France strontium chromate AD: final 2023-2024
Verified in Beauchamp. Cash deposit 0.00% for SNCZ. Assessment floor Dec 4 (by our count). Zero rate is not revocation.
Commerce determines that Société Nouvelle des Couleurs Zinciques (SNCZ) did not make sales of strontium chromate from France at less than normal value during the period of review November 1, 2023 through October 31, 2024. The final weighted-average dumping margin is 0.00% (A-427-830). The notice was placed on public inspection October 29, 2026 at 8:45 a.m. and is scheduled for publication October 30, 2026 (FR Doc. 2026-22233). Dated October 26, 2026, Scot Fullerton. Contacts: Jonathan Schueler, (202) 482-9175; Rachel Accorsi, (202) 482-3149.
France strontium chromate AD finals: SNCZ margin 0.00%. Zero rate for SNCZ does not end the order; all-others stays 32.16%.
What Commerce decided
- Order: Strontium Chromate from Austria and France: Antidumping Duty Orders, 84 FR 65349 (November 27, 2019).
- POR: November 1, 2023 through October 31, 2024.
- Preliminary results: May 8, 2026 (91 FR 25339).
- Verification: on-site verification of SNCZ in Beauchamp, France, June 1 to 5, 2026; verification report dated August 20, 2026.
- Deadline and briefing: final results deadline extended August 7, 2026 to October 28, 2026. Briefing schedule August 21, 2026; no case briefs filed. Verification-driven changes had no impact on the margin; no decision memorandum accompanies the notice.
SNCZ final margin 0.00% · cash deposit 0.00% · all-others continues 32.16% ad valorem
Order: 84 FR 65349 (Nov 27, 2019) · prelims 91 FR 25339 (May 8, 2026) · verified Jun 1–5, 2026 Beauchamp
Per-unit assessment (no entered values) · liquidate SNCZ entries without regard to AD · assessment floor Dec 4, 2026 (by our count)
Assessment and cash deposits
Because no entered values were on the record, Commerce calculated importer-specific per-unit assessment rates under 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). With SNCZ's weighted-average dumping margin at zero percent, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. The reseller policy still applies to unreviewed intermediary entries at the all-others rate when there is no intermediary rate.
Assessment instructions go to CBP no earlier than 35 days after publication. By our count from October 30, 2026, that floor is December 4, 2026. A timely CIT summons pauses liquidation of relevant entries until the statutory-injunction request window expires (within 90 days of publication; by our count, January 28, 2027).
Cash deposit for SNCZ is 0.00% for entries on or after publication. The all-others rate continues at 32.16% ad valorem from the LTFV investigation. A zero rate for SNCZ does not revoke the order; other exporters stay at their applicable rates. Importers still file the reimbursement certificate under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) before liquidation.
Antidumping duties are not drawback-eligible (19 U.S.C. 1677h). Ordinary customs duties on the same entries can still qualify when merchandise is exported or destroyed (or used to manufacture exported goods) and the claim otherwise qualifies. See AD/CVD drawback exclusion and how to file a duty drawback claim.
Action items
- Set SNCZ deposits to 0.00% for France strontium chromate entries on or after October 30, 2026 publication; keep all-others at 32.16% for other exporters.
- Expect no-AD liquidation for appropriate SNCZ POR entries once assessment instructions issue (floor December 4, 2026 by our count).
- Do not treat the order as gone: a zero company rate is not a revocation.
- File reimbursement certificates under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) before liquidation.
- FR Doc. 2026-22233 (A-427-830): Commerce final AD admin review for France strontium chromate, POR Nov 1, 2023–Oct 31, 2024. Public inspection Oct 29; scheduled publication Oct 30, 2026.
- SNCZ final margin 0.00% after Beauchamp verification. Cash deposit 0.00% for SNCZ; all-others continues at 32.16%. Order remains.
- Per-unit assessment; CBP will liquidate appropriate SNCZ entries without regard to AD. Assessment floor Dec 4, 2026 (by our count).
- AD duties are not drawback-eligible; ordinary duties on the same entries may still qualify when the claim otherwise meets the statute.
- Strontium Chromate from France: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024 (FR Doc. 2026-22233; A-427-830) · U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
- Strontium Chromate from France: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024 (public inspection PDF) · Federal Register Public Inspection
- 19 CFR 351.402 - Calculation of export price and constructed export price; reimbursement of antidumping and countervailing duties · eCFR
This article is for general information and is not legal or tax advice. Drawback eligibility depends on your specific facts, and final refunds are determined by CBP at liquidation. Consult a licensed customs broker or attorney for your situation.