On August 5, 2026, The Chemours Company FC, LLC (“Petitioner” or “Chemours”) filed a petition requesting the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of perfluoroalkoxy alkane (“PFA”) from India.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The proposed scope of these investigations is as follows:
The merchandise covered by these investigations is perfluoroalkoxy alkane (“PFA”), a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and perfluoroalkoxy side chains. Its chemical structure is represented as a repeating chain of tetrafluoroethylene units with perfluoroalkoxy side chains (-(CF2-CF2)n-(CF2-CF(ORf))m-) where Rf is a perfluorinated alkyl group (e.g., -CF3,-C2F5, -C3F7). PFA is normally associated with Chemical Abstracts Service (“CAS”) registry number 26655-00-5 or 31784-04-0.
The scope includes PFA resin provided in primary forms (including, but not limited to pellets, granules, powder, flakes, or aqueous dispersions). PFA has a minimum melting endotherm peak temperature of 265 degrees Celsius and a melt flow rate of greater than 1 g/10 min.
The scope also includes merchandise matching the above description that has been finished, packaged, or otherwise processed in a third country, including by packaging with another product, or any other finishing, packaging, or processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation. The scope also includes PFA that is commingled or blended with PFA from sources not subject to the investigations. Only the subject component of such commingled products is covered by the scope of these investigations.
Excluded from the scope of these investigations is PFA that has a minimum melting endotherm peak temperature of less than 265℃ and a melt flow rate of less than 1 g/10 min.
Also excluded from the scope of these investigations are PFA products compounded with fillers or reinforcing materials, including, but not limited to, glass fiber, carbon fiber, carbon black, graphite, mineral fillers, or similar reinforcing additives. This exclusion does not apply to unfilled PFA resin containing only minor processing aids, stabilizers, pigments, or other non-reinforcing additives.
The subject merchandise is currently properly classifiable under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”) subheading 3904.69.50. Products subject to these petitions may also enter under HTSUS subheadings 3904.61.00 and 3904.69.1000. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the investigations is dispositive.
PETITIONERS
| The Chemours Company FC, LLC 1007 Market Street Wilmington, DE 19801 Website: https://www.chemours.com/en Brian A. Coll, Global Product Manager, Teflon™ Melts Email: brian.coll@chemours.com |
COUNSEL FOR PETITIONERS
| POLSINELLI PC 1401 I Street, N.W., Suite 800 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 783-3300 |
NAMED PRODUCERS/EXPORTERS
For a list of foreign producers/exporters alleged by Petitioner, please see Attachment I.
NAMED IMPORTERS
The importers exhibit was submitted entirely as business proprietary information; the underlying company names, addresses, and contact details are not disclosed in the public version of the petition. Should the Petitioner make this information publicly available we will update this section.
ESTIMATED SCHEDULE
| Event | Earliest Date |
| Petition Filed | August 5, 2026 |
| DOC Initiation | August 25, 2026 |
| ITC Preliminary Investigation: | |
| Questionnaires Due | August 19, 2026 |
| Request to appear at hearing | August 24, 2026 |
| Hearing | August 26, 2026 |
| Briefs | August 29, 2026 |
| ITC Vote | September 19, 2026 |
| DOC Investigation Schedule: | |
| DOC Preliminary Countervailing Determination | October 29, 2026 |
| DOC Preliminary Antidumping Determination | January 12, 2027 |
| DOC Final Countervailing Determination | January 12, 2027 |
| DOC Final Antidumping Determination | March 28, 2027 |
| ITC Final CVD Determination | February 26, 2027 |
| ITC Final AD Determination | May 12, 2027 |
ALLEGED DUMPING MARGINS
India: 47.93% – 56.57%
ALLEGED COUNTERVAILING DUTY MARGINS
Above de minimis.
ALLEGED SUBSIDIES
For a list of alleged subsidies by the Petitioner, please see Attachment II.
IMPORTS OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE
The Petitioner marked the import values as confidential. Should the Petitioner make those numbers publicly available we will update this section.
CONTACT US For more information concerning this petition and how it may affect your business, please contact Nithya Nagarajan or Stephen Brophy.
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