Notice2021-27847
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Partial Rescission of Antidumping Administrative Review, and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2019-2020
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December 23, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that, with the exception of the three companies with no shipments, the companies under review sold subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), December 1, 2019, through November 30, 2020. Additionally, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to three companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 244 (Thursday, December 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72923-72927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27847]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-979]
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled
Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Partial Rescission of
Antidumping Administrative Review, and Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments; 2019-2020
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that, with the exception of the three companies with no shipments, the
companies under review sold subject merchandise at less than normal
value during the period of review (POR), December 1, 2019, through
November 30, 2020. Additionally, Commerce is rescinding this review
with respect to three companies. Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results of review.
DATES: Applicable December 23, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Pedersen, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2769.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 4, 2021, in response to review requests from multiple
parties, Commerce initiated an administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not
assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People's Republic of
China (China).\1\ The POR is December 1, 2019, through November 30,
2020. On August 25, 2021, and October 8, 2021, Commerce extended the
time limit for completing the preliminary results of this review.\2\
The extended deadline for issuing the preliminary results of this
review is December 16, 2021.
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 8166 (February 4, 2021) (Initiation
Notice). Commerce subsequently corrected the end date of the POR
listed in the Initiation Notice (see Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 12599 (March 4,
2021)).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells,
Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the People's Republic of
China: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020,'' dated August 25, 2021; see
also Memorandum, Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or
Not Assembled Into Modules, from the People's Republic of China:
Second Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020,'' dated October 8, 2021.
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On February 25, 2021, Commerce selected two exporters to examine
individually as mandatory respondents,\3\ Jinko Solar Import and Export
Co., Ltd. (Jinko) \4\ and Risen Energy Co., Ltd. (Risen).\5\ During the
course of this review, the mandatory respondents filed responses to
Commerce's questionnaire and supplemental questionnaires, the
petitioner (the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing) commented on
those responses, and multiple other companies for which Commerce
initiated the review filed either no-shipment claims or applications or
certifications for separate rates status. For details regarding the
events that occurred subsequent to the initiation of the review, see
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\6\
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``2019-2020 Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not
Assembled into Modules from the People's Republic of China:
Respondent Selection,'' dated February 25, 2021.
\4\ ``Jinko'' refers to the following companies which Commerce
is treating as a single entity: Jinko Solar Import and Export Co.,
Ltd.; Jinko Solar Co., Ltd; JinkoSolar Technology (Haining) Co.,
Ltd.; Yuhuan Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.;
Jiangsu Jinko Tiansheng Solar Co., Ltd.; JinkoSolar (Chuzhou) Co.,
Ltd.; JinkoSolar (Yiwu) Co., Ltd.; and JinkoSolar (Shangrao) Co.,
Ltd. (collectively, Jinko).
\5\ ``Risen'' refers to the following companies which Commerce
is treating as a single entity: Risen Energy Co. Ltd., Risen (Wuhai)
New Energy Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Twinsel Electronic Technology Co.,
Ltd., Risen (Luoyang) New Energy Co., Ltd., Jiujiang Shengzhao Xinye
Technology Co., Ltd., Jiujiang Shengzhao Xinye Trade Co., Ltd.,
Ruichang Branch, Risen Energy (HongKong) Co., Ltd., Risen Energy
(Changzhou) Co., Ltd. (Changzhou) and Risen Energy (Yiwu) Co., Ltd.
(collectively, Risen).
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the 2019-2020 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or not Assembled
into Modules, from the People's Republic of China,'' issued
concurrently with and hereby adopted by this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order is crystalline silicon
photovoltaic cells, and modules, laminates, and panels, consisting of
crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not partially or
fully assembled into other products, including, but not limited to,
modules, laminates, panels and building integrated materials.\7\
Merchandise covered by this order is classifiable under subheadings
8501.61.0010, 8507.20.80, 8541.40.6015, 8541.40.6025, and 8501.31.8010
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, our written description of the scope of the order is
dispositive.
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\7\ For a complete description of the scope of the order, see
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
We found no evidence calling into question the no-shipment claims
of the following companies/company groupings: (1) JingAo Solar Co.,
Ltd.; (2) Yingli; \8\ and (3) Canadian Solar.\9\ Therefore, we have
preliminarily determined that JingAo Solar Co., Ltd., Yingli, and
Canadian Solar did not ship subject merchandise to the United States
during the POR. For additional information regarding this preliminary
determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\8\ The Yingli entity is made up of Shenzhen Yingli New Energy
Resources Co., Ltd.; Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co.,
Ltd.; Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Beijing
Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Hainan Yingli New
Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources
Co., Ltd.; Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Tianjin
Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Yingli Energy (China) Company
Limited.
\9\ The Canadian Solar entity is made up of Canadian Solar
International Limited; Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc.;
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc.; CSI Cells Co., Ltd.;
CSI Solar Power (China) Inc.; CSI-GCL Solar Manufacturing (Yancheng)
Co., Ltd.
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Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if all parties that
requested a review withdraw their requests within 90 days of the date
of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. All
parties withdrew their requests for an administrative review of Jiawei
Solarchina Co., Ltd.; Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd.; and Zhejiang Sunflower
Light Energy Science & Technology Limited Liability Company within 90
days of the date of publication of the Initiation Notice. Accordingly,
Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to these companies, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
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Preliminary Affiliation and Single Entity Determination
Consistent with Commerce's treatment of Jinko in the prior
administrative review, we have continued to find that the following
companies are affiliated pursuant to section 771(33)(F) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and that they should be treated as a
single entity pursuant to 19 CFR 351.401(f)(1)-(2): Jinko Solar Import
and Export Co., Ltd.; Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; JinkoSolar Technology
(Haining) Co., Ltd.; Yuhuan Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Jinko Solar
Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Jinko Tiansheng Solar Co., Ltd.; JinkoSolar
(Chuzhou) Co., Ltd.; JinkoSolar (Yiwu) Co., Ltd.; and JinkoSolar
(Shangrao) Co., Ltd. (collectively, Jinko). For additional information,
see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Also, consistent with Commerce's treatment of Risen in the prior
administrative review, we have continued to treat the following
companies as a single entity pursuant to section 771(33)(F) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.401(f)(1)-(2): Risen Energy Co. Ltd., Risen (Wuhai) New
Energy Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Twinsel Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.,
Risen (Luoyang) New Energy Co., Ltd., Jiujiang Shengzhao Xinye
Technology Co., Ltd., Jiujiang Shengzhao Xinye Trade Co., Ltd.,\10\
Ruichang Branch, Risen Energy (HongKong) Co., Ltd., Risen Energy
(Changzhou) Co., Ltd. (Changzhou) and Risen Energy (Yiwu) Co., Ltd. For
additional information, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\10\ Risen has alternatively used either ``Shengzhao'' or
``Shengchao,'' and ``Trade'' or ``Technology'' in the names of the
companies Jiujiang Shengzhao and Ruichang Branch, despite one
company being a branch of the other company. However, Risen sold
these companies on December 23, 2019, and despite being capable of
producing and selling solar cells and panels, neither company
produced solar cells or solar panels, or sold subject merchandise to
the United States, during the POR. Therefore, the only action that
we have taken regarding the various versions of the company names
was to include the alternative versions of the company names in the
CBP module. See Risen's Letter, ``Section A & Appendix X
Questionnaire Responses,'' dated April 2, 2021 at 3-4.
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Separate Rates
We have preliminarily determined that the information placed on the
record by Jinko and Risen, as well as by the other companies listed in
the rate table in the ``Preliminary Results of Review'' section below,
demonstrates that these companies are entitled to separate rate status.
We have preliminarily determined that the companies listed in
Appendix II have not demonstrated their eligibility for a separate rate
because they did not file a separate rate application or a separate
rate certification with Commerce. We are treating the companies listed
in Appendix II as part of the China-wide entity. Because no party
requested a review of the China-wide entity, the entity is not under
review and the entity's rate (i.e., 238.95 percent) is not subject to
change.\11\ For additional information regarding Commerce's preliminary
separate rate determinations, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\11\ The China-wide entity rate was last changed in the first
administrative review of this proceeding and has been the applicable
rate for the entity in each subsequent review, including the most
recently completed review. See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic
Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the People's
Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2012-2013, 80 FR
40998, 41002 (July 14, 2015) (AR1 Final); see also Crystalline
Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules,
from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments;
2018-2019, 86 FR 58871 (October 25, 2021) (AR7 Final Results).
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Dumping Margins for Separate Rate Companies
The statute and Commerce's regulations do not address what dumping
margin to apply to respondents not selected for individual examination
when Commerce limits its examination in an administrative review
pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce looks to
section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for
calculating the all-others rate in an investigation, for guidance when
calculating the dumping margin for non-selected respondents that are
not individually examined in an administrative review. Section
735(c)(5)(A) of the Act states that the all-others rate should be
calculated by averaging the weighted-average dumping margins calculated
for individually-examined respondents, excluding dumping margins that
are zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts available. Because we
calculated preliminary dumping margins for the mandatory respondents
Jinko and Risen which are not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on
facts available, consistent with Commerce's practice and section
735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, we assigned the separate rate recipients a
dumping margin equal to the weight average of Jinko and Risen's
preliminary dumping margins. We weight averaged Jinko and Risen's
preliminary dumping margins using the public values of their reported
sales of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Act. In determining the dumping
margins in this review, we calculated export and constructed export
prices in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Because Commerce has
determined that China is a non-market economy country,\12\ within the
meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, we calculated normal value in
this review in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act.
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\12\ See Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Aluminum Foil
from the People's Republic of China: Affirmative Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less-Than-Fair Value and Postponement of
Final Determination, 82 FR 50858, 50861 (November 2, 2017) (citing
Memorandum, ``China's Status as a Non-Market Economy,'' dated
October 26, 2017), unchanged in Certain Aluminum Foil from the
People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value, 83 FR 9282 (March 5, 2018).
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For a full description of the methodology underlying the
preliminary results of this review, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document
and is made available to the public via Enforcement and Compliance's
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service
System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be found at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
Preliminary Results of Review
We are assigning the following dumping margins to the firms listed
below for the period December 1, 2019, through November 30, 2020:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd./Jinko Solar Co., 32.69
Ltd./JinkoSolar Technology (Haining) Co., Ltd./Yuhuan Jinko
Solar Co., Ltd./Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd./Jiangsu
Jinko Tiansheng Solar Co., Ltd./JinkoSolar (Chuzhou) Co.,
Ltd./JinkoSolar (Yiwu) Co., Ltd./and JinkoSolar (Shangrao)
Co., Ltd...................................................
Risen Energy Co. Ltd., Risen (Wuhai) New Energy Co., Ltd., 19.26
Zhejiang Twinsel Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., Risen
(Luoyang) New Energy Co., Ltd., Jiujiang Shengzhao Xinye
Technology Co., Ltd., Jiujiang Shengzhao Xinye Trade Co.,
Ltd., Ruichang Branch,\13\ Risen Energy (HongKong) Co.,
Ltd., Risen Energy (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. (Changzhou) and
Risen Energy (YIWU) Co., Ltd...............................
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Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to the Following Companies:
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Anji DaSol Solar Energy Science & Technology Co., Ltd....... 23.17
Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd., Chint New Energy 23.17
Technology (Haining) Co., Ltd.,\14\ Chint Solar (Jiuquan)
Co., Ltd., Chint Solar (Hong Kong) Company Limited.........
JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd....................... 23.17
LONGi Solar Technology Co., Ltd.\15\........................ 23.17
Shanghai JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd....................... 23.17
Shenzhen Topray Solar Co., Ltd.............................. 23.17
Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd................................. 23.17
Wuxi Tianran Photovoltaic Co., Ltd.......................... 23.17
Xiamen Yiyusheng Solar Co., Ltd............................. 23.17
Zhejiang Aiko Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd.............. 23.17
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Disclosure and Public Comment
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\13\ Risen has alternatively used either ``Shengzhao'' or
``Shengchao'', and ``Trade'' or ``Technology'' in the names of the
companies Jiujiang Shengzhao and Ruichang Branch, despite one
company being a branch of the other company. However, Risen sold
these companies on December 23, 2019, and despite being capable of
producing and selling solar cells and panels, neither company
produced solar cells or solar panels, or sold subject merchandise to
the United States, during the POR. Therefore, the only action that
we have taken regarding the various versions of the company names
was to include the alternative versions of the company names in the
CBP module.
\14\ In the Initiation Notice, we stated that we were initiating
a review of Chint Energy (Haining) Co., Ltd. However, Commerce
previously determined that Chint Energy (Haining) Co., Ltd.'s
correct name is Chint New Energy Technology (Haining) Co., Ltd. See
AR7 Final Results IDM at Comment 5. We have corrected the name of
this company in the CBP module and will refer to this company as
Chint New Energy Technology (Haining) Co., Ltd. henceforth.
\15\ In the Initiation Notice, we stated that we were initiating
a review of LONGi Solar Technology Co. Ltd.; Lerri Solar Technology
Co., Ltd. However, Commerce previously determined that LONGi Solar
Technology Co. Ltd. was the successor-in-interest to Lerri Solar
Technology Co., Ltd., effective March 23, 2017. See Crystalline
Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules,
from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments;
2015-2016, 83 FR 35616 (July 27, 2018). Therefore, we will refer to
this company as LONGi Solar Technology Co. Ltd. henceforth.
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Commerce intends to disclose to parties to the proceeding the
calculations performed for these preliminary results of review within
five days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Interested parties may
submit case briefs no later than 30 days after the date of publication
of these preliminary results of review in the Federal Register.\16\
Rebuttal briefs may be filed no later than seven days after case briefs
are due and may respond only to arguments raised in the case
briefs.\17\ A table of contents, list of authorities used, and an
executive summary of issues should accompany any briefs submitted to
Commerce. The summary should be limited to five pages total, including
footnotes.\18\
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\16\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii).
\17\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
\18\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2), (d)(2).
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Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a
written request for a hearing to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days
after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.\19\ Requests should contain the party's name, address, and
telephone number, the number of individuals from the requesting party's
firm(s) that will attend the hearing, and a list of the issues the
party intends to discuss at the hearing. Oral arguments at the hearing
will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a
hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a date and
time to be determined.\20\ Parties should confirm by telephone the date
and time of the hearing two days before the scheduled date of the
hearing.
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\19\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\20\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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All submissions must be filed electronically using ACCESS.\21\ An
electronically filed document must be received successfully in its
entirety by Commerce's electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5 p.m.
Eastern Time (ET) on the due date.\22\ Note that Commerce has
temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents
containing business proprietary information until further notice.\23\
Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final results
of this administrative review, which will include the results of its
analysis of issues raised in any briefs, within 120 days of publication
of these preliminary results of review in the Federal Register,
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
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\21\ See generally 19 CFR 351.303.
\22\ See 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements);
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Electronic Filing
Procedures; Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR 39263
(July 6, 2011).
\23\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements
Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 29615 (May 18,
2020); and Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due
to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10,
2020).
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Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results of this review, Commerce will
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this
review.\24\ Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no
earlier than 35 days after date of publication of the final results of
this review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at
the U.S. Court of International Trade, the
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assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant
entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory
injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication).
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\24\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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For each individually examined respondent in this review whose
weighted-average dumping margin in the final results of review is not
zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), Commerce intends to
calculate importer/customer-specific assessment rates.\25\ Where the
respondent reported reliable entered values, Commerce intends to
calculate importer/customer-specific ad valorem assessment rates by
aggregating the amount of dumping calculated for all U.S. sales to the
importer/customer and dividing this amount by the total entered value
of the merchandise sold to the importer/customer.\26\ Where the
respondent did not report entered values, Commerce will calculate
importer/customer-specific assessment rates by dividing the amount of
dumping for reviewed sales to the importer/customer by the total
quantity of those sales. Commerce will calculate an estimated ad
valorem importer/customer-specific assessment rate to determine whether
the per-unit assessment rate is de minimis; however, Commerce will use
the per-unit assessment rate where entered values were not
reported.\27\ Where an importer/customer-specific ad valorem assessment
rate is not zero or de minimis, Commerce will instruct CBP to collect
the appropriate duties at the time of liquidation. Where either the
respondent's weighted average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or
an importer/customer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is zero or de
minimis, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.\28\
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\25\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012)
(Final Modification).
\26\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\27\ Id.
\28\ See Final Modification, 77 FR at 8103.
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For the respondents that were not selected for individual
examination in this administrative review, but which qualified for a
separate rate, the assessment rate will be based on the weighted-
average dumping margin(s) assigned to the respondent(s) selected for
individual examination, as appropriate, in the final results of this
review.\29\
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\29\ See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the People's Republic
of China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments: 2014-2015, 81
FR 29528 (May 12, 2016), and accompanying IDM at 10-11, unchanged in
Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Final
Determination of No Shipments; 2014-2015, 81 FR 54042 (August 15,
2016).
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Pursuant to Commerce's refinement to its practice, for sales that
were not reported in the U.S. sales database submitted by an exporter
individually examined during this review, Commerce will instruct CBP to
liquidate the entry of such merchandise at the dumping margin assigned
to the China-wide entity.\30\ Additionally, where Commerce determines
that an exporter under review had no shipments of subject merchandise
to the United States during the POR, any suspended entries of subject
merchandise that entered under that exporter's CBP case number during
the POR will be liquidated at the dumping margin assigned to the China-
wide entity.
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\30\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011), for a full
discussion of this practice.
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In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the final
results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of
antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final
results of this review and for future deposits of estimated antidumping
duties, where applicable.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit for
antidumping duties equal to the weighted-average amount by which normal
value exceeds U.S. price. The following cash deposit requirements apply
to all subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the
notice of the final results of this review in the Federal Register, as
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the exporters
listed in the table above, the cash deposit rate will be equal to the
weighted-average dumping margin established in the final results of
this review for the exporter (except, if the dumping margin is de
minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), then the cash deposit rate will
be zero for that exporter); (2) for previously investigated or reviewed
Chinese and non-Chinese exporters that are not listed in the table
above but that have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue
to be the exporter-specific rate established in the most recently
completed segment of this proceeding; (3) for all Chinese exporters of
subject merchandise which have not been found to be entitled to a
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate for the China-
wide entity (i.e., 238.95 percent) \31\ and (4) for all non-Chinese
exporters of subject merchandise that have not received their own rate,
the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the China exporter
that supplied that non-Chinese exporter. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
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\31\ See AR1 Final, 80 FR at 41002.
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or countervailing
duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR.
Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's
presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or
countervailing duties has occurred, and the subsequent assessment of
double antidumping duties and/or an increase in the amount of
antidumping duties by the amount of the countervailing duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results of review
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: December 16, 2021.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, Performing the
Non-Exclusive Functions and Duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Sections in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
V. Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
VI. Single Entity Treatment
VII. Discussion of the Methodology
VIII. Recommendation
Appendix II
Companies Preliminarily Determined To Be Part of the China-Wide Entity
1. BYD (Shangluo) Industrial Co., Ltd.
2. De-Tech Trading Limited HK
3. Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co., Ltd.
4. JA Solar Co., Ltd.
5. Jiawei Solarchina (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
6. JinkoSolar International Ltd.
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7. Lightway Green New Energy Co., Ltd.
8. Ningbo ETDZ Holdings, Ltd.
9. Ningbo Qixin Solar Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd.
10. Renesola Jiangsu Ltd.
11. Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd.
12. Shenzhen Sungold Solar Co., Ltd.
13. Suntech Power Co., Ltd.
14. Taizhou BD Trade Co., Ltd.
15. tenKsolar (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
16. Trina Solar Co., Ltd.; Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science and
Technology Co., Ltd.; Yancheng Trina Guoneng Photovoltaic Technology
Co., Ltd.; Changzhou Trina Solar Yabang Energy Co., Ltd.; Turpan
Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.; Hubei Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.;
Trina Solar (Hefei) Science and Technology Co., Ltd.; Changzhou
Trina Hezhong Photoelectric Co., Ltd.
17. Yingli Green Energy International Trading Company Limited
[FR Doc. 2021-27847 Filed 12-22-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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