美商务部将印度进口PFA（全氟烷氧基烷烃）反补贴调查初裁期限例行延期至2027年1月4日，无税率或裁定结果

BILLING CODE: 3510-DS-P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-955]
Perfluoroalkoxy Alkane from India: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the
Countervailing Duty Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of
Commerce.
DATES: Applicable [INSERT DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hannah Lee at (202) 482-1216 or Patrick
Barton at (202) 482-0012, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue,
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 25, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated a
countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of perfluoroalkoxy alkane (PFA) from
India.1 Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later than October 29, 2026.
Postponement of Preliminary Determination
Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires Commerce to
issue the preliminary determination in a countervailing duty investigation within 65 days after
the date on which Commerce initiated the investigation. However, section 703(c)(1) of the Act
permits Commerce to postpone the preliminary determination until no later than 130 days after
the date on which Commerce initiated the investigation if: (A) the petitioner2 makes a timely

1 See Perfluoroalkoxy Alkane from India:

Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 91 FR 56110 (September
1, 2026) (Initiation Notice).
2 The petitioner is The Chemours Company.

request for a postponement; or (B) Commerce concludes that the parties concerned are
cooperating, that the investigation is extraordinarily complicated, and that additional time is
necessary to make a preliminary determination. Under 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner must
submit a request for postponement 25 days or more before the scheduled date of the preliminary
determination and must state the reasons for the request. Commerce will grant the request unless
it finds compelling reasons to deny the request.
On October 2, 2026, the petitioner submitted a timely request that Commerce postpone
the preliminary CVD determination.3 The petitioner stated that it requests postponement because
the questionnaire response deadlines for the respondent and the Government of India fall within
two weeks of the current preliminary determination deadline, precluding Commerce from
incorporating rebuttal factual information or arguments into its determination.4 Furthermore,
additional time will be necessary for Commerce to analyze the questionnaire responses and issue
supplemental questionnaires prior to the preliminary determination.5
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner has stated the reasons for
requesting a postponement of the preliminary determination, and Commerce finds no compelling
reason to deny the request. Therefore, in accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act,
Commerce is postponing the deadline for the preliminary determination to no later than 130 days
after the date on which this investigation was initiated, i.e., January 4, 2027.6 Pursuant to section
705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final determination of this
investigation will continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary determination.
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.205(f)(1).

3 See Petitioner’s Letter, “Petitioner’s Request to Extend the Preliminary Determination,” dated October 2, 2026.
4 Id.
5 Id.
6 Postponing the preliminary determination to 130 days after initiation would place the deadline on Saturday,

January 2, 2027. Commerce’s practice dictates that where a deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the
appropriate deadline is the next business day. See Notice of Clarification: Application of “Next Business Day” Rule
for Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10,
2005).

Dated: October 13, 2026.


Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2026-21276 Filed: 10/16/2026 8:45 am; Publication Date: 10/19/2026]