US Probes Korean, Taiwanese Chemical Dumping Suspicions
Published Date: 4/2/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. is investigating whether imports of special chemical ingredients called multifunctional acrylate and methacrylate monomers, and acrylated bisphenol-A epoxy based oligomers from South Korea and Taiwan are being unfairly priced or subsidized. This could affect U.S. businesses making these chemicals by possibly leading to extra duties to protect them. A decision on this will come fast—by May 12, 2025—with important updates following shortly after.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Antidumping and Subsidy Investigations Launched
The U.S. International Trade Commission has started preliminary antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into multifunctional acrylate and methacrylate monomers, and acrylated bisphenol-A epoxy based oligomers (MAMMOs) from South Korea and Taiwan. The Commission must make a preliminary determination within 45 days — by May 12, 2025 — and transmit its views to the Department of Commerce by May 19, 2025.
Specific Products and Tariff Codes Covered
The investigations explicitly cover MAMMOs provided for in HTS subheadings 2916.12.50, 2916.14.20, 3824.99.29, 3907.29.00, and 3907.30.00. If you import or use products classified under any of these HTS codes from South Korea or Taiwan, those imports are included in the investigations.
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