Final Determinations in Antidumping Duty Investigations of Polyester Textured Yarn from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam
On October 19, 2021, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its affirmative final determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of polyester textured yarn from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam
Country | Producer/Exporter | Dumping Rate |
---|---|---|
Indonesia | PT Polyfin Canggih [1] | 26.07% |
PT. Asia Pacific Fibers Tbk [1] | 26.07% | |
PT. Mutu Gading Tekstil | 7.47% | |
All Others | 7.47% |
Country | Producer/Exporter | Dumping Rate |
---|---|---|
Malaysia | Recron (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. [1] | 8.50% |
All Others | 8.50% |
Country | Producer/Exporter | Dumping Rate |
---|---|---|
Thailand | Sunflag (Thailand) Ltd. | 14.47% |
Jong Stit Co., Ltd. [1] | 56.80% | |
All Others | 14.47% |
Country | Producer/Exporter | Dumping Rate |
---|---|---|
Vietnam | The Century Single Entity [2] | 2.58% |
Vietnam-Wide Entity | 22.36% |
[1] Rate was assigned based on facts available with adverse inferences
[2] The Century Single Entity is comprised of Century Synthetic Fiber Corporation and Century Synthetic Fiber Corporation-Branch
Event | AD Investigation(s) |
---|---|
Petition(s) Filed | October 23, 2020 |
DOC Initiation Date | November 17, 2020 |
ITC Preliminary Determination(s) | December 14, 2020 |
DOC Preliminary Determination(s) | May 26, 2021 |
DOC Final Determination(s) | October 18, 2021 |
ITC Final Determination(s) | December 2, 2021 |
Issuance of Order(s) [1] | December 9, 2021 |
[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). For CVD investigations, the deadlines are set forth in sections 703(b) and 705(a) of the Act.
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 final 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 633 AD and CVD orders which provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.