A-570-044: antidumping duty order on 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) from China
A-570-044 is the US Department of Commerce case number for the antidumping duty order on 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) from China, in force since 19 April 2017 and continued after a sunset review on 31 October 2022. Goods in scope entered under this case carry an antidumping cash deposit at entry on top of the normal duty.
Reviewed September 2026 against the ITA order list and the Federal Register.
Case numberA-570-044Antidumping duty (AD), non-market economy
Product1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) ITA commodity group: Chemicals and Allied Industries
Next sunset reviewSeptember 2027 month Commerce is due to initiate the five-year review
Rates in the order notice
167.02%PRC-Wide Entity rate
As printed in the order notice (82 FR 18422, 19 April 2017). The deposit an entry pays today is the rate assigned to the exporter or producer on the invoice in the latest administrative review, which can be higher or lower than this; a company that has never been reviewed keeps the all-others rate. Check the current rate for your supplier in Commerce's ACCESS case record before pricing an order.
HTS numbers named in the scope
The subheadings the notice lists as the ones subject merchandise may enter under. They are given for convenience; the written scope is what decides whether goods are covered, and goods under other numbers can still be in scope.
2903.39.2020
Scope, from the order notice
Scope of the Order
The product covered by the scope is 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane, R-
134a, or its chemical equivalent, regardless of form, type, or purity
level. The chemical formula for 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane is
CF<INF>3</INF>-CH<INF>2</INF>F, and the Chemical Abstracts Service
registry number is CAS 811-97-2.\3\
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\3\ 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane is sold under a number of trade
names including Klea 134a and Zephex 134a (Mexichem Fluor); Genetron
134a (Honeywell); Freon<SUP>TM</SUP> 134a, Suva 134a, Dymel 134a,
and Dymel P134a (Chemours); Solkane 134a (Solvay); and Forane 134a
(Arkema). Generically, 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane has been sold as
Fluorocarbon 134a, R-134a, HFC-134a, HF A-134a, Refrigerant 134a,
and UN3159.
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Merchandise subject to the scope is currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') at
subheading 2903.39.2020. Although the HTSUS subheading and CAS registry
number are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope is dispositive.
Excerpt from 82 FR 18422. Scopes are amended by later scope rulings and circumvention findings; the notice list below has them.
What A-570-044 means when you import
Cash deposit at entry. For every entry of goods in scope, CBP collects an estimated antidumping duty cash deposit at the rate assigned to the exporter or producer on the entry, on top of the Column 1 duty and any Chapter 99 trade-remedy lines. The same product from two plants in China can deposit at different rates, so ask the supplier which legal entity will appear as exporter and as producer on the invoice before you price the order. China is treated as a non-market economy in antidumping cases: an exporter that has not established its own separate rate deposits at the country-wide rate, which is normally the highest in the case.
Deposit now, final duty later. The deposit is not the final duty. The entry stays unliquidated until Commerce completes the administrative review for the period it was entered in, then CBP liquidates it at the rate that review sets, and bills or refunds the difference with interest. AD/CVD entries therefore stay open for years, and the importer of record carries the difference. Commerce must be asked for a review each anniversary month of the order; if nobody asks, entries liquidate at the deposit rate.
Reimbursement certificate. Before liquidation the importer files a certificate under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) stating whether the exporter has paid or reimbursed the antidumping duty. If it is not filed, Commerce may presume reimbursement and deduct the duty a second time in the margin calculation. Brokers file it with the entry summary; make sure yours does.
Entry reporting. The AD/CVD case number goes on the 7501 line alongside the HTS number, and any Chapter 99 lines the goods carry are reported in the order CBP prescribes; the tariff updates tracker carries the current Chapter 99 sequence and the actions behind it. Goods finished, cut or packaged in a third country stay in scope if the notice's written scope covers them, so a change of shipping origin is not a change of AD/CVD origin.
Estimating the stack. The tariff simulator returns the Column 1 rate and the Chapter 99 additional duties for an HTS number and origin; it does not add antidumping or countervailing deposits. Add the deposit at your supplier's current rate on top of what it shows. Airlift USA does not hold a US customs broker licence; entries on cargo we move are filed through our licensed broker network.
Case list: AD/CVD Orders and Suspension Agreements, International Trade Administration, Enforcement and Compliance — ITA dashboard, export of September 2026. Notices, rates and HTS numbers: Federal Register API v1. Both are US Government works in the public domain. This page is a reference, not legal or customs advice.
Importing 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) from China under A-570-044?
Tell us the product, the exporter and producer named on the invoice, the load port, the US delivery point and the ready date. We come back with the ocean freight, the destination charges and how the entry is filed through our licensed broker network; the AD/CVD cash deposit itself is set by the rate on the entry, not by us.