Tariffs & HTS
China R-32 review rescinded; U.S. cash deposits unchanged
Commerce ended its 2025–26 administrative review of the existing antidumping order on difluoromethane (R-32) from China because CBP data showed no reviewable suspended entries. The rescission applies September 18, 2026. It does not cancel the order or change current cash-deposit requirements.
What changed
The review covered March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026.
Without a suspended entry to assess at a review-calculated rate, Commerce rescinded this review under 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3). A petitioner raised possible transshipment through Thailand; Commerce referred that allegation to CBP, while the cited CBP data still showed no suspended China-origin R-32 entries in the review period.
Commerce says existing cash-deposit rates remain in force and appropriate entries will be assessed at the deposit rate required when entered. This is a review outcome, not a finding that every R-32 shipment was exempt.
What an import team should check
- Separate the rescinded March 2025–February 2026 review from the continuing China R-32 antidumping order in internal records.
- For a specific shipment, confirm origin, scope, entry date, suspension status and the deposit rate actually required at entry with the customs broker.
- Retain entry and origin evidence, broker assessment and the official notice; do not assume the Thailand allegation has been resolved by this rescission.