Commerce Keeps Tariffs on Cheap Chinese and Indian Yarn
Published Date: 4/2/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce decided to keep the antidumping duties on polyester textured yarn from India and China because removing them could lead to unfairly low prices again. This means importers from these countries will still pay extra fees to protect U.S. yarn makers. These rules stay in effect starting April 2, 2025, helping American businesses stay competitive.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Antidumping Duties Remain In Place
If you import polyester textured yarn from India or China, the antidumping duty orders remain in effect starting April 2, 2025. That means the U.S. Department of Commerce decided not to revoke the orders after its five-year (sunset) review.
Identified Dumping Margins: India and China
Commerce found that the weighted-average dumping margins likely to prevail if the orders were revoked are up to 47.98 percent for India and up to 77.15 percent for the People's Republic of China. These percentage margins are the basis for the continued antidumping duties.
Outcome Supports U.S. Domestic Industry
Commerce conducted the sunset review after domestic interested parties (U.S. manufacturers, producers, or wholesalers) filed substantive responses, and the Department concluded revocation would likely lead to dumping. The decision keeps the protective trade measures that the domestic parties sought in the review.
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