R-134a Refrigerant from China: Final Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Results (2023–2024)

The U.S. Department of Commerce has concluded its annual administrative review of antidumping duties imposed on 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a), a hydrofluorocarbon refrigerant gas, imported from the People's Republic of China. The review covers the period April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024. Commerce determined that Chinese exporters sold R-134a in the United States at prices below normal value (i.e., below the cost of production or home market prices), confirming the existence of dumping during the review period. This finding triggers the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of R-134a from China during the POR. The final results establish the dumping margins that will be used to calculate the specific duty rates applied to individual Chinese exporters and producers. U.S. importers of R-134a from China will be assessed retroactive duties based on these margins for merchandise entered during the 2023–2024 review period. This action is part of Commerce's ongoing enforcement of U.S. trade remedy laws, which are designed to protect domestic manufacturers from unfairly priced foreign competition in the refrigerant and HVAC supply chain.

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