U.S. Products Subject to Foreign Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Measures

Case Archives

(Updated through November 6, 2008)
EUROPEAN UNION
Product Initiation Provisional Measures Final Measures Notes
Aspartame
(AD Case Terminated.)
Mar. 3, 1990 Provisional measure:
Nov. 29, 1990
Provisional margin:
100%
Final measure:
May 29, 1991
Final margin:
47 ECU/kg.
Respondent nations: United States & Japan
AD Review:
Apr. 26, 1994

Final measure:
Duties lifted Aug. 1995
as result of administrative review.
Respondent nations: United States & Japan
Cellulose Acetate, (Filament Yarn)
(AD Investigation terminated)
Dec. 20, 2001
(OJ NR. C364)


Respondent nations: United States.
Main US producers:
Celanese Acetate & Eastman Chemical Comp.
Disodium Carbonate
(Soda Ash)
(AD measure revoked 10/13/97.)
Aug. 6, 1993 Provisional measure:
Apr.13, 1994
Provisional margins:
0.1-14.3%.
Final measure:
Oct. 10, 1995
Council Regulation (EC)
No. 2381/95.
Final duty rate:
8.9%

Changed circumstances review requested
4/15/96, on basis of 1/1/95 accession
of Sweden, Finland and Austria.
Respondent nation: United States
Import volume: 235,000 tons (1/93-6/93)
AD Review:
Aug. 31, 1996

Notice of imminent revocation:
issued July 1997.
MEASURE REVOKED
Oct. 15, 1997
Respondent nation: United States
Electrolytic Aluminum Capacitors
(AD investigation terminated
based on failure to impose
a final measure.)
Nov. 29, 1997 Verifications scheduled for
Mar. 19-28, 1998;
& Apr. 4-11, 1998.
Provisional measure:
Aug. 28, 1998
Provisional margins:
U.S.: 19.9% - 24.6%
Thailand: 39.4%
Final measure:
None imposed as of Mar. 1, 1999;
investigation is permitted to
lapse absent imposition of a
final measure.
Respondent nation: United States & Thailand
Petitioners: Philips and Aerovox Ltd.
Microdisks (3.5")
(AD measure revoked 2001)
Sep. 2, 1994 Provisional measure:
Oct. 17, 1995
Final measure:
Apr. 13, 1996
Respondent nations: Japan, PRC & Taiwan.
Microdisks (3.5")
(AD measure revoked)


Final measure:
Sep. 10, 1994.
Respondent nations: Hong Kong & Republic of Korea
Microdisks (3.5")
(AD measure revoked)


Final measure:
Apr. 13, 1996.
Respondent nations: Malaysia, Mexico & United States
Monosodium Glutamate
(Petition withdrawn; reinstituted,
and investigation terminated
as to U.S. and Indonesia.)
Jul. 5, 1997 Petition withdrawn:
as to Brazil and U.S.
on Oct. 24, 1997;
Withdrawal cancelled:
on Mar. 4, 1998.
Final measure:
Sep. 24, 1998
Investigation terminated
as to U.S. and Indonesia.
Petitioner: Orsan, S.A.
Respondent nations: United States, Brazil, Indonesia,
Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam
Pentaerythritol
(AD investigation terminated)
Jan. 17, 2006 Terminated
April 3, 2007
  Respondent countries:  United States, China, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine

Polysulphide Polymers
(Complaint withdrawn, AD measure revoked Jan. 25, 2002)

Jun. 19, 1997 Provisional measure:
Mar. 19, 1998
Provisional duty:
9.1%
Final measure:
Sep. 9, 1998
Final duty:
13.2%
Petitioner: Akcros Chemicals
Respondent nation: United States
AD Review:
Oct. 4, 2001


Respondent nations: United States
Paracetamol (AD-I) March 13, 2000 Petition withdrawn Dec. 20, 2000
Respondent nations: U.S., PRC, India & Turkey

Stainless steel cold rolled flat products

Dec. 17, 2002

Sept. 15, 2003

None.

The European Commission terminated the investigation on March 8, 2004, following withdrawal of the complaint by the domestic industry.

         
Television Camera Systems
(AD Investigation terminated
on Feb. 01, 2000)
Jan. 22, 1999
Verification:
Aug 17 & 18, 1999
Respondent nation: United States
Petitioner: Philips Broadcast Television Systems