Trade Remedy Digest — 2026-10-26

Summary

Today's chemical-relevant actions include China's questionnaire issuance in the anti-dumping investigation on para-nitrotoluene from the EU, India's preliminary countervailing finding on PVC suspension resin from China, and the US ITC scheduling the final phase of AD/CVD investigations on large diameter graphite electrodes from China and India. The US ITC also scheduled expedited five-year reviews on melamine from China, while Australia initiated AD/CVD investigations on glass wool from China and Malaysia. Non-chemical items such as pasta, chassis, diamond sawblades, steel products, and aluminum foil were excluded from the chemical mapping.

By Product

Para-nitrotoluene (HS 29042020)

• Case type / Stage: anti-dumping / initiation
• Trade route: European Union → China
• Measure / rate: not stated
• What changed: China's MOFCOM Trade Remedy Bureau issued questionnaires (for foreign exporters/producers, domestic producers, and domestic importers) in the anti-dumping investigation on para-nitrotoluene originating in the EU; responses due within 37 days of issuance.
• Procurement impact: EU-origin para-nitrotoluene buyers in China face increased procedural requirements and potential future AD duties; import planning should account for questionnaire deadlines and possible provisional measures.
• Source: 关于发放对硝基甲苯反倾销案调查问卷的通知 (CACS Import Investigation)

PVC suspension resin

• Case type / Stage: countervailing / preliminary
• Trade route: China → India
• Measure / rate: not stated
• What changed: India's DGTR issued a preliminary finding in the countervailing duty investigation concerning imports of PVC suspension resin originating in or exported from China PR.
• Procurement impact: Chinese PVC suspension resin exporters and Indian importers should prepare for potential provisional CVD measures; procurement contracts may need price adjustment clauses.
• Source: Issuance of PF: Preliminary finding in the countervailing duty investigation concerning imports of "PVC Suspension Resin" originating in or exported from China PR. (India DGTR (SETU))

Large diameter graphite electrodes (HS 8545.11.00, 3801.10.50, 3801.90.00)

• Case type / Stage: anti-dumping / other
• Trade route: China; India → United States
• Measure / rate: not stated
• What changed: The US ITC scheduled the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on large diameter graphite electrodes from China and India, following Commerce's preliminary determinations of subsidization and less-than-fair-value sales.
• Procurement impact: US buyers of graphite electrodes from China and India face potential AD/CVD duties; supply chain diversification and cost contingency planning are advisable.
• Source: Large Diameter Graphite Electrodes From China and India; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations (US Federal Register (ITC))

Melamine

• Case type / Stage: anti-dumping / sunset
• Trade route: China → United States
• Measure / rate: not stated
• What changed: The US ITC scheduled expedited five-year (sunset) reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on melamine from China.
• Procurement impact: Existing US AD/CVD measures on Chinese melamine are under review; continued duties are likely, so buyers should maintain alternative sourcing options.
• Source: Melamine From China; Scheduling of Expedited Five-Year Reviews (US Federal Register (ITC))

Glass wool (HS 7019.80.00.80)

• Case type / Stage: anti-dumping / initiation
• Trade route: China; Malaysia → Australia
• Measure / rate: not stated
• What changed: Australia's Trade Remedies Commission initiated anti-dumping and countervailing investigations on certain glass wool from China and Malaysia; questionnaire responses due by 30 November 2026.
• Procurement impact: Australian importers of glass wool from China and Malaysia face potential AD/CVD duties; early engagement in the investigation and review of supply contracts is recommended.
• Source: 澳大利亚对涉华玻璃棉启动双反倾销调查 (CACS Export Response)

Non-chemical items skipped

Count: 6

• 巴基斯坦对华聚酯短纤作出反倾销日落复审终裁 — Polyester staple fiber is a textile fiber, not a chemical product for this digest.
• 美国国际贸易委员会作出集装箱拖车底盘及其部件第一次双反日落复审产业损害终裁 — Container chassis and subassemblies are machinery/transport equipment, not chemicals.
• 美国国际贸易委员会作出金刚石锯片第三次反倾销日落复审产业损害终裁 — Diamond sawblades are tools, not chemical products.
• 津巴布韦对进口意大利面启动保障措施调查 — Pasta products are food items, not chemicals.
• 巴基斯坦对华复合铝箔作出反倾销初裁 — Alu Alu foil is a metal packaging material, not a chemical product.
• 巴基斯坦对华彩涂板作出反倾销初裁 — Color coated steel coils/sheets are steel products, not chemicals.
• 印度对华无缝钢管和空心型材作出第二次反倾销日落复审终裁 — Seamless steel tubes and hollow profiles are steel products, not chemicals.

Sources covered

• CACS Export Response
• CACS Import Investigation
• India DGTR (SETU)
• US Federal Register (ITC)

Generated for 2026-10-26 (Asia/Shanghai).