U.S. Keeps Antidumping Duties on PET Film from Taiwan and India
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On February 12, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the final results of the fourth sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, sheet, and strip from Taiwan and India.
The Department of Commerce found that removing these antidumping duties would likely lead to continued or renewed dumping. Dumping is when products are sold in the United States at prices below their fair value.
The current antidumping margins for PET film are up to 8.99 percent for Taiwan and up to 24.10 percent for India.
The Department published the original antidumping orders on July 1, 2002. The fourth sunset reviews began on August 1, 2025, in line with the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.
On August 18, 2025, domestic PET film producers Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc. and Microworks America, Inc. submitted timely notices of their intent to participate in the sunset reviews.
By August 29, 2025, these domestic interested parties filed complete substantive responses. No responses were submitted by exporting companies or foreign governments.
On September 23, 2025, the Department informed the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that no responses had been received from respondents. The Commerce Department then conducted an expedited 120-day review, as allowed under U.S. law.
Due to a Federal Government shutdown, deadlines were tolled. All procedural deadlines were delayed by 47 days on November 14, 2025, and another 21 days on November 24, 2025. The final deadline became February 5, 2026.
The full scope of these orders covers PET film imported from Taiwan and India. Details are available in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is filed electronically in Commerce’s ACCESS system.
The list of topics in the memorandum includes:
- Summary
- Background
- Scope of the Orders
- History of the Orders
- Legal Framework
- Likelihood of Dumping
- Size of Dumping Margins
- Final Results of the Sunset Reviews
- Recommendation
This notice also reminds parties handling confidential information under an Administrative Protective Order (APO) to return or destroy materials according to federal rules.
These results were published under sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 and related regulations.
The notice was signed by Christopher Abbott, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations at the Department of Commerce.
Full details can be found in the Federal Register, Volume 91, Number 29, pages 6620–6621.
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