On May 18, 2025 China set a rate of 74.9% on imports of polyacetals from the US, 34.5% on imports from EU and varying rates on imports from Japan and Taiwan.

China’s imports of polyacetals were very strong from September 2023 through December 2024 but fell off sharply as of January 2025. In January, the Commerce Ministry determined that dumping had occurred and implemented preliminary anti-dumping measures in effect from January 24, 2025. 2025, China’s imports through April 2025 were down 19%, to 114,000 tons.

Imports from the US, many EU countries and also Taiwan were down. Imports were also down from South Korea, Malaysia and Vietnam, countries which were not implicated in the anti-dumping probe.

From International Trader Publications’ Polyacetals World Trade Analysis, a continuously updated analysis of global trade based on statistics from all available countries.