May 8, 2025 – The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has recently released the final ruling on the anti-dumping and countervailing investigations concerning epoxy resins imported from China, India, South Korea, Thailand, and Taiwan, China. This decision has stirred widespread attention within the international trade arena.
In this ruling, the ITC reached a negative final determination on the industry injury of anti-dumping and countervailing measures for epoxy resins imported from China and India. This indicates that the commission believes the products alleged with dumping and subsidy behaviors from China and India will not cause substantial harm to the U.S. domestic industry. Based on this negative final ruling, the U.S. Department of Commerce will not issue anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders for the products alleged with dumping and subsidy behaviors from China and India.
Conversely, the ITC voted to make affirmative final determinations on the industry injury of anti-dumping for epoxy resins imported from South Korea, Thailand, and Taiwan, China. Simultaneously, affirmative final determinations on the industry injury of countervailing measures were made for epoxy resins from South Korea and Taiwan, China. This shows that the commission judged that the products alleged with dumping and subsidy behaviors from South Korea, Thailand, and Taiwan, China, have caused substantial harm or threat of harm to the U.S. domestic industry. In accordance with the process, based on the ITC’s affirmative final rulings, the U.S. Department of Commerce will subsequently issue anti-dumping duty orders for the products alleged with dumping and subsidy behaviors from South Korea, Thailand, and Taiwan, China, and issue countervailing duty orders for the products alleged with dumping and subsidy behaviors from South Korea and Taiwan, China. The products involved in this case mainly fall under the U.S. Customs Code 3907.30.0000.
According to Color Masterbatch Industry Media, this incident dates back to April 23, 2024, when the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the initiation of anti-dumping and countervailing investigations on epoxy resins imported from China, India, South Korea, and Taiwan, China, and an anti-dumping investigation on epoxy resins imported from Thailand. After nearly a year of investigation, on March 31, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce made anti-dumping final determinations on epoxy resins imported from China, India, South Korea, Thailand, and Taiwan, China, and countervailing final determinations on epoxy resins imported from China, India, South Korea, and Taiwan, China. Now, the ITC’s final ruling has drawn a phased conclusion to this series of investigations. However, the impact on the trade patterns of the epoxy resin industries in relevant countries and regions is just beginning to emerge. How all parties will respond and how the trade situation will develop in the future still deserve continuous attention.