of sales at less-than-fair-value in the antidumping duty investigation of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) from the People's Republic of China (“PRC”) (A-570-044).
2.
The products covered by this investigation are described in message 6287307, dated 10/13/2016.
3.
This investigation has been assigned investigation number A-570-044.
4.
Commerce has determined that critical circumstances exist for imports of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) from the PRC from the companies listed below.
CBP shall continue to suspend liquidation of such shipments that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 07/09/2016.
Effective 03/01/2017, for such entries, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the margins for the exporter/producer combinations listed below:
Exporter:
PRC-Wide Entity
Case number:
A-570-044-000
Cash deposit rate:
167.02%
Exporter:
Jiangsu Bluestar Green Technology Co., Ltd
Producer:
Jiangsu Bluestar Green Technology Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-044-002
Cash deposit rate:
148.79%
Exporter:
T.T. International Co., Ltd
Producer:
Electrochemical Factory of Zhejiang Juhua Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-044-003
Cash deposit rate:
148.79%
Exporter:
T.T. International Co., Ltd
Producer:
Sinochem Environmental Protection Chemicals (Taicang) Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-044-004
Cash deposit rate:
148.79%
Exporter:
T.T. International Co., Ltd
Producer:
Zhejiang Quzhou Lianzhou Refrigerants Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-044-005
Cash deposit rate:
148.79%
Exporter:
T.T. International Co., Ltd
Producer:
Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-044-006
Cash deposit rate:
148.79%
Exporter:
T.T. International Co., Ltd
Producer:
Zhejiang Zhonglan Refrigeration Technology Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-044-007
Cash deposit rate:
148.79%
Exporter:
Weitron International Refrigeration Equipment (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Sinochem Environmental Protection Chemicals (Taicang) Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-044-008
Cash deposit rate:
148.79%
See Note 1.
Exporter:
Weitron International Refrigeration Equipment (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Weitron International Refrigeration Equipment (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-044-009
Cash deposit rate:
148.79%
See Note 1.
Exporter:
Weitron International Refrigeration Equipment (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Zhejiang Organic Fluor-Chemistry Plant, Zhejiang Juhua Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-044-010
Cash deposit rate:
148.79%
See Note 1.
Exporter:
Weitron International Refrigeration Equipment (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Zhejiang Quhua Fluor-Chemistry Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-044-011
Cash deposit rate:
148.79%
See Note 1.
Exporter:
Weitron International Refrigeration Equipment (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Zhejiang Quhua Juxin Fluorochemical Industry Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-044-012
Cash deposit rate:
148.79%
See Note 1.
Exporter:
Weitron International Refrigeration Equipment (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd
Case number: A-570-044-013
Cash deposit rate:
148.79%
See Note 1.
Note 1:
Though the Federal Register notice cited in Paragraph 1 refers to Weitron International Refrigeration Equipment Co., Ltd., the correct name of the company is Weitron International Refrigeration Equipment (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
5.
Commerce found that critical circumstances do not exist for imports of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) from the PRC from the exporter/producer combination listed below.
For imports of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) from the PRC, CBP shall suspend liquidation of such shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 03/01/2017.
Effective 03/01/2017, CBP shall require, for entries of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) from the PRC from the exporter/producer combination listed below, a cash deposit equal to the antidumping duty cash deposit shown below:
Exporter:
Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. and
Jiangsu Sanmei Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Case number:
A-570-044-001
Cash deposit rate:
148.79%
6.
For all other entries of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) from the PRC, the following cash deposit instructions apply:
A.
For all PRC exporters of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) from the PRC which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the PRC-wide rate.
B.
For all non-PRC exporters of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) from the PRC which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the exporter/producer combinations that supplied that non-PRC exporter.
7.
If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984.
CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only.
(This message was generated by O3:PS.)
8.
There are no restrictions on the release of this information.
Alexander Amdur