[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 46 (Thursday, March 11, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13886-13888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05099]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-121]


Difluoromethane (R-32) From the People's Republic of China: 
Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), 
Commerce is issuing the antidumping duty (AD) order on difluoromethane 
(R-32) from the People's Republic of China (China).

DATES: Applicable March 11, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Miller or Joshua Tucker, 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) 482-3906 or (202) 
482-2044, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In accordance with section 735(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), on January 19, 2021, Commerce published its 
affirmative final determination in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 
investigation of R-32 from China.\1\
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    \1\ See Difluoromethane (R-32) From the People's Republic of 
China: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value, 86 FR 5136 (January 19, 2021).
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    On March 2, 2021, the ITC notified Commerce of its final 
affirmative determination that an industry in the United States is 
materially injured by reason of imports of R-32 from China, within the 
meaning of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act.\2\
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    \2\ See ITC's Letter, Final Determination Notification, dated 
March 2, 2021.
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Scope of the Order

    The product covered by this order is R-32 from China. For a 
complete description of the scope of the order, see Appendix I to this 
notice.

Antidumping Duty Order

    On March 2, 2021, in accordance with sections 735(b)(i)(A)(i) and 
735(d) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its final determination 
that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason 
of imports of R-32 from China.\3\ Therefore, in accordance with section 
735(c)(2) of the Act, we are issuing this order. Because the ITC 
determined that imports of R-32 from China are materially injuring a 
U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such merchandise from China 
which are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption are 
subject to the assessment of antidumping duties.
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    \3\ Id.
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    Therefore, in accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act, 
Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, antidumping duties equal 
to the amount by which the normal value of the merchandise exceeds the 
export price (or constructed export price) of the subject merchandise, 
for all relevant entries of R-32 from China. Antidumping duties will be 
assessed on unliquidated entries of R-32 from China entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after August 27, 2020, 
the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination.\4\
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    \4\ See Difluoromethane (R-32) from the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than 
Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination, 85 FR 52950 
(August 27, 2020) (Preliminary Determination).
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Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 736 of the Act, Commerce will instruct 
CBP to continue to suspend liquidation on all relevant entries of R-32 
from China, which are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after the date of publication of the ITC's final 
determination in the Federal Register. These instructions suspending 
liquidation will remain in effect until further notice.
    Commerce will also instruct CBP to require cash deposits for 
estimated antidumping duties equal to the cash deposit rates for each 
producer and exporter combination listed below. Accordingly, effective 
on the date of publication in the Federal Register of the ITC's final 
determination, CBP will require, at the same time as importers would 
normally deposit estimated duties on the subject merchandise, a cash 
deposit equal to the rates listed below:\5\
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    \5\ See section 736(a)(3) of the Act.

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                                                             Estimated
                                                             weighted-
             Producer                     Exporter            average
                                                          dumping margin
                                                             (percent)
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Taizhou Qingsong Refrigerant New    Taizhou Qingsong              161.49
 Material Co., Ltd.                  Refrigerant New
                                     Material Co., Ltd.
Zibo Feiyuan Chemical Co., Ltd....  Zibo Feiyuan                  221.06
                                     Chemical Co., Ltd.
Zibo Feiyuan Chemical Co., Ltd....  T.T. International            221.06
                                     Co., Ltd.
Producers Supplying the Non-        Non-Individually              196.19
 Individually- Examined Exporters    Examined Exporters
 Receiving Separate Rates (see       Receiving Separate
 Appendix II).                       Rates (see Appendix
                                     II).
China-Wide Entity.................  ....................          221.06
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Provisional Measures

    Section 733(d) of the Act states that suspension of liquidation 
pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in 
effect for more than four months, except that Commerce may extend the 
four-month period to no more than six months at the request of 
exporters representing a significant proportion of exports of the 
subject merchandise. At the request of Taizhou Qingsong Refrigerant New 
Material Co., Ltd. and Zibo Feiyuan Chemical Co., Ltd., exporters that 
account for a significant proportion of R-32 from China, we extended 
the four-month period to six months.\6\ Commerce published its 
Preliminary Determination on August 27, 2020.
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    \6\ See Preliminary Determination, 85 FR at 52952.
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    The extended provisional measures period, beginning on the date of 
publication of the Preliminary Determination, ended on February 22, 
2021. Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act and our 
practice, we will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of 
liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties, 
unliquidated entries of R-32 from China, entered, or withdrawn, from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after February 23, 2021, the first day 
provisional measures were no longer in effect, until and through the 
day preceding the date of publication of the ITC's final determination 
in the Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation and the collection 
of cash deposits will resume on the date of publication of the ITC's 
final determination in the Federal Register.

Notifications to Interested Parties

    This notice constitutes the order with respect to R-32 from China 
pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act. Interested parties can find a 
list of orders currently in effect at http://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
    This order is published in accordance with section 736(a) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).

    Dated: March 8, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I--

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order is difluoromethane (R-32), 
or its chemical equivalent, regardless of form, type or purity 
level. R-32 has the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number 
of 75-10-5 and the chemical formula CH2 F2. R-32 is also referred to 
as difluoromethane, HFC-32, FC-32, Freon-32, methylene difluoride, 
methylene fluoride, carbon fluoride hydride, halocarbon R32, 
fluorocarbon R32, and UN 3252. Subject merchandise also includes R-
32 and unpurified R-32 that are processed in a third country or the 
United States, including, but not limited to, purifying or any other 
processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the 
scope of this order if performed in the country of manufacture of 
the in-scope R-32. R-32 that has been blended with products other 
than pentafluoroethane (R-125) is included within this scope if such 
blends contain 85% or more by volume on an actual percentage basis 
of R-32. In addition, R-32 that has been blended with any amount of 
R-125 is included within this scope if such blends contain more than 
52% by volume on an actual percentage basis of R-32. Whether R-32 is 
blended with R-125 or other products, only the R-32 component of the 
mixture is covered by the scope of this order. The scope also 
includes R-32 that is commingled with R-32 from sources not subject 
to this order. Only the subject component of such commingled 
products is covered by the scope of this order.
    Excluded from the current scope is merchandise covered by the 
scope of the antidumping order on hydrofluorocarbon blends from the 
People's Republic of China. See Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the 
People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 81 FR 55436 
(August 19, 2016) (the Blends Order).
    R-32 is classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (HTSUS) subheading 2903.39.2035. Other merchandise 
subject to the current scope, including the abovementioned blends 
that are outside the scope of the Blends Order, may be classified 
under 2903.39.2045 and 3824.78.0020. The HTSUS subheadings and CAS 
registry number are provided for convenience and customs purposes. 
The written description of the scope of the order is dispositive.

Appendix II--

                         Separate Rate Companies
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                Exporter                             Producer
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                                           Producers Supplying the Non-
  Non-Individually Examined Exporters         Individually-Examined
        Receiving Separate Rates           Exporters Receiving Separate
                                                      Rates
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Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited  Changshu 3F Zhonghao New
                                          Chemical Materials Co., Ltd.
Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited  Zhejiang Zhiyang Chemical Co.,
                                          Ltd.
Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited  Taizhou Huasheng New
                                          Refrigeration Material Co.,
                                          Ltd.
Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited  Zhejiang Lishui Fuhua Chemical
                                          Co., Ltd.
Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited  Zibo Feiyuan Chemical Co., Ltd.
Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited  Jiangsu Meilan Chemical Co.,
                                          Ltd.
Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited  Taizhou Qingsong Refrigerant
                                          New Material Co., Ltd.
Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited  Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical
                                          Industry Co., Ltd.
Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited  Shandong Huaan New Material
                                          Co., Ltd.
Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited  Liaocheng Fuer New Materials
                                          Technology Co., Ltd.
Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited  Ruyuan Dongyangguang Fluorine
                                          Co., Ltd.
Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited  Shandong Xinlong Science
                                          Technology Co., Ltd.
Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited  Linhai Limin Chemicals Co.,
                                          Ltd.
Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited  Dongyang Weihua Refrigerants
                                          Co., Ltd.
Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited  Zhejiang Fulai Refrigerant Co.,
                                          Ltd.
Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited  Zhejiang Guomao Industrial Co.,
                                          Ltd.
Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited  Zhejiang Yonghe Refrigerant
                                          Co., Ltd.
Icool International (Hong Kong) Limited  Shanghai Aohong Chemical Co.,
                                          Ltd.
Ninhua Group Co., Ltd..................  Changshu 3F Zhonghao New
                                          Chemical Materials Co., Ltd.
Ninhua Group Co., Ltd..................  Zhejiang Zhiyang Chemical Co.,
                                          Ltd.
Ninhua Group Co., Ltd..................  Taizhou Huasheng New
                                          Refrigeration Material Co.,
                                          Ltd.
Ninhua Group Co., Ltd..................  Zhejiang Lishui Fuhua Chemical
                                          Co., Ltd.
Ninhua Group Co., Ltd..................  Zibo Feiyuan Chemical Co., Ltd.
Ninhua Group Co., Ltd..................  Jiangsu Meilan Chemical Co.,
                                          Ltd.
Ninhua Group Co., Ltd..................  Taizhou Qingsong Refrigerant
                                          New Material Co., Ltd.

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Ninhua Group Co., Ltd..................  Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical
                                          Industry Co., Ltd.
Ninhua Group Co., Ltd..................  Shandong Huaan New Material
                                          Co., Ltd.
Ninhua Group Co., Ltd..................  Liaocheng Fuer New Materials
                                          Technology Co., Ltd.
Ninhua Group Co., Ltd..................  Ruyuan Dongyangguang Fluorine
                                          Co., Ltd.
Ninhua Group Co., Ltd..................  Shandong Xinlong Science
                                          Technology Co., Ltd.
Ninhua Group Co., Ltd..................  Linhai Limin Chemicals Co.,
                                          Ltd.
Ninhua Group Co., Ltd..................  Dongyang Weihua Refrigerants
                                          Co., Ltd.
Ninhua Group Co., Ltd..................  Zhejiang Fulai Refrigerant Co.,
                                          Ltd.
Ninhua Group Co., Ltd..................  Zhejiang Guomao Industrial Co.,
                                          Ltd.
Ninhua Group Co., Ltd..................  Zhejiang Yonghe Refrigerant
                                          Co., Ltd.
Ninhua Group Co., Ltd..................  Shanghai Aohong Chemical Co.,
                                          Ltd.
Shandong Huaan New Material Co., Ltd...  Shandong Huaan New Material
                                          Co., Ltd.
T.T. International Co., Ltd............  Sinochem Lantian Fluoro
                                          Materials Co., Ltd.
T.T. International Co., Ltd............  Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical
                                          Industry Co., Ltd.
T.T. International Co., Ltd............  Shandong Huaan New Material
                                          Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd.  Jiangsu Sanmei Chemical Ind.
                                          Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd.  Fujian Qingliu Dongying
                                          Chemical Co., Ltd.
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