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

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(Last changes made December 6, 2010)
EUROPEAN UNION
Product Initiation Provisional Measures Final Measures Notes
Aspartame
(AD measure terminated)
Mar. 3, 1990 Provisional measure:
Nov. 29, 1990
Provisional margin:
100%
Final measure:
May 29, 1991
Final margin:
47 ECU/kg.
Respondent nations: United States & Japan
AD Review:
Apr. 26, 1994

Final measure:
Duties lifted Aug. 1995
as result of administrative review.
Respondent nations: United States & Japan
Bioethanol
(CVD investigation terminated)
November 25, 2011
Investigation
  December 21, 2012
Investigation Terminated
Bioethanol
Measure terminated
November 25, 2011
Investigation
  February 22, 2013
62.3 euros/ton
Respondent nation: United States
February 20, 2018
Expiry review
  May 14, 2019
Measure terminated
Respondent nation: United States
Respondent nation: United States
Cellulose Acetate, (Filament Yarn)
(AD investigation terminated)
Dec. 20, 2001
(OJ NR. C364)


Respondent nations: United States.
Main US producers:
Celanese Acetate & Eastman Chemical Comp.
Disodium Carbonate
(Soda Ash)
(AD measure revoked)
Aug. 6, 1993 Provisional measure:
Apr.13, 1994
Provisional margins:
0.1-14.3%.
Final measure:
Oct. 10, 1995
Council Regulation (EC)
No. 2381/95.
Final duty rate:
8.9%

Changed circumstances review requested
4/15/96, on basis of 1/1/95 accession
of Sweden, Finland and Austria.
Respondent nation: United States
Import volume: 235,000 tons (1/93-6/93)
AD Review:
Aug. 31, 1996

Notice of imminent revocation:
issued July 1997.
Respondent nation: United States
Measure Revoked Oct. 15, 1997
Electrolytic Aluminum Capacitors
(AD investigation terminated)
Nov. 29, 1997 Verifications scheduled for
Mar. 19-28, 1998;
& Apr. 4-11, 1998.
Provisional measure:
Aug. 28, 1998
Provisional margins:
U.S.: 19.9% - 24.6%
Thailand: 39.4%
Final measure:
None imposed as of Mar. 1, 1999;
investigation is permitted to
lapse absent imposition of a
final measure.
Respondent nation: United States & Thailand
Petitioners: Philips and Aerovox Ltd.

AD investigation terminated based on failure to impose a final measure.
Ethanolamines
(AD measures terminated)
August 8, 1992 August 4, 1993
62-91%
February 2, 1994
62-91%
Respondent nation: United States
Import volume: 48,600 tons (7/91-6/92)
AD Review:
February 2, 1999

July 25, 2000
AD Review
June 13, 2003
  January 27, 2003  
Expiry Review:
July 26, 2005
  October 25, 2006
 
Dow Chemical: €59.25/ton
INEOS Americas: €69.4/ton
Huntsmann Chemical Corp: €111.25/ton
All others:  €111.25/ton
 
Expiry Review:
October 25, 2008
  January 23, 2010
€59.25/ton - €111.25/ton
Respondent nation:
United States
Expiry Review:
January 21, 2012
  March 26, 2013

Measures terminated
Respondent nation:
United States
Grain-oriented Electrical Steel
(AD Measure Terminated)
May 28, 2004 None August 19, 2005
AK Steel - 31.5%
All others - 37.8%
Respondent nations: United States and Russia
Undertaking accepted Aug. 27, 2005.
On April 24, 208, this measure was rescinded with respect to Russia. No action was taken with respect to the U.S. measure.
Partial interim review:
Oct. 20, 2006
  January 19, 2008 This review resulted in a clarification of product scope.

This measure was officially terminated on August 26, 2010
Microdisks (3.5")
(AD measure revoked 2001)
Sep. 2, 1994 Provisional measure:
Oct. 17, 1995
Final measure:
Apr. 13, 1996
Respondent nations: Japan, PRC & Taiwan.
Microdisks (3.5")
(AD measure revoked)


Final measure:
Sep. 10, 1994.
Respondent nations: Hong Kong & Republic of Korea
Microdisks (3.5")
(AD measure revoked)


Final measure:
Apr. 13, 1996.
Respondent nations: Malaysia, Mexico & United States
Monosodium Glutamate
(Petition withdrawn; reinstituted,
and investigation terminated
as to U.S. and Indonesia.)
Jul. 5, 1997 Petition withdrawn:
as to Brazil and U.S.
on Oct. 24, 1997;
Withdrawal cancelled:
on Mar. 4, 1998.
Final measure:
Sep. 24, 1998
Investigation terminated
as to U.S. and Indonesia.
Petitioner: Orsan, S.A.
Respondent nations: United States, Brazil, Indonesia,
Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam
Pentaerythritol
(AD investigation terminated)
Jan. 17, 2006 Terminated
April 3, 2007
  Respondent countries:  United States, China, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine

Polysulphide Polymers
(Complaint withdrawn, AD measure revoked Jan. 25, 2002)

Jun. 19, 1997 Provisional measure:
Mar. 19, 1998
Provisional duty:
9.1%
Final measure:
Sep. 9, 1998
Final duty:
13.2%
Petitioner: Akcros Chemicals
Respondent nation: United States
AD Review:
Oct. 4, 2001


Respondent nations: United States
Paracetamol (AD-I)
(Investigation terminated)
March 13, 2000 Petition withdrawn Dec. 20, 2000
Respondent nations: U.S., PRC, India & Turkey
Peroxosulphates
(AD measure expired)
July 13, 2006 April 11, 2007
DuPont:  10.6%
FMC:  39.0%
All Others:  39.0%
October 11, 2007
Dupont:   10.6%
FMC:   39.0%
All Others:   39.0%
Respondent nations: United States, China and Taiwan

Measure expired October 11, 2012
Sodium Metals
(AD investigation terminated)
July 23, 2008
June 12, 2009
Terminated
Respondent nation: United States
Sodium Metals
(CVD investigation terminated)
July 23, 2008
June 12, 2009
Terminated
Respondent nation: United States

Stainless steel cold rolled flat products
(AD investigation terminated)

Dec. 17, 2002

Sept. 15, 2003

None.

The European Commission terminated the investigation on March 8, 2004, following withdrawal of the complaint by the domestic industry.

Television Camera Systems
(AD Investigation terminated
on Feb. 01, 2000)
Jan. 22, 1999
Verification:
Aug 17 & 18, 1999
Respondent nation: United States
Petitioner: Philips Broadcast Television Systems
Trichloroisocyanuric Acid ("TCCA" or "symclosene")
(AD measure expired)
Oct. 13, 2004 April 7, 2005
Biolab: 20.8%
Clearon: 28.5%
All others: 33.8%
October 7, 2005
Biolab: 7.4%
Clearon: 8.1%
All others:  25%
Respondent nations: United States and China

On October 7, 2010, the measure involving the United States was terminated. An expiry review on the measure involving China was initiated on October 6, 2010.
Vinyl Acetate
(AD investigation terminated)
Dec. 4, 2010 August 17, 2011
12.1%-13.8%
January 12, 2012
Investigation Terminated
Respondent nation: United States



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