Thailand’s Cheap Epoxy Resins Hit With U.S. Duties
Published Date: 4/3/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. says certain epoxy resins from Thailand are being sold here for less than they should be, starting from April 2023 to March 2024. This means importers might face extra duties to keep things fair for American businesses. These new rules kick in on April 3, 2025, helping protect U.S. companies from unfair pricing.
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ITC Will Decide Injury; Refunds or Duties Follow
Commerce will notify the U.S. International Trade Commission, which must decide within 45 days whether U.S. domestic industry is materially injured or threatened. If the ITC finds no injury, the proceeding will be terminated, cash deposits will be refunded or canceled, and suspension of liquidation will be lifted; if the ITC finds injury, Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order directing assessment of duties on subject imports entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of liquidation.
5.25% Antidumping Duty Cash Deposit Required
Commerce assigned an estimated weighted-average dumping margin of 5.25 percent for Aditya Birla Chemicals (Thailand) Limited and for all other producers/exporters. Upon publication of this notice (April 3, 2025), U.S. Customs and Border Protection will require a cash deposit at those rates for subject epoxy resin imports entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after November 13, 2024.
Which Epoxy Products Are Covered or Excluded
The scope covers fully or partially uncured epoxy resins (epoxy groups present) including blends and products with additives where the epoxy resin component is at least 30 percent of total weight. Exclusions include specified phenoxy resins (polymers >11,000 Daltons with listed Melt Flow Index and Glass-Transition Temperature ranges), certain paint/coating products meeting three listed weight thresholds (pigment ≥10%, epoxy ≤80%, curing agent 5–40%), pre-impregnated fabrics (pre-pregs), and a specific Tetramethyl Bisphenol F diglycidyl ether (CAS 113693-69-9) with an epoxy equivalent weight of 200–230 g/eq. The merchandise is classifiable under HTSUS subheading 3907.30.0000 and several other listed subheadings.
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