EU imposes provisional duties on acrylic esters from four countries

Imports of butyl acrylate and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate from China, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the United States now carry provisional EU anti-dumping dutiesEuropa ranging from 22.3% for China's Pinghu Petro Chemical up to a country-wide 40.3% for Saudi ArabiaEuropa. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2512Europa, adopted on 10 November 2026Europa, targets the two esters — butyl acrylate (CAS 141-32-2) and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (CAS 103-11-7)Europa — under CN code ex 2916 12 00Europa (TARIC 2916 12 00 15)Europa. The duties apply to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before dutyEuropa, and release for free circulation requires lodging a security deposit equal to the dutyEuropa.

Saudi Arabia faces a single country-wide rate of 40.3%Europa. In China, Shanghai Huayi New Material pays 29.0%Europa, Pinghu Petro Chemical 22.3%, other cooperating producers 23.9%Europa and all other imports 29.0%Europa. South Africa's Sasol pays 32.4%Europa, as do all other South African importsEuropa — the dumping margin found was 83.1%, but the lesser-duty rule capped the duty at the 32.4% injury margin. The United States' Dow Chemical pays 39.0%Europa, as do all other US importsEuropa, against a 61.9% dumping margin.

The company rates apply only against a valid commercial invoice carrying a dated declaration, signed by an official of the issuing entity identified by name and function, certifying the tonnage, the manufacturer and address, the TARIC additional code and the country of manufacture.Europa Until such an invoice is presented, customs apply the residual rate of the country concernedEuropa. Ethyl acrylate, methyl acrylate and specialty acrylates such as alkyl, hydroxy-alkyl and dialkylaminoethyl acrylates fall outside the scopeEuropa. Acrylic esters feed into coatings, adhesives, sealants, paper, polymer additives, textiles and inks.

The case follows a complaint lodged on 28 January 2026 by the Consortium for certain acrylic esters, with the investigation opened on 12 March 2026 and calendar year 2025 as the dumping and injury investigation period. Registration of the imports, imposed in May 2026 so that duties could later be collected retroactively, is discontinuedEuropa, but the data collected on goods that entered the EU for consumption up to 90 days before entry into force is kept until definitive measures are adopted or the proceeding endsEuropa. No decision on retroactive collection has been takenEuropa. Interested parties have 15 calendar days from entry into forceEuropaEuropa to submit written commentsEuropa and five calendar days to request a hearing with the Commission or the Hearing OfficerEuropa. The findings are provisionalEuropa and may be amended at the definitive stage.

Legal basis: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2512 imposing provisional anti-dumping duties under Regulation (EU) 2016/1036Europa on protection against dumped imports.