Taiwan PET Film Faces Duties: Trade Review Wraps Up
Published Date: 4/13/2026
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Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that Taiwan sold PET film, sheet, and strip in the U.S. for less than fair value from July 2023 to June 2024. This means some companies will face extra duties, while others are off the hook as part of the review was canceled. These changes kick in starting April 13, 2026, affecting importers and manufacturers dealing with these materials.
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 4 costs, 0 mixed.
Importers Must Certify Duty Reimbursement
Importers are required to file a certificate regarding reimbursement of antidumping duties before liquidation of relevant entries for this review period. Failure to file may lead Commerce to presume reimbursement occurred and could result in the assessment of double antidumping duties.
Small Duty for Nan Ya Imports
Commerce found that Nan Ya Plastics Corporation had a weighted-average dumping margin of 1.06% for PET film for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. Starting April 13, 2026, importers of Nan Ya's PET film will face antidumping duties assessed at that 1.06% rate when assessment instructions are issued.
Review Rescinded for Two Firms
Commerce rescinded, in part, the administrative review for Shinkong Materials Technology Corporation and Shinkong Synthetic Fiber Corporation (treated as a single entity) because there were no reviewable entries of their PET film during July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. As a result, those companies are not subject to duties from this review period.
New Cash Deposit Requirements
Beginning April 13, 2026, importers of PET film entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after that date must post cash deposits. For the company reviewed, the deposit rate equals the weighted-average dumping margin from these final results (1.06%); the all-others rate remains 2.40% for producers/exporters not covered by this review.
Small Margins May Mean No Duties
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to liquidate entries without antidumping duties where a respondent's weighted-average dumping margin or an importer-specific assessment rate is de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent).
Unknown-Destination Shipments May Face 2.40%
For entries produced by Nan Ya Plastics Corporation that Nan Ya did not know were destined for the United States, Commerce will instruct Customs to liquidate those entries at the all-others rate of 2.40% ad valorem if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved.
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