Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From the United Arab Emirates and the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
Published Date: 2/10/2026
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Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce decided to keep special taxes on certain plastic films from the United Arab Emirates and China because stopping them could let unfairly cheap imports flood the market again. This means U.S. makers of these plastic films stay protected starting February 10, 2026. So, importers from these countries will still pay extra fees to keep things fair and support American businesses.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Antidumping Duties Stay In Place
If you import polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, sheet, or strip from the United Arab Emirates or China, you will continue to pay antidumping duties beginning February 10, 2026 because Commerce found revoking the orders would likely lead to resumed dumping. The decision keeps extra fees in place on those imports to prevent unfairly low-priced entries.
Specified Duty Rates: China 76.72%, UAE 4.05%
Commerce determined the weighted-average dumping margins likely to prevail would be up to 76.72 percent for imports from China and up to 4.05 percent for imports from the United Arab Emirates. These percentages indicate the magnitude of antidumping duties that importers of the covered PET film could face.
U.S. PET Film Producers Retain Protections
U.S. producers of PET film—including Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc. (Polyester Film Division) and Microworks America, Inc.—remain protected by the antidumping duty orders as of February 10, 2026. The continued orders preserve the trade remedy that Commerce found would prevent likely recurrence of dumping.
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