Notice2026-11261
Certain Corrosion Inhibitors From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
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June 4, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that producers/exporters subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) March 1, 2024, through February 28, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 107 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33698-33700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11261]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-122]
Certain Corrosion Inhibitors From the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
2024-2025
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that producers/exporters subject to this review made sales
of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period
of review (POR) March 1, 2024, through February 28, 2025. Interested
parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
DATES: Applicable June 4, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dusten Hom, AD/CVD Operations, Office
I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-5075.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 19, 2021, based on timely requests of review, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative
review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain corrosion
inhibitors from the People's Republic of China (China) with respect to
10 companies.\1\ On June 11, 2025, Commerce selected Anhui Trust Chem
Co., Ltd. (ATC) and Nantong Botao Chemical Co., Ltd (Botao) as the
mandatory respondents in this review.\2\
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\1\ See Certain Corrosion Inhibitors from the People's Republic
of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 86 FR 14869 (March 19, 2021)
(Order).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection,'' dated June 11,
2025.
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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\ and, 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\ On January 20, 2026, Commerce extended the deadline for
issuing the preliminary results of this review until June 1, 2026.\5\
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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.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated January
20, 2026.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this administrative review, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.\6\ A list of this topics discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice. 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/frnotices">https://access.trade.gov/public/frnotices</a>.
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary
Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain
Corrosion Inhibitors from the People's Republic of China; 2024-
2025,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the Order is corrosion inhibitors from
China. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\7\
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\7\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at the ``Scope'' section
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Because
China is a non-market economy (NME) country within the meaning of
section 771(18) of the Act, we calculated normal value in accordance
with section 773(c) of the Act. For a full description of the
methodology underlying our preliminary results, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Separate Rates
We preliminarily determine that, in addition to ATC and Botao, two
companies not individually examined are eligible for separate rates in
this administrative review, Gold Chemical Limited (Gold Chemical) and
Kanghua Chemical Co., Ltd. (Chuzhou Kanghua).\8\ The Act and Commerce's
regulations do not address the establishment of a separate rate to be
applied to companies 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
rate for separate-rate respondents which Commerce did not examine
individually in an administrative review.
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\8\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at the ``Separate Rate
Determinations'' section for more details.
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In these preliminary results, we calculated rates for ATC and Botao
that are not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts available.
Therefore, the rates of ATC and Botao are applicable to Chuzhou Kanghua
and Gold Chemical, the companies not selected for individual
examination but eligible for a separate rate. Accordingly, for the
preliminary results, we are assigning to Chuzhou Kanghua and Gold
Chemical an estimated weighted-average dumping margin based on the
average of the two individually examined respondents' rates weighted by
their publicly available ranged U.S. sales values.\9\
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\9\ See Memorandum, ``Preliminary Separate Rate for Respondents
Not Selected for Individual Examination,'' dated concurrently with
this memorandum.
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China-Wide Entity
Commerce's policy regarding the conditional review of the China-
wide entity applies to this administrative review.\10\ Under this
policy, 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,
the entity is not under review, and the
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entity's assessment rate (i.e., 241.02 percent) is not subject to
change.\11\
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\10\ 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).
\11\ See Order.
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Six companies under review, as identified in Appendix II, failed to
establish their eligibility for a separate rate because they did not
file a Separate Rate Application or Certification. Accordingly,
Commerce preliminarily determines that these companies are not eligible
for a separate rate and are, thus, part of the China-wide entity and
subject to the China-wide entity rate.\12\
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\12\ Id.
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Preliminary Results of Review
Commerce preliminarily determines the following estimated weighted-
average dumping margins exist for the period March 1, 2024, through
February 28, 2025:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Anhui Trust Chem Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Trust Chem Co., Ltd.; 61.51
Nanjing Trust Chem Co., Ltd................................
Nantong Botao Chemical Co., Ltd............................. 86.96
Gold Chemical Limited....................................... 73.75
Kanghua Chemical Co., Ltd................................... 73.75
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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).
Verification
As provided in section 782(i)(3) of the Act, Commerce intends to
verify the information relied upon in making its final results.
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven
days after the date on which the last verification report is issued in
this review. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case
briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing
case briefs.\13\ Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal
briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing
each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.\14\
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); 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 Procedures).
\14\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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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.\15\ 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 results in this administrative
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).\16\
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\15\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\16\ See APO and Service Procedures.
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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, filed electronically via
ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) the party's
name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants;
and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Oral presentations at the
hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request
for a hearing is made, Commerce will inform parties of the scheduled
date for the hearing.\17\
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\17\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce will determine, and CBP shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in
accordance with the final results of this review.
If ATC and Botao's weighted-average dumping margin is not zero or
de minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent) in the final results of this
review, Commerce intends to calculate importer-specific assessment
rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of dumping
calculated for each importer's examined sales to the total entered
value of those sales. Where we do not have entered values for all U.S.
sales to a particular importer, we will calculate an importer-specific,
per-unit assessment rate on the basis of the ratio of the total amount
of dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales to the total
quantity of those sales.\18\ To determine whether an importer-specific,
per-unit assessment rate is de minimis, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.106(c)(2), we also will calculate an importer-specific ad valorem
ratio based on estimated entered values. If ATC's and Botao's weighted-
average dumping margin is zero or de minimis or where an importer-
specific ad valorem assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.\19\
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\18\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\19\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2); see also Antidumping Proceeding:
Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment
Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR
8101, 8103 (February 14, 2012).
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For the respondents that were not selected for individual
examination in this administrative review but qualified for a separate
rate, the assessment rate will be equal to the weighted-average dumping
margins calculated for the mandatory respondents consistent with
section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
For entries that were not reported in the U.S. sales database
submitted by the mandatory respondents during this review, Commerce
will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the China-wide rate.
For the final results, if we continue to treat the companies
identified in Appendix II as part of the China-wide entity, we will
instruct CBP to apply an ad valorem assessment rate of 241.02 percent
to all entries of subject merchandise during the POR which were
produced and/or exported by those companies.
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
duties, where applicable.
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
shipments of the subject merchandise from China
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entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the
publication date, as provided by sections 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1)
for the companies listed above, which have a separate rate, the cash
deposit rate will be that established in the final results of this
review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis, then zero cash
deposit will be required); (2) for previously investigated or reviewed
Chinese and non-Chinese exporters not listed above that received a
separate rate in a prior segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit
rate will continue to be the existing exporter-specific 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
existing rate for the China-wide entity of 241.02 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 preliminary reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing 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/and or countervailing
duties 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), 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: June 1, 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. Affiliation and Collapsing
V. Discussion of the Methodology
VI. Adjustment Under Section 777A(f) of the Act
VII. Currency Conversion
VIII. Recommendation
Appendix II
Companies Considered To Be Part of the China-Wide Entity
1. Relic Chemicals
2. Sagar Speciality Chemicals Pvt., Ltd.
3. Wuxi Connect Chemicals Co., Ltd.
4. Yasho Industries Pvt. Ltd.
5. Connect Chemicals China Co., Ltd.
6. Connect Chemicals GMBH
[FR Doc. 2026-11261 Filed 6-3-26; 8:45 am]
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