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Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations of Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from the Czech Republic, Italy, and Russia

Decision to Initiate Antidumping Investigations of Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from the Czech Republic, Italy, and Russia

On December 7, 2021, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced the initiation of antidumping duty (AD) investigations of emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber from the Czech Republic, Italy, and Russia



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Country Dumping Margin
Czech Republic 11.00 percent
Italy 28.97 percent
Russia 263.33 percent
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Event AD Investigation
Petition(s) Filed November 15, 2021
DOC Initiation(s) Date December 6, 2021
ITC Preliminary Determination(s) [1] December 30, 2021
DOC Preliminary Determination(s) April 25, 2022
DOC Final Determination(s) July 11, 2022
ITC Final Determination(s) [2] August 25, 2022
Issuance of Order(s) [3] September 1, 2022

Note: Commerce’s preliminary and final determination deadlines are governed by statute. For CVD investigations, the deadlines are set forth in sections 703(b) and 705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For AD investigations, the deadlines are set forth in sections 733(b) and 735(a) of the Act. These deadlines may be extended under certain circumstances.

[1] If the International Trade Commission (ITC) makes negative preliminary determinations of injury, the investigations are terminated.
[2]This will take place only in the event of final affirmative determinations from Commerce.
[3]This will take place only in the event of final affirmative determinations from Commerce and the ITC.

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Country Volume/Value 2018 2019 2020
Czech Republic Volume (KG) 5,410,042 7,975,629 5,586,712
Value (USD) $10,436,097 $12,438,977 $7,375,255
Italy Volume (KG) 1,790,474 4,864,689 4,770,272
Value (USD) $3,154,598 $7,276,342 $6,005,922
Russia Volume (KG) 2,208,060 3,052,112 12,756,653
Value (USD) $3,227,944 $3,915,384 $17,581,821

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).

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The petitioner is Lion Elastomers LLC (Port Neches, TX).

For general information and next steps, please refer to a list of initiation FAQs.

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-851-805, A-475-844, and A-821-835, for the Czech Republic, Italy, and Russia investigations, respectively.

Commerce currently maintains 647 AD and CVD orders which provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.