Provisional anti-dumping duties on acrylic esters from 12 November

The European Commission is imposing provisional anti-dumping dutiesEuropa on certain acrylic esters from China, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the United StatesTulli from 12 NovemberTulli 2026Tulli. The duties cover butyl acrylate and 2-ethylhexyl acrylateEuropa, currently classified under CN code ex 2916 12 00 (TARIC code 2916 12 00 15). The product scope excludes other essential acrylates such as ethyl acrylate and methyl acrylate as well as specialty acrylates.Europa The measures come from Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2512Tulli.Europa

The rates of the provisional anti-dumping duties, applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty, are set for each of the producers listed below. Imports from China carry 22.3% for Pinghu Petro ChemicalEuropa, 23.9% for other cooperating companiesEuropa and 29.0% for Shanghai Huayi New Material and all other producersEuropa. Imports from Saudi Arabia carry 40.3%.Europa Imports from South Africa carry 32.4%.Europa Imports from the United States carry 39.0% for Dow Chemical Company and all other producers.Europa A producer-specific rate applies only on presentation to the customs authorities of a valid commercial invoice carrying a dated and signed declaration identifying the manufacturerEuropa; without it, the duty for all other imports from that country appliesEuropa.

Release of the goods for free circulation requires a security deposit equivalent to the provisional duty.Europa Importers of these esters must reckon with definitive anti-dumping duties later: registration of the imports, ordered earlier under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1085, is discontinued, while data on products that entered the Union for consumption no more than 90 days before the regulation's entry into force is kept until definitive measures arrive or the proceeding ends. If a provisional duty becomes definitive, an importer can be charged duties matching the security for goods imported while the provisional duty was in forceTulli; in practice Tulli releases the securities lodged and sends the customer a post-clearance recovery decision.

Interested parties have 15 calendar days from the regulation's entry into force to send written comments to the CommissionEuropa, and 5 calendar days to request a hearing with the Commission or with the Hearing Officer in trade proceedingsEuropa; the Hearing Officer may also examine late hearing requests. Companies importing these esters should check the effect on their business now, including through Tulli's business advice service.

Legal basis: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2512 of 10 November 2026Europa imposing provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of certain acrylic esters originating in China, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the United StatesEuropa.