Antidumping Duty Review: R-134a from China

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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)

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 https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

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 (7)

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)

Final Results of Review

Commerce determines that the following weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period April 1, 2023, through March
31, 2024:

| Exporter | Weighted-average dumping margin
(percent) |
| --- | --- |
| Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co. Ltd./Jiangsu Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd./Fujian Qingliu Dongying Chemical Ind. Co. Ltd. 10 | 173.90 |

Disclosure

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

  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)]()

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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Footnotes

(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.

(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).

(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).

(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.

(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.

(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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