EU imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on Chinese PET Spunbond
EU importers must apply new PET Spunbond duty rates at customs
Change
The European Commission imposed provisional anti-dumping duties of 45.6% to 50.0% on imports of PET Spunbond originating in China, effective the day after publication.
Why it matters
The Regulation adds a provisional duty layer to covered PET Spunbond imports under the specified CN and TARIC codes. Importers must map the producer-specific rate, validate commercial-invoice evidence and apply the all-other-imports rate where the invoice condition is not met. Customs authorities must also stop the prior registration of imports under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2409.
Implications
- — EU import compliance teams clearing Chinese PET Spunbond must update CN/TARIC duty mappings before customs entry — covered imports now carry provisional anti-dumping duties of 45.6% to 50.0%.
- — Customs brokers and trade-documentation teams must verify the required commercial-invoice declaration for producer-specific duty rates — without a valid invoice, the 50.0% all-other-imports rate applies.
- — Procurement and landed-cost teams using Chinese PET Spunbond must re-cost open and future orders against the provisional duty layer — supplier-specific rates change the delivered-cost calculation.
Who is affected
- — EU import compliance teams clearing Chinese PET Spunbond
- — Customs brokers and trade-documentation teams
- — Procurement and landed-cost teams using Chinese PET Spunbond
- — Chinese PET Spunbond exporters shipping to the EU
What to watch
- — 14 May 2026: provisional anti-dumping duties enter into force.
- — 5 calendar days after entry into force: interested parties may request hearings with the Commission or Hearing Officer.