[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 46 (Thursday, March 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16536-16540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04882]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-028]
Antidumping Duty Order on Hydrofluorocarbon Blends From the
People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of
Circumvention With Respect to R-410B From the Republic of Turkey
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determines that
imports of R-410B from the Republic of Turkey (Turkey), which are
completed in Turkey using components originating in the People's
Republic of China (China), and further processed in the United States,
as specified below, are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) order
on hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) blends from China.
DATES: Applicable March 7, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Porpotage, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1413.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 19, 2016, Commerce published the Order in the Federal
Register.\1\ On July 7, 2023, Commerce initiated a country-wide
circumvention inquiry to determine whether imports of R-410B from
Turkey, completed in Turkey using HFC components R-32 (difluoromethane)
and R-125 (pentafluoroethane) (collectively, China-origin components)
manufactured in China, and further processed in the United States are
circumventing the Order and, accordingly, should be covered by the
scope of the Order.\2\ In August 2023, Commerce selected the following
two mandatory respondents in this circumvention inquiry: Cantas Ic Ve
Dis Ticaret Sogutma Sistermleri Sanayi A.S. (Cantas) and ICE Sogutma
Sanayi Ve Ticaret Ltd. (ICE Sogutma).\3\ For a complete description of
the events that followed the initiation of this circumvention inquiry,
see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\4\
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\1\ See Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the People's Republic of
China: Antidumping Duty Order, 81 FR 55436 (August 19, 2016)
(Order).
\2\ See Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the People's Republic of
China: Initiation of Circumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping Duty
Order, 88 FR 43275 (July 7, 2023) (Initiation Notice).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection,'' dated August 25,
2023; see also Commerce's Letter, ``R-410B from Turkey Initial
Questionnaire,'' dated August 28, 2023.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Antidumping Duty Order on
Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Decision Memorandum for the Circumvention Inquiry with
Respect to R-410B from the Republic of Turkey,'' dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the Order is certain HFC blends. For a
complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.\5\
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\5\ Id. at 3-4.
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Merchandise Subject to the Circumvention Inquiry
This circumvention inquiry covers imports of R-410B from Turkey,
which are completed in Turkey using China-origin HFC components and
further processed in the United States (inquiry merchandise).
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this circumvention inquiry in accordance
with section 781(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
and 19 CFR 351.226. For a complete description of the methodology
underlying this circumvention inquiry, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included in Appendix I to this notice. The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Preliminary Circumvention Determination
As detailed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, and the
``Application of Facts Available and Use of Adverse Inferences''
section, Commerce preliminarily determines that R-410B from Turkey,
completed in Turkey using HFC components from China, that is further
processed in the United States, is circumventing the Order on a
country-wide basis. As a result, in accordance with section 781(a) of
the Act, we preliminarily determine that the inquiry merchandise should
be included within the scope of the Order. See the ``Suspension of
Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements'' section below for details
regarding suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements. See
the ``Certifications'' and ``Certification Requirements for Turkey''
sections below for details regarding the use of certifications for
inquiry merchandise exported from Turkey.
Use of Adverse Facts Available (AFA)
Pursuant to section 776(a) of the Act, if the necessary information
is not available on the record, or an interested party withholds
requested information, fails to provide requested information by the
deadline or in the form and manner requested, or significantly impedes
a proceeding, Commerce shall use the facts otherwise available in
reaching the applicable determination. Moreover, pursuant to section
776(b) of the Act, Commerce may use inferences adverse to the interests
of an interested party in selecting from among the facts otherwise
available if the party fails to cooperate by not acting to the best of
its ability to provide requested information.
Commerce requested information from Cantas and ICE Sogutma. In
these initial questionnaires, Commerce explained that, if the company
to which Commerce issued the questionnaire fails to respond to the
questionnaire, or fails to provide the requested information, Commerce
may find that the company failed to cooperate by not acting to the best
of its ability to comply with the request for information, and may use
an inference that is adverse to the company's interests in selecting
from the facts otherwise available. Cantas, one of the mandatory
respondents in Turkey, received, but failed to respond to, Commerce's
questionnaire.\6\
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\6\ Id. at 4-6; see also Memorandum, ``Delivery Confirmation,''
dated September 1, 2023.
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Therefore, we preliminarily find that Cantas failed to provide
requested information by the deadline or in the form and manner
requested, and significantly impeded this inquiry. Moreover, we find
that this company failed to cooperate to the best of its ability to
provide the requested information because it did not provide a response
to Commerce's initial questionnaire. Consequently, we used adverse
inferences with respect to Cantas in selecting from among the facts
otherwise available on the record, pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b)
of the Act. For details regarding the AFA used in this preliminary
determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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As detailed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, based on AFA,
we preliminarily determine that Cantas further processed the inquiry
merchandise in the United States into subject merchandise, and that
U.S. entries of that merchandise are circumventing the Order.
Additionally, we preliminarily find that Cantas is precluded from
participating in the certification program that we are establishing for
exports of R-410B completed in Turkey using HFC components from China,
that is further processed in the United States.
Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
Based on the preliminary affirmative country-wide determination of
circumvention for Turkey, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.226(l)(2), we
will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend
liquidation and require a cash deposit of estimated duties on
unliquidated entries of R-410B, completed in Turkey using China-origin
components, that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after July 7, 2023, the date of publication of the
initiation of this circumvention inquiry in the Federal Register.\7\
CBP shall require cash deposits in accordance with the rate established
for the China-wide entity, i.e., 216.37 percent,\8\ for entries of such
merchandise produced in Turkey.
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\7\ See Initiation Notice, 88 FR at 43275.
\8\ See Order, 81 FR at 55438.
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R-410B produced in Turkey from HFC blends that is not of Chinese-
origin is not subject to this inquiry. Therefore, cash deposits are not
required for such merchandise under the Order. If an importer imports
R-410B from Turkey and claims that it was not produced using China-
origin HFC components and/or not further processed into subject
merchandise in the United States, in order to not be subject to the
Order cash deposit requirements, the importer and exporter are required
to meet the certification and documentation requirements described in
the ``Certifications'' and ``Certification Requirements for Turkey''
sections, below.
Commerce has established the following third-country case number
for Turkey in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) for such
entries: A-489-400. For Cantas, which will not be permitted to certify
that its merchandise was not produced from China-origin HFC components,
Commerce will direct CBP, for all entries of R-410B from Turkey
produced or exported by Cantas, to suspend liquidation and require a
cash deposit at the rate established for the China-wide entity, i.e.,
216.37 percent, under this third country case number.\9\
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\9\ Cantas is not currently eligible to participate in the
certification program as either the producer or exporter. In
addition, other parties exporting R-410B produced by Cantas will
likewise not be eligible to participate in the certification program
with regard to such products.
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Where no certification is provided for an entry, and the Order
potentially applies to that entry, Commerce intends to instruct CBP to
suspend the entry and collect cash deposits at the rate established for
the China-wide entity, i.e., 216.37 percent, under the third-country
case number above. These suspension of liquidation instructions will
remain in effect until further notice.
Certified Entries
Entries for which the importer and exporter have met the
certification requirements described below and in Appendix II to this
notice will not be subject to either the suspension of liquidation or
the cash deposit requirements described above. Failure to comply with
the applicable requisite certification requirements may result in the
merchandise being subject to duties.
Certifications
To administer the preliminary affirmative country-wide
determination of circumvention, Commerce established importer and
exporter certifications, which allow companies to certify that specific
entries of R-410B from Turkey are not subject to suspension of
liquidation or the collection of cash deposits pursuant to this
preliminary affirmative country-wide determination of circumvention
because the merchandise is not made with China-origin components and/or
it is not further processed into subject merchandise in the United
States (see Appendix II to this notice).
Because Cantas was non-cooperative, it is not currently eligible to
participate in the certification program described above.\10\ Commerce
may reconsider the eligibility of Cantas in the certification process
in a future administrative review. Each year during the anniversary
month of the publication of an AD or countervailing duty (CVD) order,
finding, or suspended investigation, an interested party, as defined in
section 771(9) of the Act, may request, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213, that Commerce conduct an administrative review of that AD or
CVD order, finding, or suspended investigation. An interested party who
would like Commerce to conduct an administrative review of the Order
should wait until Commerce announces via the Federal Register the next
opportunity during the anniversary month of the publication of the
Order to submit such review requests. The anniversary month for this
Order is August.
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\10\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at the ``Application of
Facts Available and Use of Adverse Inferences'' section; see also,
e.g., Anti-circumvention Inquiry of the Antidumping Duty Order on
Certain Pasta from Italy: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of
Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order, 63 FR 18364, 18366
(April 15, 1998), unchanged in Anti-Circumvention Inquiry of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Pasta from Italy: Affirmative
Final Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order,
63 FR 54672, 54675-76 (October 13, 1998).
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Importers and exporters that claim that their entries of R-410B
from Turkey are not subject to suspension of liquidation or the
collection of cash deposits because the merchandise is not made with
China-origin components and/or is not further processed into subject
merchandise in the United States must complete the applicable
certifications and meet the certification and documentation
requirements described below, as well as the requirements identified in
the applicable certification.
Certification Requirements for Turkey
Importers are required to complete and maintain the applicable
importer certification, and maintain a copy of the applicable exporter
certification, and retain all supporting documentation for both
certifications. With the exception of the entries described below, the
importer certification must be completed, signed, and dated by the time
the entry summary is filed for the relevant entry. The importer, or the
importer's agent, must submit both the importer's certification and the
exporter's certification to CBP as part of the entry process by
uploading them into the document imaging system (DIS) in ACE. Where the
importer uses a broker to facilitate the entry process, the importer
should obtain the entry summary number from the broker. However, agents
of the importer, such as brokers, are not permitted to certify on
behalf of the importer.
Exporters are required to complete and maintain the applicable
exporter certification and provide the importer with a copy of that
certification and all supporting documentation (e.g., invoice, purchase
order, production records, etc.). With the exception of the entries
described below, the exporter certification must be completed, signed,
and dated by the time of shipment of the relevant entries. The exporter
certification should be completed by the
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party selling the R-410B that was manufactured in Turkey and exported
to the United States.
Additionally, the claims made in the certifications and any
supporting documentation are subject to verification by Commerce and/or
CBP. Importers and exporters are required to maintain the
certifications and supporting documentation until the later of: (1) the
date that is five years after the latest entry date of the entries
covered by the certification; or (2) the date that is three years after
the conclusion of any litigation in United States courts regarding such
entries.
For all R-410B from Turkey that was entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption during the period July 7, 2023 (the date of
initiation of this circumvention inquiry), through the date of
publication of the preliminary determination in the Federal Register,
where the entry has not been liquidated (and entries for which
liquidation has not become final), the relevant certification should be
completed and signed as soon as practicable, but not later than 45 days
after the date of publication of this preliminary determination in the
Federal Register. For such entries, importers and exporters each have
the option to complete a blanket certification covering multiple
entries, individual certifications for each entry, or a combination
thereof. The exporter must provide the importer with a copy of the
exporter certification within 45 days of the date of publication of
this preliminary determination in the Federal Register.
For unliquidated entries (and entries for which liquidation has not
become final) of R-410B from Turkey that were declared as non-AD type
entries (e.g., type 01) and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption in the United States during the period July 7, 2023 (the
date of initiation of this circumvention inquiry), through the date of
publication of the preliminary determination in the Federal Register,
for which none of the above certifications may be made, importers must
file a Post Summary Correction with CBP, in accordance with CBP's
regulations, regarding conversion of such entries from non-AD type
entries to AD type entries (e.g., type 01 to type 03). Importers should
report those AD type entries using the third-country case numbers
identified in the ``Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit
Requirements'' section, above. The importer should pay cash deposits on
those entries consistent with the regulations governing post summary
corrections that require payment of additional duties.
If it is determined that an importer and/or exporter has not met
the certification and/or related documentation requirements for certain
entries, Commerce intends to instruct CBP to suspend, pursuant to this
preliminary affirmative country-wide determination of circumvention and
the Order,\11\ all unliquidated entries for which these requirements
were not met and to require the importer to post applicable cash
deposits equal to the rate noted above.
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\11\ See Order.
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Interested parties may comment on these certification requirements,
and on the certification language contained in Appendix II to this
notice in their case briefs.
Verification
As provided in 19 CFR 351.307, Commerce may verify information
relied upon in making its final determination.
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments should be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven
days after the date on which any verification report is issued.
Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be
filed no later than five days after the date for filing case
briefs.\12\ Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal
briefs in these proceedings must submit: (1) a statement of the issue;
and (2) a table of authorities.\13\ Case and rebuttal briefs should be
filed using ACCESS.
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\12\ 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 Final Service Rule).
\13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior
proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an
executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages
total, including footnotes. In this circumvention inquiry, we instead
request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their
briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their
briefs.\14\ 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 determination of this
circumvention inquiry. 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).\15\
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\14\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\15\ See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other
Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings; Final
Rule, 88 FR 67069 (September 29, 2023).
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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, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days
after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register,
filed electronically via ACCESS. Requests should contain: (1) the
requesting party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number
of individuals from the requesting party that will attend the hearing;
and (3) a list of the issues that the party intends to discuss at the
hearing. Oral presentations at the hearing will be limited to issues
raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, parties will
be notified of the time and date for the hearing.
U.S. International Trade Commission Notification
Consistent with section 781(e) of the Act, Commerce will notify the
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) of this preliminary
determination to include the merchandise subject to this circumvention
inquiry within the Order. Pursuant to section 781(e) of the Act, the
ITC may request consultations concerning Commerce's proposed inclusion
of the inquiry merchandise. If, after consultations, the ITC believes
that a significant injury issue is presented by the proposed inclusion,
it will have 60 days from the date of notification by Commerce to
provide written advice.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing this determination in accordance
with section 781(b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.226(g)(1).
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Dated: March 1, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I--Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Merchandise Subject to the Circumvention Inquiry
V. Period of the Circumvention Inquiry
VI. Application of Facts Available and Use of Adverse Inferences
VII. Statutory and Regulatory Framework for the Circumvention
Inquiry
VIII. Statutory Analysis for the Circumvention Inquiry
IX. Summary of Statutory Analysis
X. Country-Wide Affirmative Determination of Circumvention and
Certification Requirements
XI. Recommendation
Appendix II--Importer Certification
I hereby certify that:
A. My name is {IMPORTING COMPANY OFFICIAL'S NAME{time} and I am
an official of {NAME OF IMPORTING COMPANY{time} , located at
{ADDRESS of IMPORTING COMPANY{time} .
B. I have direct personal knowledge of the facts regarding the
importation into the Customs territory of the United States of the
hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) blend R-410B produced in Turkey that entered
under the entry number(s) identified below, and which is covered by
this certification. ``Direct personal knowledge'' refers to facts
the certifying party is expected to have in its own records. For
example, the importer should have direct personal knowledge of the
importation of the product, including the exporter's and/or foreign
seller's identity and location.
C. If the importer is acting on behalf of the first U.S.
customer, include the following sentence as paragraph C of this
certification:
The R-410B covered by this certification was imported by
{IMPORTING COMPANY{time} on behalf of {U.S. CUSTOMER{time} ,
located at {ADDRESS OF U.S. CUSTOMER{time} ;
If the importer is not acting on behalf of the first U.S.
customer, include the following sentence as paragraph C of this
certification:
{NAME OF IMPORTING COMPANY{time} is not acting on behalf of the
first U.S. customer.
D. The R-410B covered by this certification was shipped to {NAME
OF PARTY IN THE UNITED STATES TO WHOM THE MERCHANDISE WAS FIRST
SHIPPED{time} located at {U.S. ADDRESS TO WHICH MERCHANDISE WAS
SHIPPED{time} .
E. Select appropriate statement below:
__The R-410B covered by this certification does not contain HFC
Components produced in China.
__I have direct personal knowledge of the facts regarding the
end use of the imported product because my company is the end user
of the imported product covered by this certification and I certify
that the imported R-410B from Turkey will not be used to produce
subject merchandise. ``Direct personal knowledge'' includes
information contained within my company's books and records.
__I do not have personal knowledge of the facts regarding the
end use of the imported product because my company is not the end
user of the imported product covered by this certification. However,
I have been able to contact the end user of the imported product and
confirm that it will not use this product to produce subject
merchandise. The end user of the imported product is {COMPANY
NAME{time} located at {ADDRESS{time} . ``Personal knowledge''
includes facts obtained from another party (e.g., correspondence
received by the importer from the end user of the product).
F. The imported R-410B covered by this certification will not be
further processed into in-scope HFC blends in the United States.
G. This certification applies to the following entries (repeat
this block as many times as necessary):
Entry Summary #:
Entry Summary Line Item #:
Foreign Seller:
Foreign Seller's Address:
Foreign Seller's Invoice #:
Foreign Seller's Invoice Line Item #:
Country of Origin of HFC Components:
Producer:
Producer's Address:
H. I understand that {NAME OF IMPORTING COMPANY{time} is
required to maintain a copy of this certification and sufficient
documentation supporting this certification (i.e., documents
maintained in the normal course of business, or documents obtained
by the certifying party, for example, product data sheets, chemical
testing specifications, productions records, invoices, etc.) for the
later of: (1) the date that is five years after the date of the
latest entry covered by the certification or; (2) the date that is
three years after the conclusion of any litigation in the United
States courts regarding such entries.
I. I understand that {IMPORTING COMPANY{time} is required to
submit a copy of the importer and exporter certifications as part of
the entry summary by uploading them into the document imaging system
(DIS) in ACE, and to provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) with the
importer certification, and any supporting documentation, and a copy
of the exporter's certification, and any supporting documentation
provided to the importer by the exporter, upon request of either
agency;
J. I understand that the claims made herein, and the
substantiating documentation, are subject to verification by CBP
and/or Commerce.
K. I understand that failure to maintain the required
certification and supporting documentation, or failure to
substantiate the claims made herein, or not allowing CBP and/or
Commerce to verify the claims made herein, may result in a de facto
determination that all entries to which this certification applies
are within the scope of the antidumping duty (AD) order on
hydrofluorocarbon blends from the People's Republic of China. I
understand that such finding will result in:
(i) suspension of liquidation of all unliquidated entries (and
entries for which liquidation has not become final) for which these
requirements were not met;
(ii) the requirement that the importer post applicable
antidumping duty cash deposits (as appropriate) equal to the rates
determined by Commerce; and
(iii) the importer no longer being allowed to participate in the
certification process.
L. I understand that agents of the importer, such as brokers,
are not permitted to make this certification.
M. This certification was completed by the time of filing the
entry summary, if the entry date is more than 14 days after the
publication of Commerce's preliminary determination of circumvention
in the Federal Register, or within 45 days of the date on which
Commerce published its notice of preliminary determination of
circumvention in the Federal Register.
N. I am aware that U.S. law (including, but not limited to, 18
U.S.C. 1001) imposes criminal sanctions on individuals who knowingly
and willfully make materially false statements to the U.S.
government.
Signature--------------------------------------------------------------
{NAME OF COMPANY OFFICIAL{time}
{TITLE OF COMPANY OFFICIAL{time}
{DATE{time}
Exporter Certification
The party that made the sale to the United States should fill
out the exporter certification.
I hereby certify that:
A. My name is {COMPANY OFFICIAL'S NAME{time} and I am an
official of {NAME OF FOREIGN COMPANY THAT MADE THE SALE TO THE
UNITED STATES{time} ; located at {ADDRESS OF FOREIGN COMPANY THAT
MADE THE SALE TO THE UNITED STATES{time} ;
B. I have direct personal knowledge of the facts regarding the
production and exportation of the hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) blend R-
410B for which sales are identified below. ``Direct personal
knowledge'' refers to facts the certifying party is expected to have
in its own records. For example, an exporter should have direct
personal knowledge of the producer's identity and location.
C. The R-410B, and the individual components thereof, covered by
this certification was shipped to {NAME OF PARTY IN THE UNITED
STATES TO WHOM MERCHANDISE WAS FIRST SHIPPED{time} , located at
{U.S. ADDRESS TO WHICH MERCHANDISE WAS SHIPPED{time} ;
D. The R-410B produced in Turkey does not contain HFC components
(i.e., R-32 and R-125) produced in the People's Republic of China
(China), regardless of whether sourced directly from a Chinese
producer or from a downstream supplier;
E. This certification applies to the following sales to {NAME OF
U.S. CUSTOMER{time} , located at {ADDRESS OF U.S. CUSTOMER{time}
(repeat this block as many times as necessary):
Foreign Seller's Invoice # to U.S. Customer:
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Foreign Seller's Invoice to U.S. Customer Line item #:
Producer Name:
Producer's Address:
Producer's Invoice # to Foreign Seller: (If the foreign seller and
the producer are the same party, put NA here.)
Name of Producer of HFC Components:
Location (Country) of Producer of HFC Components:
F. I understand that {NAME OF FOREIGN COMPANY THAT MADE THE SALE
TO THE UNITED STATES{time} required to maintain a copy of this
certification and sufficient documentation supporting this
certification (i.e., documents maintained in the normal course of
business, or documents obtained by the certifying party, for
example, product data sheets, chemical testing specifications,
productions records, invoices, etc.) for the later of: (1) the date
that is five years after the latest date of the entries covered by
the certification; or (2) the date that is three years after the
conclusion of any litigation in the United States courts regarding
such entries;
G. I understand that {NAME OF FOREIGN COMPANY THAT MADE THE SALE
TO THE UNITED STATES{time} is required to provide the U.S. importer
with a copy of this certification and is required to provide U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and/or the U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) with this certification, and any supporting
documents, upon request of either agency;
H. I understand that the claims made herein, and the
substantiating documentation are subject to verification by CBP and/
or Commerce;
I. I understand that failure to maintain the required
certification and supporting documentation, or failure to
substantiate the claims made herein, or not allowing CBP and/or
Commerce to verify the claims made herein, may result in a de facto
determination that all sales to which this certification applies are
within the scope of the antidumping duty order on hydrofluorocarbon
blends from the People's Republic of China. I understand that such a
finding will result in:
(i) suspension of all unliquidated entries (and entries for
which liquidation has not become final) for which these requirements
were not met;
(ii) the importer being required to post the cash deposits
determined by Commerce; and
(iii) the seller/exporter no longer being allowed to participate
in the certification process.
J. I understand that agents of the seller/exporter, such as
freight forwarding companies or brokers, are not permitted to make
this certification.
K. This certification was completed at the time of shipment, if
the entry date is more than 14 days after the publication of
Commerce's preliminary determination of circumvention in the Federal
Register, or within 45 days of the date on which Commerce published
its preliminary determination of circumvention in the Federal
Register.
L. I am aware that U.S. law (including, but not limited to, 18
U.S.C. 1001) imposes criminal sanctions on individuals who knowingly
and willfully make material false statements to the U.S. government.
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