Notice2026-05002
Pentafluoroethane (R-125) From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
March 16, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Zhejiang Sanmei Ind. Co., Ltd (Sanmei), an exporter of pentafluoroethane (R-125) from the People's Republic of China, sold subject merchandise to the United States at prices below normal value during the period of review (POR) March 1, 2023, through February 29, 2024. Additionally, Commerce continues to determine that Zhejiang Yonghe Refrigerant Co., Ltd (Yonghe) is not eligible for a separate rate and therefore is part of the China-wide entity.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12565-12567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05002]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-137]
Pentafluoroethane (R-125) From the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
Zhejiang Sanmei Ind. Co., Ltd (Sanmei), an exporter of
pentafluoroethane (R-125) from the People's Republic of China, sold
subject merchandise to the United States at prices below normal value
during the period of review (POR) March 1, 2023, through February 29,
2024. Additionally, Commerce continues to determine that Zhejiang
Yonghe Refrigerant Co., Ltd (Yonghe) is not eligible for a separate
rate and therefore is part of the China-wide entity.
DATES: Applicable March 16, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Maciuba, AD/CVD
Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-0413.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 11, 2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
Preliminary Results of the 2023-2024 administrative review \1\ of the
antidumping duty order on R-125 from China and invited interested
parties to comment.\2\
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\1\ See Pentafluoroethane (R-125) from the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024, 90 FR 30866 (July 11, 2025),
and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ Id. 90 FR at 30868.
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Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown,
on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative
proceedings by 47 days.\3\ 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.\4\ The deadline for the final results is now
January 16, 2026.
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
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For a complete description of the events that occurred since the
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\5\ The
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and on file
electronically via
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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 Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for Final
Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Pentafluoroethane from the People's Republic of China; 2023-2024,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues
and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The products subject to the Order is R-125 from China.\6\ A full
description of the scope of the Order is provided in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
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\6\ See Pentafluoroethane (R-125) from the People's Republic of
China: Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 87 FR 12081
(March 3, 2022) (Order).
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in briefs filed by parties in this administrative
review are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum and are
listed in the appendix to this notice.
Separate Rate
No parties commented on Commerce's preliminary decision to grant a
separate rate to the Sanmei Companies,\7\ nor on Commerce's preliminary
decision not to grant a separate rate for Yonghe.\8\ We have made no
changes to Commerce's preliminary separate rate determination for these
final results.
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\7\ The Sanmei Companies are comprised of Zhejiang Sanmei;
Jiangsu Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd.; and Fujian Qingliu Dongying
Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd. See Pentafluoroethane (R-125) from the
People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2021-2023, 89 FR 66033 (August 14, 2024).
\8\ See Preliminary Results at ``Separate Rates'' section.
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China-Wide Entity
As noted above, we continue to find that Yonghe is ineligible for a
separate rate. Therefore, for the final results, we continue to find
that Yonghe is part of the China-wide entity.
Under Commerce's policy regarding the conditional review of the
China-wide entity,\9\ 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., 267.51 percent) is not subject to change.\10\
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\9\ 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).
\10\ See Order, 87 FR at 12082.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, and for the
reasons explained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, we made
certain changes to the margin calculation for Sanmei.\11\
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\11\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum at part IV.
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Final Results of Review
Commerce determines that the following estimated weighted-average
dumping margin exists for the period March 1, 2023, through February
29, 2024:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd.; Fujian Qingliu 48.67
Dongying Chemical Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Sanmei Chemical Ind.
Co., Ltd..................................................
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in
connection with these final results of review to interested parties
within five days after public announcement of the final results or, if
there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of
publication of the notice of final results in the Federal Register, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject
merchandise covered by this review.
For Sanmei, Commerce will calculate importer-specific assessment
rates for antidumping duties, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier
than 35 days after the 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 upon
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all
shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided for by
section 751a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for the Sanmei Companies, the cash
deposit rate will be equal to the dumping margin established in the
final results of this review; (2) for previously examined Chinese and
non-Chinese exporters not listed above that maintain separate rates
based on a prior completed segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit
rate will continue to be the existing exporter-specific cash deposit
rate; (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 the rate for the China-wide entity (i.e., 267.51 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 that supplied that non-Chinese
exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in
effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) 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.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern
business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding.
Timely written notification of return or destruction of APO materials
or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results of administrative
review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5) and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2).
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Dated March 9, 2026.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether to Apply Adverse Facts Available to Sanmei
Comment 2: Sanmei's Factors of Production Reporting
Comment 3: Whether to Grant a By-Product Offset to Sanmei
Comment 4: Sanmei's Market Economy Perchloroethylene Purchases
VI. Recommendation
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