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

Brazil

(Last changes made April 14, 2013)
Product Initiation Provisional Measures Final Measures Notes
Aluminum Plates, Pre-Sensitized for Offset Impression
(AD Measure)
April 18, 2006
(AD Investigation)
June 29, 2007
225.7% - 285.7%
October 8, 2007
US$ 5.52/kg - US$ 9.24/kg
Respondent Nations:
United States, China
October 5, 2012
(Expiry Review)
    Respondent Nations:
United States, China
Basic Refractories
(AD Investigation Terminated)
July 2, 2012
(AD Investigation)
  June 11, 2013
Investigation against the United States terminated
Respondent Nations:
United States, China, Mexico

Though the investigation involving the United States was terminated, the investigations against China and Mexico will continue
Butyl Acrylate
(AD Measure)
December 24, 2007
(AD Investigation)
July 3, 2008
US $0.06/kg - $0.12/kg
March 25, 2009
US $0.08 - $0.42/kg
Respondent Nation:
United States
Ethylene Glycol (EBMEG)
(AD Measure)
November 10, 2003
(AD Investigation)
  October 11, 2004
US$ 69.00/ton
Respondent Nation:
United States
October 9, 2009
(Expiry and Interim Review)
  October 7, 2010

US $377.34/ton - $670.42/ton
Respondent Nation:
United States
Flat-Rolled Stainless Steel
(AD Investigation Termianted)
April 13, 2012
(AD Investigation)
  July 27, 2012
Investigation against United States terminated
Respondent Nations:
United States, Taiwan, Germany, Finland, South Africa, Korea, China, Vietnam

On July 27, 2012, the investigation involving the United States and South Africa was terminated. However, the investigation involving the rest of the countries will continue.
Light Weight Coated Paper
(AD Investigation)
December 10, 2010
(AD Investigation)
November 10, 2011
US $26.82 - $161.72/ton
April 23, 2012
US $179.69 - $473.76/ton
Respondent Nations:
United States, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, Germany
Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate (MDI)
(AD Investigation)
June 8, 2011
(AD Investigation)
May 9, 2012
US $109.95 - $1,046.11/ton
October 31, 2012
$418.73 - $838.08/ton
(26.5% to 71%)
Respondent Nations:
United States, China, Belgium
Monoethanolamine and Triethanolamine
(AD Investigation)
May 10, 2012
(AD Investigation)
    Respondent Nations:
United States, Germany
n-Butanol
(AD Measure)
July 14, 2010
(AD Investigation)
April 8, 2011
US $125.74 - $244.91/ton
October 6, 2011
US $102.67 - $272.12/ton
Respondent Nation:
United States
Nitrile Rubber
(No AD Measures)
October 1, 2010
(AD Investigation)
  March 27, 2012

No measures imposed
Respondent Nations:
United States, Argentina, South Korea, France, India, Poland
Phenol (Hydroxybenzene)
(AD Measure)
April 19, 2001
(AD Investigation)
  October 16, 2002
41.4% - 68.2%
Respondent Nations:
United States, EU
October 3, 2007
(Expiry Review)
  September 16, 2008
Measure Continued
54.9% - 68.2%
Respondent Nations:
United States, EU
Polycarbonate Resin
(AD Measure)
January 24, 2007
(AD Investigation)
October 8, 2007
US$ 1,093.11/ton - US$2,081.82/ton
April 8, 2008
US$ 2,305.45/ton*

*Price undertaking in force with respect to one U.S. respondent
Respondent Nations:
United States, EU
April 4, 2013
(AD Expiry Review)
    Respondent Nations:
United States, EU
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Resin
(AD Measure)
March 2, 2004
(AD Investigation)
  September 2, 2005
36.33% - 117.38%

Respondent Nations:
United States, Argentina*

*Measure with respect to Argentina was terminated December 16, 2009
Polypropylene Resin
(AD Measure)
July 23, 2009
  December 9, 2010
$82.77/ton
Respondent Nations:
United States, India
Polyvinyl Chloride in Suspension (PVC-S)
(AD Measure)
April 7, 1992
(AD Investigation)
  December 30, 1992
16%
Respondent Nations:
United States, Mexico
December 15, 1996
(AD Review)
  December 11, 1997
16%
Respondent Nations:
United States, Mexico
December 15, 1997
(AD Review)
  December 22, 1998
16%
Respondent Nations:
United States, Mexico
December 15, 2003
(Expiry Review)
  December 13, 2004
Measure Revoked
Respondent Nations:
United States, Mexico
December 21, 2004
(Court Case)
  June 28, 2005

Court reversed the revocation of the measure under the expiry review

Measure continued and in force under a quarterly-updated reference price
Respondent Nations:
United States, Mexico
December 14, 2009
(Expiry Review)
  December 9, 2010
Measure continued under a quarterly-updated reference price
Respondent Nation:
United States

On September 21, 2011, DECOM modified the measure and reverted back to an ad valorem duty rate of 16%
Supercalendered Paper
(AD Measure)
November 27, 2007
(AD Investigation)
No prelim issued October 22, 2008
US$ 107.61/ton - US$ 1,117.61/ton
Respondent Nations:
United States, Finland
Toluene Diisocyanate
(AD Measure Terminated)
July 30, 2010
(AD Investigation)
July 12, 2011
US $805.12/ton - $1,130.27/ton
(approximately 39% to 55%)
November 18, 2011
US $887.44/ton - $1,255.86/ton
(approximately 44% to 48%)
Respondent Nations:
United States, Argentina

On March 26, 2012, the Brazilian Government suspended the antidumping measure on imports of toluene diisocyanate from the United States and Argentina for a one year period.

AD measures terminated May 18, 2012
Information compiled by the Trade Remedy Compliance Staff, Import Administration