On September 20, the US Department of Commerce announced an anti-dumping affirmative final ruling on polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Resin imported from China and India, ruling: (1) Daikin Fluorine (China) Co., Ltd. [ Daikin Fluorochemicals (China) Co., Ltd.) dumping rate of 91.65%, Shandong Dongyue Polymer Material Co., Ltd. dumping rate of 54.41%, other Chinese producers with separate tax rates The exporter’s dumping rate was 77.13%, and the other Chinese producers/exporters who did not receive a separate tax rate had a dumping rate of 218.88%; (2) the dumping rate of India’s only mandatory respondent company, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited, and other Indian producers/exporters. Both are 22.78%. The US International Trade Commission is expected to make a final ruling on the anti-dumping industry in this case on November 5, 2018. This case involves the coordination of tariffs under the tariff numbers 3904.61.0010 and 3904.61.0090 and some products under the tax number 3904.69.5000.
On September 28, 2017, the American company TheChemours Company FC LLC (Wilmington, DE) filed an application on behalf of the US domestic industry to the US Department of Commerce and the US International Trade Commission (USITC) for PTFE resin imported from China and India. Initiated anti-dumping and countervailing investigations. On October 19, 2017, the US Department of Commerce issued a notice to launch a double-anti-investigation investigation on PTFE resin imported from India, and initiated an anti-dumping investigation on imported PTFE resin imported from China. On November 9, 2017, the US International Trade Commission made a preliminary ruling on the anti-dumping industry damage to PTFE resin imported from China and India, and made a preliminary ruling on the anti-subsidy industry damage to the products involved in India. On May 1, 2018, the US Department of Commerce announced an anti-dumping preliminary ruling on PTFE resin imported from China and India. According to US statistics, the US imports of PTFE resin in China and India in 2017 were 27.5 million US dollars and 24.9 million US dollars respectively.
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