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European UnionEUR-Lex

EU orders registration of Sinopec PVA imports for retroactive duties

Regulation (EU) 2026/2245 orders customs to register Sinopec-made Chinese PVA imports so duties can be levied retroactively; repayment decisions are frozen pending the reopened investigation.

By Taxxa AI OyPublished 8 October 2026

Tax

Customs authorities across the Union must now register imports of certain polyvinyl alcohols (PVA) originating in China where the producer is the Sinopec Group.Europa The registration covers homopolymer-resin PVA with a viscosity of 3 to 61 mPa s (measured in 4% aqueous solution at 20 °C) and a degree of hydrolysis of 80,0 to 99,9 mol %, both measured by the ISO 15023-2 methodEuropa Europa, currently classified under CN code ex 3905 30 00 (TARIC 3905 30 00 91)Europa, manufactured by Sinopec Chongqing SVW Chemical Co. Ltd or Sinopec Great Wall Energy & Chemical Ningxia Co.Europa

Registration is not a duty.Europa It preserves the Commission's ability to levy anti-dumping duties retroactively on these registered imports if the reopened investigation ends with definitive duties and the legal conditions for retroactive collection are met.Europa Any future liability will emanate from the findings of that final investigationEuropa, and the regulation gives no estimated amount of possible future liabilityEuropa.

The reopening follows the Court of Justice judgment of 3 September 2026 in Case C-319/24 P, which confirmed the General Court's partial annulment of the original duty regulation (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1336) only as regards the downward adjustments to the export price under Article 2(10)(i) of the basic anti-dumping Regulation. The Commission reopened the investigation by notice of 9 October 2026 and imposed registration on its own initiative under Article 14(5) of the basic RegulationEuropa.

Two operational consequences run alongside registration. Registration expires nine months after the regulation's entry into forceEuropa, so the window closes in mid-July 2027Europa. And national customs authorities must not decide on any application for repayment or remission of anti-dumping duties on imports of Sinopec Group products before the regulation concluding the re-examination enters into forceEuropa — pending repayment and remission claims are therefore frozen.

Anyone importing the Sinopec-manufactured PVA concerned faces possible retroactive duties on shipments arriving during the registration windowEuropa, and should not expect decisions on repayment or remission claims before the regulation concluding the re-examination enters into force. The regulation entered into force on 10 October 2026Europa, the day after publication, and is directly applicable in all Member States.

Legal basis: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2245, Articles 1 and 2Europa, adopted under Article 14(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036Europa (registration of imports, maximum nine months).

Flag shipments of Sinopec-manufactured Chinese PVA under CN ex 3905 30 00 arriving during the registration window for possible retroactive anti-dumping duties, and suspend expectations on pending repayment or remission claims until the re-examination concludes.

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European UnionEUR-Lex

EU orders registration of Sinopec PVA imports for retroactive duties

Regulation (EU) 2026/2245 orders customs to register Sinopec-made Chinese PVA imports so duties can be levied retroactively; repayment decisions are frozen pending the reopened investigation.

By Taxxa AI OyPublished 8 October 2026

Tax

Legal basis: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2245, Articles 1 and 2Europa, adopted under Article 14(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036Europa (registration of imports, maximum nine months).