US announces preliminary ADD decision on PET imports
by ChemOrbis Editorial Team - content@chemorbis.com
According to a press release, the US Department of Commerce announced the preliminary decision regarding the antidumping duty investigations on PET imports from certain countries.
Accordingly, the Department of Commerce affirmed that the exporters from China, India, Korea, and Taiwan have sold their products at less than fair value.
As a result of the aforementioned decision, the department calculated a preliminary dumping rate in the range of 2.66%-170.92% for China, 0.66%-15.66% for India, 0%-45.23% for South Korea and 0%-48.86% for Taiwan, depending on the company. Based on these preliminary rates, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection is expected to collect cash deposits.
The Commerce will announce its final determinations on May 11, 2018.
Accordingly, the Department of Commerce affirmed that the exporters from China, India, Korea, and Taiwan have sold their products at less than fair value.
As a result of the aforementioned decision, the department calculated a preliminary dumping rate in the range of 2.66%-170.92% for China, 0.66%-15.66% for India, 0%-45.23% for South Korea and 0%-48.86% for Taiwan, depending on the company. Based on these preliminary rates, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection is expected to collect cash deposits.
The Commerce will announce its final determinations on May 11, 2018.
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