US Targets Taiwan's Subsidized Monomers with New Duty Investigations
Published Date: 4/23/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce is starting an investigation into whether Taiwan is giving unfair financial help to companies that make certain monomers and oligomers. This could lead to extra taxes on these imports to protect U.S. producers like Arkema, Inc. The investigation began on April 16, 2025, and could impact prices and trade soon.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
U.S. Initiates CVD Probe on Taiwan Imports
On April 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation into imports of certain monomers and oligomers from Taiwan to determine whether Taiwan provided countervailable subsidies to producers. The petition was filed on March 27, 2025 on behalf of a U.S. producer (Arkema, Inc.), and Commerce found the petition met statutory requirements to initiate the investigation.
Specific Chemicals and Codes Targeted
The investigation explicitly covers specified multifunctional acrylate/methacrylate monomers and an acrylated bisphenol-A epoxy oligomer listed by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) numbers (for example, 109-16-0, 13048-33-4, 42978-66-5, 3290-92-4, 15625-89-5, 28961-43-5, 57472-68-1, 55818-57-0). It also identifies Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings (e.g., 2916.12.5050; 2916.14.2050; 3824.99.2900; 3907.29.0000; 3907.30.0000; and possibly 2916.12.1000 and 3824.99.9397) as subject merchandise.
Investigation Timetable and Program Breadth
Commerce will, unless postponed, make a preliminary CVD determination no later than 65 days after initiation; the ITC will make its preliminary injury determination within 45 days after the petition was filed. Commerce also announced it is initiating on 38 of the 43 subsidy programs alleged in the petition.
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