BILLING CODE: 3510-DS-P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-898]
Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023
AGENCY:

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that
chlorinated isocyanurates (chlorinated isos) from the People’s Republic of China (China) were
sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), June
1, 2022, through May 31, 2023. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary
results.
DATES: Applicable [Insert date of publication in the Federal Register].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Carey, AD/CVD Operations, Office
VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 4823964.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 3, 2023, Commerce initiated this administrative review of the antidumping
duty (AD) order on chlorinated isos from China covering the POR.1 This review covers two
producers/exporters: Heze Huayi Chemical Co., Ltd. (Heze Huayi); and Juancheng Kangtai

See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 51271 (August 3, 2023).

Chemical Co., Ltd. (Kangtai). On February 9, 2024, Commerce extended the deadline for the
preliminary results of this administrative review by 119 days, until June 28, 2024.2
For details regarding the events that occurred subsequent to the initiation of this review,
see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is included as the appendix 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 .
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are chlorinated isos, which are derivatives of cyanuric
acid, described as chlorinated s-triazine triones. Chlorinated isos are currently classifiable under
subheadings 2933.69.6015, 2933.69.6021, 2933.69.6050, 3808.40.50, 3808.50.40 and
3808.94.5000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. For a complete
description of the scope of the order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
The China-Wide Entity
Commerce’s policy regarding conditional review of the China-wide entity applies to this
administrative review.4 Under this policy, the China-wide entity will not be under review unless
a party specifically requests, or Commerce self-initiates, a review of the entity. Because no party

See Memorandum, “Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People’s Republic of China: Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated February 9, 2024.
3 See Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 2022-2023 Administrative Review
of the Antidumping Duty Order on Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People’s Republic of China,” dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
4 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 (November 4, 2013).
requested a review of the China-wide entity, the entity is not under review, and the entity’s rate
(i.e., 285.63 percent) is not subject to change.5
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export prices have been
calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Because China is a non-market economy
within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, NV has been calculated in accordance with
section 773(c) of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions,
see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of Review
Commerce preliminarily determines that Heze Huayi and Kangtai have established their
eligibility for a separate rate, and that the following weighted-average dumping margins exist for
the period of June 1, 2022, through May 31, 2023:
Exporter
Heze Huayi Chemical Co. Ltd.
Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co. Ltd.

Weighted-Average Dumping
Margin (percent)
9.05
11.76

Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in connection with these
preliminary results to interested parties within five days after the date of publication of this
notice, or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this
notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case briefs to Commerce
no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues
raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing case briefs.6

See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People’s
Republic of China, 70 FR 24502, 24505 (May 10, 2005).
6 See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a
table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.7
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 review, we instead request that interested
parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised
in their briefs.8 Further, we request that interested parties limit their public executive summary
of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the public
executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision
memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative review. We request
that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the public 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).9
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing must
submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed
electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and CVD Centralized Electronic
Service System (ACCESS). Requests should contain: (1) the party’s name, address, and
telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues
raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case briefs. An
electronically filed hearing request must be received successfully in its entirety by Commerce’s
electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice.

See 19 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
We use the term “issue” here to describe an argument that Commerce would normally address in a comment of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
9 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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Final Results of Review
Unless extended, we intend to issue the final results of this administrative review, which
will include the results of our analysis of issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, within 120
days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.10
Assessment Rates
Upon issuing the final results of this review, Commerce shall determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries
covered by this review.11 Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier
than 35 days after 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).
For each individually examined respondent in this review whose weighted-average
dumping margin in the final results of review is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5
percent), Commerce intends to calculate importer-specific assessment rates for antidumping
duties, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).12 Where the respondent reported reliable
entered values, Commerce intends to calculate importer-specific ad valorem assessment rates by
aggregating the amount of dumping calculated for all U.S. sales to the importer and dividing this
amount by the total entered value of the merchandise sold to the importer.13 Where the
respondent did not report entered values, Commerce will calculate importer-specific assessment
rates by dividing the amount of dumping for reviewed sales to the importer by the total quantity
of those sales. Commerce will calculate an estimated ad valorem importer-specific assessment
rate to determine whether the per-unit assessment rate is de minimis; however, Commerce will

See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act; see also 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
12 See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in
Certain Antidumping Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012) (Final Modification).
13 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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use the per-unit assessment rate where entered values were not reported.14 Where an importerspecific ad valorem assessment rate is not zero or de minimis, Commerce will instruct CBP to
collect the appropriate duties at the time of liquidation. Where either the respondent’s weighted
average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or an importer-specific ad valorem assessment
rate is zero or de minimis, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without
regard to antidumping duties.15 For entries that were not reported in the U.S. sales database
submitted by an exporter individually examined during this review, but that entered under the
case number of that exporter (i.e., at the individually-examined exporter’s cash deposit rate),
Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the China-wide rate.16
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of the final
results of this administrative review for all shipments of the subject merchandise from China
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for the exporters listed above that have a
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin
established in the final results of this review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis within the
meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), then a cash deposit rate of zero will be established for that
company); (2) for previously investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters not
listed above that are currently eligible for a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will continue to be
equal to the exporter-specific weighted-average dumping margin published for the most recently
completed segment of this proceeding; (3) for all Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that
have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the cash deposit
rate established for the China-wide entity (i.e., 285.63 percent); and (4) for all exporters of

Id.
See Final Modification, 77 FR at 8103.
16 For a full discussion of this practice, see Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of
Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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subject merchandise that are not located in China and that are not eligible for a separate rate, the
cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the Chinese exporter(s) that supplied the nonChinese exporter. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or
countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure
to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce’s presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties, and/or an increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the
countervailing duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213 and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: June 28, 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
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.

Summary
Background
Scope of the Order
Discussion of the Methodology
Adjustments Under Section 777A(f) of the Act
Currency Conversion
Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2024-14833 Filed: 7/8/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 7/9/2024]