한국산 고흡수성수지(SAP) 반덤핑 제소

Certain Superabsorbent Polymers from Korea – Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping Duties

The Ad Hoc Coalition of American SAP Producers have filed an antidumping duty (AD) petition on imports of certain superabsorbent polymers (“SAP”) from Korea.

The scope of the petitions is below.

Petitioners have requested AD duties as described below:

Country              AD Duties Requested

Korea                  28.6 – 49.4 percent (simple average dumping margin of 38.9 percent)

Producers identified in Petition:

LG Chem, Ltd.

Sumitomo Seika Polymers Korea Co., Ltd.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) will initiate the investigations on November 22, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) is canceling import injury preliminary phase staff conferences and issuing notices for written submissions.

Event	Current Deadline (could be extended)	Extended Deadline
Petition	11/2/2021	11/2/2021
DOC Initiation	11/22/2021	11/22/2021
ITC Preliminary Conference	11/23/2021	11/23/2021
ITC Prelim Determination	12/17/2021	12/17/2021
DOC Preliminary AD Determination	4/11/2022	5/31/2022
DOC Final AD Determination	6/27/2022	10/13/2022
ITC Hearing	Late June 2022	Mid October 2022
ITC Final Injury Determination for AD	8/9/2022	11/28/2022
AD Order	8/16/2022	12/5/2022

Scope of Investigation

The proposed scope of these investigations is as follows:

The merchandise covered by this order is superabsorbent polymers (“SAP”), insoluble in water, which result from a polymerization of primarily acrylic acid monomer molecules (or its sodium salts) with crosslinkers to form crosslinked polymer networks, with a high capacity to absorb and retain water and aqueous liquids, originating from the Republic of Korea.

All forms and sizes of SAP, regardless of packaging type, including but not limited to granules, pellets, powder, flakes, liquid, or gel are within the scope of this order.

The scope also includes SAP that is combined, commingled, or mixed with other products. For such combined products, only the SAP component is covered by the scope of this order. SAP that has been combined with other products is included within the scope, regardless of whether the combining occurs in third countries. A combination is excluded from this order if the total SAP component of the combination (regardless of the source or sources) comprises less than 5 percent of the combination, on a dry weight basis.

Notwithstanding the foregoing language, an SAP combination that is transformed through a chemical reaction or physical process into another product such that the SAP can no longer be separated from the other products is excluded from the scope.

SAP is classified under HTSUS subheading 3906.90.5000. Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise is dispositive.