US Probes Cheap Chinese MDI Chemicals for Dumping Shenanigans
Published Date: 9/25/2025
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Summary
The U.S. is wrapping up an important check to see if cheap MDI chemicals from China are hurting American businesses. If they are, extra taxes might be added to those imports to keep things fair. This affects companies using or selling MDI and could change prices soon.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Final Phase: MDI Antidumping Probe
The U.S. International Trade Commission scheduled the final phase of antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-1733 to decide whether a U.S. industry is materially injured, threatened with material injury, or that the establishment of an industry is materially retarded by imports of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) from China. The imports are listed under HTSUS subheadings 2929.10.80 and 3909.31.00, and the Department of Commerce preliminarily determined those imports were sold at less-than-fair-value.
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