EU Initiates Investigation into Acrylic Esters
Summary
The European Commission has initiated an investigation into acrylic esters originating from China, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the United States. This investigation is part of the EU's ongoing trade remedy procedures and will involve several stages, including verification visits and potential provisional measures.
What changed
The European Commission has officially initiated an investigation (Case AD751) into acrylic esters, with potential origins from the People's Republic of China, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the United States of America. This marks the beginning of an 'Initial Investigation' phase, with a timeline indicating verification visits scheduled between May and July 2026, and potential provisional measures and definitive measures to follow in October 2026 and May 2027, respectively. The investigation is being conducted under the EU's trade regulations.
Regulated entities, particularly importers and exporters of acrylic esters, should be aware of this investigation and the associated deadlines. Interested parties are encouraged to review the Notice of Initiation and related publications, including questionnaires for importers, users, and producers. The Commission will provide opportunities for interested parties to submit comments on provisional and final disclosures, with specific deadlines outlined in the indicative timetable. Failure to cooperate or provide accurate information may lead to adverse findings and the imposition of trade defence measures.
What to do next
- Review the Notice of Initiation and associated questionnaires for acrylic esters.
- Prepare and submit questionnaire responses by the specified deadlines.
- Monitor the investigation timeline for opportunities to comment on provisional and final disclosures.
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Investigations
Case AD751 - Acrylic esters Type: Initial Investigation
Countries investigated: People's Republic of China, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United States of America
History of proceeding
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Timeframe and key steps
This is an indicative timetable for interested parties.
Only the time limits and deadlines set out in the basic regulations and notices of initiation are legally binding.
Initiation stage
| Date of initiation | Time period envisaged for verification visits 1 |
| --- | --- |
| 11 March 2026
- Other languages | 27 May 2026
10 July 2026 |
Provisional stage
| Pre-disclosure 2 | Provisional Measures 3 | Return comments on disclosure / provisional measures 4 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 14 October 2026 | 12 November 2026 | 26 November 2026 |
Definitive stage
| Return comments on final disclosure 5 | Definitive Measures 6 |
| --- | --- |
| 02 November 2026 | 11 May 2027 |
Contacts
Interested parties intending to make submissions or send correspondence to the Commission should follow the instructions given in the Notice of Initiation below
Publications
- Initiation (Other languages)
- Sampling form exporting producers
- Information on inputs for exporting producers
- Questionnaire for importers
- Questionnaire for users
- Questionnaire for the Union producers
- Questionnaire for the Chinese exporting producers
- Questionnaire for other exporting producers
- Executive summary
- The Commission may carry out visits between the above stated dates to verify the questionnaire replies and other information submitted by the interested parties. ¶
- The Commission will provide information on the planned imposition of provisional duties within the deadline indicated by Section 6 of the Notice of Initiation. Interested parties will be given 3 working days to comment in writing on the accuracy of the calculations. In cases where the Commission intends not to impose provisional duties, it will inform the interested parties within the deadline indicated by Section 6 of the Notice of Initiation. ¶
- Latest date for entry into force of provisional measures (8 months from initiation in anti-dumping cases and 9 months from initiation in anti-subsidy cases). If imposed, these measures have a maximum duration of 6 months in the case of an anti-dumping investigation and 4 months in the case of an anti-subsidy investigation. Interested parties can submit comments on provisional measures. Interested parties who have co-operated in the proceedings can submit comments to the disclosure letter following its transmission to them. ¶
- Latest date for interested parties to submit comments on provisional measures or disclosure letter. ¶
- Latest date for parties which have co-operated in the proceedings to submit comments on the final disclosure letter following its transmission to them. ¶
- Latest date to publish the imposition of definitive measures or the termination of the proceedings in the Official Journal of the European Union in the case of initial investigations. Measures will normally be imposed for a period of five years with the possibility to request a review of the measures at the earliest one year after imposition. In the case of other types of investigations (e.g. reviews), this is an indicative date for the conclusion of the investigation. ¶ Last update: 17 Mar 2026
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