Preliminary Determinations in Antidumping Duty Investigations of Polyester Textured Yarn from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam
On May 27, 2021, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its affirmative preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of polyester textured yarn from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Country | Exporter/Producer | Dumping Rates |
---|---|---|
Indonesia | PT Polyfin Canggih [1] | 26.07% |
PT. Asia Pacific Fibers Tbk | 9.20% | |
PT. Mutu Gading Tekstil | 7.45 % | |
All Others | 8.71% |
Country | Exporter/Producer | Dumping Rate |
---|---|---|
Malaysia | Recron (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. [1] | 17.35% |
All Others | 17.35% |
Country | Exporter/Producer | Dumping Rates |
---|---|---|
Thailand | Sunflag (Thailand) Ltd. | 14.80% |
Jong Stit Co., Ltd. [1] | 56.80% | |
All Others | 4.80% |
Country | Exporter/Producer | Dumping Rates |
---|---|---|
Vietnam | The Century Single Entity [2] | 2.67% |
Vietnam-Wide Entity [1] | 22.82% |
[1] Rate was assigned based, entirely, or in part, on facts available with an adverse inference
[2]The Century Single Entity is comprised of Century Synthetic Fiber Corporation and Century Synthetic Fiber Corporation-Branch.
Event | AD Investigation(s) |
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Petition(s) Filed | October 23, 2020 |
DOC Initiation(s) Date | November 17, 2020 |
ITC Preliminary Determination(s) | December 14, 2020 |
DOC Preliminary Determination(s) | May 26, 2021 |
DOC Final Determination(s) | October 8, 2021 |
ITC Final Determination(s) | November 22, 2021 |
Issuance of Order(s) [1] | September 29, 2021 |
[1] This will take place only in the event of affirmative final determinations from Commerce and the International Trade Commission.
Note: Commerce preliminary and final determination deadlines are governed by statute. For AD investigations, the deadlines are set forth in section 733(b) and 735(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.
Country | Volume/Value | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Indonesia | Volume (KG) | 4,077,254 | 6,893,442 | 8,765,068 |
Value (USD) | $7,892,915 | $12,552,039 | $13,121,314 | |
Malaysia | Volume (KG) | 4,105,851 | 5,769,860 | 7,403,988 |
Value (USD) | $7,092,796 | $8,802,139 | $9,473,685 | |
Thailand | Volume (KG) | 1,214,964 | 4,514,487 | 8,296,603 |
Value (USD) | $2,327,748 | $7,552,734 | $12,061,253 | |
Vietnam | Volume (KG) | 417,032 | 2,449,916 | 5,423,408 |
Value (USD) | $777,850 | $4,518,985 | $8,283,296 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, accessed through Global Trade Atlas (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States subheadings 5402.33.3000 and 5402.33.6000).
The petitioners are Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, America (Lake City, SC) and Unifi Manufacturing, Inc. (Greensboro, NC).
For general information and next steps, please refer to a list of FAQs for the preliminary determination.
Additional case information including the scope of the investigation are on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). Once you log in, please refer to case numbers A-560-838, A-557-823, A-549-843, and A-552-832 for Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, respectively.
Commerce currently maintains 605 AD and countervailing duty (CVD) orders which provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.