USITC Continues Antidumping Orders on PET Film from China, India, Taiwan, UAE

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Filed March 11th, 2026

Detected March 12th, 2026

Summary

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has determined to continue existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, sheet, and strip from China, India, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates. This decision means these trade remedy measures will remain in place, affecting imports of the specified product.

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What changed

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has issued affirmative determinations in its five-year (sunset) reviews, deciding to continue the existing antidumping duty orders on PET film, sheet, and strip from China, India, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as the countervailing duty order on the same product from India. These determinations were made under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and signify that revoking these orders would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of material injury to the domestic industry. The existing orders will therefore remain in effect.

For importers and exporters dealing with PET film, sheet, and strip from these countries, this means that antidumping and countervailing duties will continue to apply. Companies should ensure their compliance with these ongoing trade remedy measures. The USITC's final report detailing the findings will be available by April 20, 2026. No new compliance actions are immediately required beyond adhering to the existing duty obligations, but businesses should be aware that these trade protections are being maintained.

What to do next

Continue to comply with existing antidumping and countervailing duties on PET film imports from China, India, Taiwan, and UAE.
Monitor USITC publications for the final report by April 20, 2026.

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USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film, Sheet, and Strip from China, India, Taiwan, and United Arab Emirates

March 11, 2026
News Release 26 - 042
Inv. No(s).

  731-TA-1132 and 113 ,

  701-TA-415 ,

  and 731-TA-933-934

Contact: Jennifer Andberg, 202-205-1819 USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film, Sheet, and Strip from China, India, Taiwan, and United Arab Emirates

The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty orders on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, sheet, and strip from China, India, Taiwan, and United Arab Emirates and the existing countervailing duty order on PET film, sheet, and strip from India would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.

As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, the existing orders on imports of this product from China, United Arab Emirates, India and Taiwan will remain in place.

Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns voted in the affirmative.

Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on these five-year (sunset) reviews.

The Commission’s public report, Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from China, India, Taiwan, and United Arab Emirates (Inv. Nos. 731-TA-1132 and 1134 (Third Review) and 701-TA-415 and 731-TA-933-934 (Fourth Review), USITC Publication 5718, March 2026), will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the reviews.

The report will be available by April 20, 2026; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website.

BACKGROUND

The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time.

The Commission’s institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the Commission concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally, within 95 days from institution, the Commission will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC’s notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the Commission conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.

The Commission generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews. Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the Commission’s prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the reviews, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.

The five-year (sunset) reviews concerning polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip from China, United Arab Emirates, India, and Taiwan ** were instituted on August 1, 2025.

On December 22, 2025, the Commission determined to conduct expedited five-year reviews. Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns concluded that the domestic interested party group responses were adequate and the respondent interested party group responses were inadequate, and voted for expedited reviews for China, India, Taiwan, and United Arab Emirates.

A record of the Commission’s votes to conduct expedited reviews is available on the investigations pages for Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from China, India, Taiwan, and United Arab Emirates; Inv. Nos. 731-TA-1132 and 1134 (Third Review) and 701-TA-415 and 731-TA-933–934 (Fourth Review) .