Commerce Department Announces Preliminary Results of Antidumping Review on R-125 from China

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The U.S. Department of Commerce has released the preliminary results of its latest antidumping duty review on pentafluoroethane (R-125) imported from China. This review covers shipments made from March 1, 2023, through February 29, 2024.

Antidumping Review Background

An antidumping duty order on R-125 from China has been in place since March 3, 2022. The recent review was started after requests from several companies and a U.S. petitioner. The companies included Shandong Dongyue Chemical Co. Ltd. (Dongyue), Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co. Ltd. (Sanmei), and Zhejiang Yonghe Refrigerant Co., Ltd (Yonghe). Sanmei was chosen as the main respondent for this review.

The Department set and changed several deadlines for reviewing the case, with the current preliminary results dated July 7, 2025.

Scope of the Review

The order covers pentafluoroethane (R-125) coming from China. The full scope is detailed in the preliminary decision memorandum, available online.

Partial Rescission of Review

The Department decided to rescind, or cancel, the review for Dongyue. There were no reviewable shipments by Dongyue during the period of review. This decision follows standard practice.

Separate Rates Eligibility

The Department reviewed which companies could get their own separate rates, rather than being grouped with all exporters from China. Sanmei submitted all required documents and remains eligible for a separate rate.

Yonghe did not send in a separate rate certification. This means Yonghe will not get its own separate rate. Instead, it is grouped with the China-wide entity.

Treatment of the China-Wide Entity

Yonghe is now considered part of the China-wide group since it did not qualify for a separate rate. The China-wide entity’s rate stands at 267.51 percent and is not being changed in this review.

Preliminary Dumping Margin

For the review period, the Department calculated a weighted-average dumping margin of 60.08 percent for Sanmei (including its named affiliates).

Next Steps

The Department will release its calculations to interested parties within five days. Parties have 21 days after this publication to submit comments, called briefs. Rebuttal briefs, limited to arguments in case briefs, may be filed within five days after that.

Parties must submit all briefs electronically, following the rules for formatting and service. They should also provide a summary for each issue they raise, no longer than 450 words.

A hearing can be requested within 30 days. The Department intends to issue its final results within 120 days unless an extension is needed.

Assessment of Duties

When the review is finalized, the Department will tell U.S. Customs how much antidumping duty to collect on entries covered by the review. For Sanmei, this will be based on either entered values or quantity, depending on the details reported.

For Dongyue, since the review was rescinded, duties will be assessed at the rate in place when the goods entered the U.S.

For Yonghe, now part of the China-wide entity, a rate of 267.51 percent will be applied.

Cash Deposit Requirements

After final results are published, new cash deposit rates will take effect for future entries according to these rules:

• For exporters listed with new rates, those rates apply.
• For Chinese and non-Chinese exporters who received a separate rate previously, those rates stay the same.
• For all other Chinese exporters without a separate rate, the 267.51 percent rate for the China-wide entity applies.
• For non-Chinese exporters without a specific rate, the rate of the Chinese supplier applies.

Importer Responsibilities

Importers must file a certificate about reimbursement of duties. Not filing can lead to double collection of antidumping duties.

Review Process

These preliminary results are published according to U.S. law and regulations. The Department reminds all interested parties to comply with procedural requirements as the review continues.

For more details, documents, and the full decision memorandum, see the ACCESS system at https://access.trade.gov.

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