Notice2026-02640
Hydrofluorocarbon Blends From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2023-2024
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February 10, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that sales of hydrofluorocarbon blends (HFC blends) from the People's Republic of China (China) were made at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024. In addition, we are making a preliminary determination of no shipments for one company. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5905-5908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02640]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-028]
Hydrofluorocarbon Blends From the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2023-2024
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that sales of hydrofluorocarbon blends (HFC blends) from the
People's Republic of China (China) were made at less than normal value
(NV) during the period of review (POR) August 1, 2023, through July 31,
2024. In addition, we are making a preliminary determination of no
shipments for one company. We invite interested parties to comment on
these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable February 10, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caroline Carroll, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4948.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 19, 2016, Commerce published in the Federal Register an
antidumping duty (AD) order on HFC
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blends from China.\1\ On September 20, 2024, based on a timely request
for review from the American HFC Coalition,\2\ in accordance with 19
CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review of the
Order covering 21 exporters of the subject merchandise.\3\
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\1\ See Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the People's Republic of
China: Antidumping Duty Order, 81 FR 55436 (August 19, 2016)
(Order).
\2\ See HFC Coalition's Letter, ``Request for Administrative
Review,'' dated August 30, 2024.
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 77079 (September 20, 2024) (Initiation
Notice).
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On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this
administrative proceeding by 90 days.\4\ On July 17, 2025, Commerce
extended the deadline for the preliminary results of this
administrative review by 111 days.\5\ Due to the lapse in
appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025,
Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by 47
days.\6\ Additionally, due to a backlog of documents that were
electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS)
during the Federal Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025, Commerce
tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by an additional 21
days.\7\ Finally, on January 2, 2026, Commerce extended the deadline
for the preliminary results by nine days.\8\ Accordingly, the deadline
for these preliminary results is now February 5, 2026.
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of 2023-2024 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated
July 17, 2025.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\8\ See Memorandum, ``Second Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of 2023-2024 Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review,'' dated January 2, 2026.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\9\
The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
electronically via 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 accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>. A list of the topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached in
Appendix I of this notice.
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\9\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the 2023-2024 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the People's Republic of China,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the Order are shipments of HFC blends from
China. For a full description of the scope of the Order, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review when there are no reviewable entries of subject
merchandise during the POR for which liquidation is suspended.\10\
Normally, upon completion of an administrative review, the suspended
entries are liquidated at the AD assessment rate calculated for the
review period.\11\ Therefore, for an administrative review to be
conducted, there must be a suspended entry that Commerce can instruct
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate at the AD
assessment rate calculated for the POR.\12\
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\10\ See, e.g., Dioctyl Terephthalate from the Republic of
Korea: Rescission of Antidumping Administrative Review; 2021-2022,
88 FR 24758 (April 24, 2023); see also Certain Carbon and Alloy
Steel Cut- to Length Plate from the Federal Republic of Germany:
Recission of Antidumping Administrative Review; 2020-2021, 88 FR
4157 (January 24, 2023).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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On October 21, 2024, Zhejiang Yonghe Refrigerant Co., Ltd.
(Zhejiang Yonghe) reported that it made no shipments of subject
merchandise to the United States during the POR.\13\ Based on the no-
shipment certification and information obtained from CBP,\14\ we
preliminarily determine that Zhejiang Yonghe did not have any shipments
of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR.
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\13\ See Zhejiang Yonghe's Letter, ``Submission of Statement of
No Shipment,'' dated October 21, 2024.
\14\ See Memorandum, ``Release of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Entry Data,'' dated October 23, 2024.
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Consistent with Commerce's practice in non-market economy (NME)
cases, we have not rescinded this review with respect to Zhejiang
Yonghe but will continue our review of this company and issue
instructions to CBP based on the final results of the review.\15\
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\15\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011 (Non-Market
Economy Assessment Notice); see also Certain Activated Carbon from
the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review, and Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments; 2019-2020, 86 FR 33988 (June 28, 2021).
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Preliminary Affiliation and Single Entity Determination
Based on record evidence in this review, on July 28, 2025, we
preliminarily determined that: (1) the following companies are
affiliated, pursuant to section 771(33)(F) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act): Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
(Sanmei), Jiangsu Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu Sanmei), and
Fujian Qingliu Dongying Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd. (Fujian Qingliu); and
(2) pursuant to 19 CFR 351.401(f)(1)-(2), Sanmei, Jiangsu Sanmei, and
Fujian Qingliu should be collapsed and treated as a single entity
(collectively, Sanmei). For additional information, see the Preliminary
Affiliation and Collapsing Memorandum.\16\
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\16\ See Memorandum, ``Preliminary Affiliation and Collapsing
Memorandum,'' dated July 29, 2025 (Preliminary Affiliation and
Collapsing Memorandum).
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Separate Rate
Commerce preliminarily determines that Sanmei, the only company
individually examined in this review, is eligible to receive a separate
rate.\17\
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\17\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at ``Separate Rates.''
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China-Wide Entity
Under Commerce's policy regarding the conditional review of the
China-wide entity,\18\ the China-wide entity will not be under review
unless a party specifically requests, or Commerce self-initiates, a
review of the entity. Because no party requested a review of the China-
wide entity in this review, the entity is not under review, and the
entity's rate (i.e., 216.37 percent) is not subject to change.\19\
Commerce considers the companies under review listed in Appendix II to
this notice, which did not file a separate rate application or
demonstrate separate rate eligibility, to be part of the China-wide
entity.\20\
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\18\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).
\19\ See Order.
\20\ See Initiation Notice, 89 FR at 77080 (``All firms listed
below that wish to qualify for separate rate status in the
administrative reviews involving NME countries must complete, as
appropriate, either a separate rate application or certification, as
described below.'').
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of the Act. We calculated export price in accordance with
section 772 of the Act. Because China is an NME country within the
meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, we calculated NV in accordance
with section 773(c) of the Act. For a full description of the
methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.\21\
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\21\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at ``Discussion of the
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Preliminary Results of Review
Commerce preliminarily determines that the following weighted-
average dumping margin exists for the period August 1, 2023, through
July 31, 2024:
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Weighted-average dumping margin
Exporter (percent)
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Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Sanmei Chemical Ind. 182.61
Co., Ltd.; Fujian Qingliu Dongying Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd................
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties for these preliminary results within
five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this
notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii), we have modified the deadline for interested parties
to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the
date of the publication of this notice.\22\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than five days
after the date for filing case briefs.\23\ Interested parties who
submit case or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a
table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of
authorities.\24\ All briefs must be filed electronically using
ACCESS.\25\ An electronically filed document must be received
successfully in its entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the
established deadline.
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\22\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c); see also Administrative Protective
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Service Final Rule).
\23\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
\24\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
\25\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we
request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their
briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their
briefs.\26\ Further, we request that interested parties limit their
public executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not
including citations. We intend to use the public executive summaries as
the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision
memorandum that will accompany the final determination in this review.
We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant
citations in the public executive summary of each issue. Note that
Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the
service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\27\
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\26\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\27\ See APO and Service Final Rule.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce,
within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Hearing
requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address and telephone
number; (2) the number of participants; (3) whether any participant is
a foreign national; and (4) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues
raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective
case briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce will inform
interested parties of the scheduled date for the hearing.\28\
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\28\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Final Results of Review
Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review, including the results of our
analysis of the issues raised in any case briefs, not later than 120
days after the date of publication of this notice.
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of this administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review. The final results of this review shall
be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of
merchandise covered by this review and for future deposits of estimated
duties, where applicable.\29\
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\29\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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For Sanmei, Commerce calculated importer-specific ad valorem duty
assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping
calculated for Sanmei's examined sales to the total entered value of
those sales. Where either a respondent's weighted-average dumping
margin is zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR
351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific rate is zero or de minimis, we
will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard
to antidumping duties.\30\
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\30\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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Pursuant to Commerce's assessment practice,\31\ for entries that
were not reported in the U.S. data submitted by Sanmei, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the China-wide rate (i.e.,
216.37 percent).\32\ 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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\31\ See Non-Market Economy Assessment Notice, 76 FR at 65694.
\32\ See Order, 81 FR at 55438.
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For the companies listed in Appendix II found to be part of the
China-wide entity, we will instruct CBP to liquidate all entries of
subject merchandise during the POR exported by these companies at the
China-wide rate of 216.37 percent. Further, for Zhejiang Yonghe, the
company we preliminarily determined to have no shipments, we will
instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries at
a rate equal to the cash deposit rate of estimated antidumping duties
required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from
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warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i).
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 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).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for Sanmei, the
cash deposit rate will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin
established in the final results of this administrative review (except,
if the rate is zero or de minimis, then a cash deposit rate of zero
will be required); (2) for previously examined exporters not listed
above that have received a separate rate in a prior segment of this
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the existing
exporter-specific rate published for the most recently-completed
segment of this proceeding; (3) for all Chinese exporters of subject
merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate,
the cash deposit rate will be that for the China-wide entity (i.e.,
216.37 percent); and (4) for all non-Chinese exporters of subject
merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate applicable to the Chinese exporter(s) that
supplied that non-Chinese exporter. These cash deposit requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
This administrative review and notice are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, 19 CFR
351.213(d)(4), and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: February 5, 2026.
Christopher Abbott,
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 Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Recommendation
Appendix II
Companies Considered To Be Part of the China-Wide Entity
1. Best Inc. Limited
2. Changzhou Vista Chemical Co., Ltd.
3. Daikin Fluorochemicals (China) Co., Ltd.
4. Dongyang Weihua Refrigerants Co., Ltd.
5. Hangzhou Icetop Refrigeration Co., Ltd.
6. ICool Chemical Co. Ltd.
7. Oasis Chemical Co., Limited
8. Qingdao Shingchem New Material Co.
9. Sinochem Environmental Protection Chemicals (Taicang) Co., Ltd.
10. Superfy Industrial Limited
11. Tianjin Synergy Gases Products, Co., Ltd.
12. Weitron International Refrigeration Equipment (Kunshan) Co.,
Ltd.
13. Weitron International Refrigeration Equipment Co., Ltd.
14. Yangfar Industry Co., Ltd.
15. Zhejiang Hoating Lighting Co., Ltd.
16. Zhejiang Lantian Environmental Protection Fluoro Material Co.
Ltd.
17. Zhejiang Quzhou Lianzhou Refrigerants Co., Ltd.
18. Zhejiang Zhonglan Refrigeration Technology Co., Ltd.
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