Notice2026-06448
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
April 2, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) from the People's Republic of China (China) was sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 63 (Thursday, April 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16640-16641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06448]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-044]
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) 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
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) from the People's Republic of China
(China) was sold in the United States at less than normal value during
the period of review (POR), April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024.
DATES: Applicable April 2, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Conniff, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 8, 2025, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of
this review in the Federal Register and invited interested parties to
comment on those results.\1\ Due to the lapse in appropriations and
Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all
deadlines in administrative proceedings by 47 days.\2\ 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.\3\ On
February 3, 2026, we extended the deadline for the final results by 33
days.\4\ On March 17, 2026, Commerce extended the deadline for the
final results to April 10, 2026.\5\
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\1\ See 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) from the People's
Republic of China: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024, 90 FR 38455
(August 8, 2025) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of All Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated February 3, 2026.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Second Extension of Deadline for Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated March 17,
2026.
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For a summary of the events that occurred since the Preliminary
Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\ The Issues and
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 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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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: 1,1,1,2-
Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) 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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Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with
section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order <SUP>7</SUP>
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\7\ See 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) from the People's
Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 18422 (April 19,
2017) (Order).
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The merchandise covered by the Order is R-134a, or its chemical
equivalent, regardless of form, type, or purity level, from China. For
a complete description of the scope, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs are addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues that parties
raised and to which we responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
is attached at the appendix to this notice.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding the Preliminary Results, we made certain
changes to the margin calculation for Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co.
Ltd.; Jiangsu Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd.; and Fujian Qingliu
Dongying Chemical Ind. Co. Ltd. (collectively, Sanmei). For a
discussion of these changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
The China-Wide Entity
No party under review has been determined to be part of the China-
wide entity. Because no party requested a review of the China-wide
entity, and Commerce no longer considers the China-wide entity as an
exporter conditionally subject to administrative reviews,\8\ we did not
conduct a review of the China-wide entity. Thus, the weighted-average
dumping margin for the China-wide entity rate (i.e., 167.02 percent) is
not subject to change.\9\
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\8\ 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, 65969-70 (November
4, 2013).
\9\ See Order, 82 FR at 18423.
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Final Results of Review
Commerce determines that the following weighted-average dumping
margin exists for the period April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co. Ltd./Jiangsu Sanmei 173.90
Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd./Fujian Qingliu Dongying Chemical
Ind. Co. Ltd.\10\..........................................
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\10\ Commerce has previously found Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind.
Co. Ltd, Jiangsu Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd., and Fujian Qingliu
Dongying Chemical Ind. Co. Ltd. to comprise a single entity. See
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) from the People's Republic of
China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Final Determination of No Shipments; 2021- 2022, 88 FR 60639
(September 5, 2023). Because there is no information on the record
of this administrative review that would lead us to revisit this
determination, we are continuing to treat these companies as part of
a single entity for the purposes of this administrative review.
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Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations
performed for the final results in this review 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 Rate
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), where
the respondent reported the entered value of its U.S. sales, we
calculated importer-specific antidumping duty assessment rates by
aggregating the total amount of dumping calculated for the examined
sales of each importer and dividing each of these amounts by the total
entered value
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associated with those sales. Where the respondent did not report
entered value, we calculated a per-unit assessment rate for each
importer by dividing the total amount of dumping calculated for the
examined sales made to that importer by the total quantity associated
with those sales. To determine whether an importer-specific, per-unit
assessment rate is de minimis, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2),
we also calculated an importer-specific ad valorem ratio based on
estimated entered values. Where either the 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 assessment rate is zero or
de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties. Pursuant to a refinement in our
non-market economy practice, for sales that were not reported in the
U.S. sales data submitted by Sanmei during this review, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate entries associated with those sales at the
rate for the China-wide entity.\11\
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\11\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694, 65695 (October 24, 2011), for a
full discussion of this practice.
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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 for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rates for the companies
identified above in the ``Final Results of Review'' section will be
equal to the company-specific weighted-average dumping margin
established in the final results of this administrative review; (2) for
previously examined China and non-China exporters not listed above that
have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the
exporter-specific rate published for the most recently completed
segment of this proceeding; (3) for all China 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.,
167.02 percent); and (4) for all non-China exporters of subject
merchandise which have not received their own separate rate, the cash
deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the China exporter that
supplied that non-China exporter. These cash 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 POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of antidumping duties has occurred and the subsequent assessment of
double antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction 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 the return or destruction of APO materials, or
conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby requested. Failure
to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a violation
subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing this notice 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)(1).
Dated: March 30, 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
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: Adjusting Surrogate Values (SV) for Cost, Insurance,
and Freight
Comment 2: Recalculating Marine Insurance Expenses
Comment 3: SV for Sodium Hydroxide as an Aqueous Solution or
Solid
Comment 4: By-product Offsets
VI. Recommendation
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