Final Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigations of Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene rubber from the Czech Republic and Russia
On November 10, 2022, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its affirmative final determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber from the Czech Republic and Russia
| Country | Exporter/Producer | Dumping Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | Synthos Kralupy A.S. | 8.04% |
| All Others | 8.04% |
| Country | Exporter/Producer | Dumping Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | Public Joint Stock Company SIBUR Holding / SIBUR LLC / Joint Stock Company Voronezhsintezkauchuk / SIBUR International GmbH | 17.47% |
| LLC TATNEFT-AZS Center / LLC Togliattikauchuk / Tolyattisintez / Public Joint Stock Company TATNEFT | 8.15% | |
| All Others | 11.90% |
| Event | AD Investigation |
|---|---|
| Petitions Filed | November 15, 2021 |
| DOC Initiation Date | December 6, 2021 |
| ITC Preliminary Determinations | December 30, 2021 |
| DOC Preliminary Determinations | June 14, 2022 |
| DOC Final Determinations | November 9, 2022 |
| ITC Final Determinations | December 27, 2022 |
| Issuance of Orders [1] | January 4, 2023 |
[1] This will take place only in the event of affirmative final determinations from Commerce and the International Trade Commission (ITC).
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 (the Act).
| Country | Volume/Value | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | Volume (KG) | 7,975,629 | 5,586,712 | 8,123,566 |
| Value (USD) | $12,438,977 | $7,375,255 | $16,569,600 | |
| Russia | Volume (KG) | 3,052,112 | 12,756,653 | 18,001,193 |
| Value (USD) | $3,915,384 | $17,581,821 | $31,701,050 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, accessed through Global Trade Atlas (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States subheadings 4002.19.0015 and 4002.19.0019).
The petitioner is Lion Elastomers LLC (Port Neches, TX).
For general information and next steps, please refer to a list of FAQs for the final determination.
Additional case information including the scope of the investigations 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-851-805 and A-821-835, for the Czech Republic and Russia investigations, respectively.
Commerce currently maintains 661 AD and CVD orders which provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.