Tag: Chemicals

  • Brazil PU Hike

    Brasilia’s tariff on imported polyurethanes jumps from 14 to 20 percent as a new GECEX resolution takes effect, squeezing suppliers from Europe, Asia and beyond SAO PAULO, August 19, 2026 A significant increase in Brazil’s import tariff on certain polyurethanes entered into force on Monday, August 17, raising the duty from 14 percent to 20…

  • Seoul Duty Case

    Korea opens an anti-dumping investigation into Chinese ethyl acetate as the country’s embattled chemical sector reaches for every trade defense tool it has left SEOUL, August 19, 2026 South Korea’s trade authorities on Monday opened a formal anti-dumping investigation into imports of ethyl acetate from China, adding another front to what has become one of…

  • SAP Probe Opens

    Indonesia launches an anti-dumping investigation into Chinese superabsorbent polymers, the workhorse chemical inside diapers and sanitary products, after a petition from PT Nippon Shokubai Indonesia JAKARTA, August 18, 2026 Indonesia has opened a new front in its expanding campaign against allegedly underpriced Chinese industrial goods, this time targeting the obscure but commercially vital chemical that…

  • India Duty Push

    New Delhi opens fresh trade-remedy fronts on Chinese ophthalmic lenses and on antioxidants from China, Korea and Singapore, capping one of the busiest anti-dumping months in the DGTR’s history and raising the stakes for global supply chains. Peacock Tariff Consulting | Trade Desk NEW DELHI, August 17, 2026 India’s trade-remedy machinery sent a three-part message…

  • EU Acid Test

    Brussels locks in five years of anti-dumping duties on purified terephthalic acid from South Korea and Mexico, redrawing the feedstock map for Europe’s PET bottle, packaging and polyester industries. BRUSSELS, August 16, 2026 The European Union has closed out one of the most consequential chemical trade cases of the year, imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on…

  • India AD Blitz

    India’s trade remedies authority is running one of its busiest anti-dumping dockets in memory this August, with hearings, recommendations and new probes overwhelmingly targeting Chinese goods across chemicals, steel, electronics and pharmaceuticals. NEW DELHI, August 14, 2026 India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies convened an oral hearing on Friday afternoon in its anti-dumping investigation into…

  • EU PTA Duties

    The European Commission has locked in five-year anti-dumping duties on purified terephthalic acid from South Korea and Mexico, reshaping costs across Europe’s PET supply chain while handing Korea’s Taekwang Industrial a rare full exemption. BRUSSELS, Aug. 10, 2026 — The European Commission on Monday imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of purified terephthalic acid from…

  • UK PVC Probe

    Britain orders registration of suspension PVC imports from China, Mexico and South Korea, exposing shippers to possible backdated anti-dumping duties while a legacy steel measure quietly lapses. LONDON, August 11, 2026 British importers of suspension polyvinyl chloride woke up on Monday to a new layer of customs scrutiny, after HM Revenue and Customs confirmed that…

  • UK PET Probe

    Britain’s Trade Remedies Authority has launched its first ever safeguard investigation, examining whether surging imports of polyethylene terephthalate are inflicting serious injury on domestic plastics production. LONDON, August 8, 2026. The United Kingdom has crossed a threshold in its post-Brexit trade policy. On 5 August 2026, the Trade Remedies Authority announced the initiation of a…

  • Brazil PVC Duty

    Brasilia renews its 21.6 percent anti-dumping duty on Chinese suspension PVC resin for up to five more years while the companion measure on South Korean resin stays terminated, cementing a split outcome in a trade defense case that has run for nearly two decades. BRASILIA, August 7, 2026 Brazil will keep its anti-dumping shield against…