Notice2026-18925
Chlorinated Isocyanurates From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results, and Rescission, in Part of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
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September 16, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that chlorinated isocyanurates from the People's Republic of China (China) were sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58631-58633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18925]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-898]
Chlorinated Isocyanurates From the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Results, and Rescission, in Part of 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 chlorinated isocyanurates from the People's Republic of
China (China) were sold in the United States at less than normal value
during the period of review (POR) June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025.
Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable September 16, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Alexander, 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) 482-4313.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 24, 2005, Commerce published the antidumping duty order on
chlorinated isocyanurates from China in the Federal Register.\1\ On
July 25, 2025, pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act), Commerce initiated an administrative review of
the Order covering the period June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025.\2\
The review was initiated covering three producers/exporters: Achlor
Chemical Ltd. (Achlor), Heze Huayi Chemical Co., Ltd. (Heze Huayi) and
Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co., Ltd. (Kangtai).\3\
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\1\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Chlorinated
Isocyanurates from the People's Republic of China, 70 FR 36561 (June
24, 2005) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 90 FR 35268 (July 25, 2025) (Initiation
Notice).
\3\ Id.
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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.\4\ 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.\5\ On April 24 and August 28, 2026, we extended the
deadline to issue these preliminary results by 120 days to no later
than September 8, 2026.\6\
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of All Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\6\ See Memoranda, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated April 24,
2026; and ``Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People's Republic of
China: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review,'' dated August 28, 2026.
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For a complete description of the events that occurred following
the initiation of this administrative review, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.\7\ A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is included as the appendix to this notice. The
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
electronically via ACCESS, which 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/frnotices">https://access.trade.gov/frnotices</a>.
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
on Chlorinated Isocyanurates 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 products covered by the Order are chlorinated isocyanurates,
which are derivatives of cyanuric acid, described as chlorinated s-
triazine triones. Chlorinated isocyanurates are currently classifiable
under subheadings 2933.69.6015, 2933.69.6021, 2933.69.6050, 3808.40.50,
3808.50.40, and 3808.94.5000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). For a complete description of the scope of the
Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Partial Rescission of Review
As noted above, we initiated this review with respect to four
companies.\8\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), Commerce will rescind
an administrative review when there are no reviewable suspended entries
during the POR. Normally, upon completion of an administrative review,
the suspended entries are liquidated at the antidumping duty assessment
rate for the review period.\9\ Therefore, for an administrative review
to be conducted, there must be a reviewable, suspended entry that
Commerce can instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
liquidate at the calculated antidumping duty assessment rate for the
review period.\10\ On August 11, 2025,
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Commerce placed on the record of the review CBP entry data for imports
made during the POR under the HTSUS codes listed in the scope of the
Order.\11\ On August 6, 2026, Commerce notified interested parties of
its intent to rescind the review with respect to the company for which
the CBP entry data query indicated to have had no reviewable, suspended
entries of subject merchandise during the POR, Achlor.\12\ No parties
commented on our intent to rescind. Accordingly, in the absence of any
suspended entries of subject merchandise from this company during the
POR, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to Achlor in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3). As a result, Heze Huayi and
Kangtai are the only mandatory respondents with suspended entries under
review during the POR.
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\8\ See Initiation Notice.
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\10\ See, e.g., Shanghai Sunbeauty Trading Co. v. United States,
380 F.Supp.3d 1328, 1337 (CIT 2019), at 12 (referring to section
751(a) of the Act, the U.S. Court of International Trade held that
``{w{time} hile the statute does not explicitly require that an
entry be suspended as a prerequisite for establishing entitlement to
a review, it does explicitly state the determined rate will be used
as the liquidation rate for the reviewed entries. This result can
only obtain if the liquidation of entries has been suspended''; see
also Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Final Determination of No Shipments; 2018-2019, 86 FR 36102 (July 8,
2021), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 4;
and Solid Fertilizer Grade Ammonium Nitrate from the Russian
Federation: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, 77 FR 65532 (October 29, 2012) (noting that ``for an
administrative review to be conducted, there must be a reviewable,
suspended entry to be liquidated at the newly calculated assessment
rate'').
\11\ See Memorandum, ``Release of Customs Entry Data from U.S.
Customs and Border Protection,'' dated August 11, 2025.
\12\ See Memorandum, ``Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, In
Part,'' dated August 6, 2026.
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The China-Wide Entity
Under Commerce's policy regarding the conditional review of the
China-wide entity,\13\ 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 entity's rate
(i.e., 285.63 percent) is not subject to change.\14\
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\13\ 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).
\14\ See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value: Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People's Republic of
China, 70 FR 24502, 24505 (May 10, 2005).
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Act. Export prices have been
calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Because China is
a non-market economy within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act,
normal value has been calculated in accordance with section 773(c) of
the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Separate Rates
In the Initiation Notice, we informed parties that firms for which
the review was initiated that wished to qualify for separate rate
status must complete, as appropriate, either a separate rate
application or a separate rate certification.\15\ Commerce
preliminarily determines that Heze Huayi and Kangtai are eligible to
receive a separate rate in this review. For further discussion, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\15\ See Initiation Notice, 90 FR at 35269-35270.
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As stated above, Commerce preliminarily determines that Heze Huayi
and Kangtai have established their eligibility for a separate rate, and
that the following weighted-average dumping margins exist for the POR,
June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter dumping
margin
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Heze Huayi Chemical Co. Ltd................................. 90.65
Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co. Ltd.......................... 72.63
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in
connection with these preliminary results to interested parties 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.\16\ 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.\17\ 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.\18\ All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS.
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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\16\ See 19 CFR 351.309.
\17\ 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).
\18\ 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.\19\ Further, we request that interested parties limit their
executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not
including citations. We intend to use the 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 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).\20\
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\19\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\20\ See APO and Service Procedures.
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Preliminary Results of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance within 30 days after the publication of this
notice. Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and
telephone number; (2) the number of participants, and whether any
participant is a foreign national; and (3) 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 intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be
determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and
location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. An
electronically filed hearing request must be received successfully in
its entirety by Commerce's electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5:00
p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this
notice.
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Assessment Rates
Upon issuing the final results of this review, Commerce shall
determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review.\21\ 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).
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\21\ 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-specific assessment rates for antidumping duties, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).\22\ Where the respondent reported
reliable entered values, Commerce intends to calculate importer-
specific ad valorem assessment rates by aggregating the amount of
dumping calculated for all U.S. sales to the importer and dividing this
amount by the total entered value of the merchandise sold to the
importer.\23\ Where the respondent did not report entered values,
Commerce will calculate importer-specific assessment rates by dividing
the amount of dumping for reviewed sales to the importer by the total
quantity of those sales. Commerce will calculate an estimated ad
valorem importer-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.\24\ Where
an importer-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-specific
ad valorem assessment rate is zero or de minimis, Commerce will
instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.\25\ For entries that were not reported in the U.S.
sales database submitted by an exporter individually examined during
this review, but that entered under the case number of that exporter
(i.e., at the individually-examined exporter's cash deposit rate),
Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the China-wide
rate.\26\
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\22\ 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).
\23\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\24\ Id.
\25\ See Final Modification, 77 FR at 8103.
\26 \ For a full discussion of this practice, see Non-Market
Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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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 the subject merchandise from China 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 the exporters
listed above that have a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be
equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the final
results of this review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis
within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), then a cash deposit rate of
zero will be established for that company); (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 cash deposit rate established for the
China-wide entity (i.e., 285.63 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 cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i)(3) of the Act, Commerce intends to
verify the information relied upon in its final results.
Final Results of Review
Unless extended, we intend to issue the final results of this
administrative review, which will include the results of our analysis
of issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, within 120 days of
the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.\27\
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\27\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act; see also 19 CFR
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Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a 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 results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213 and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: September 8, 2026.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and dutiesof the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
V. Discussion of the Methodology
VI. Adjustments Under Section 777A(f) of the Act
VII. Currency Conversion
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2026-18925 Filed 9-15-26; 8:45 am]
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