Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/393 of 26 February 2025 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of epoxy resins originating in the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, and Thailand

1 A provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of products containing more than 35 % by weight of epoxy resins, also known as epoxide resins or polyepoxides, which are polymers or prepolymers containing reactive epoxy groups, based on epichlorohydrin and an aliphatic or aromatic alcoholic component (such as BPA), in solid, semi-solid or liquid forms, having all types of grade, purity, molecule weight or molecular structure, whether or not containing modifiers, curing agents, or additives, so long as the curing agents have not chemically reacted so as to cure the epoxy resin or convert it into a different product no longer containing epoxy groups, currently classified under CN codes ex29109000, ex38249992, ex38249993, and ex39073000 (TARIC codes 2910900005, 3824999296, 3824999310, 3907300005, 3907300020, and 3907300080), and originating in the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan and Thailand. The following products are excluded from the product described in Article 1(1): Certain paint and coating products, which are blends, mixtures, or other formulations of epoxy resin, curing agent, and pigment, in any form, packaged in one or more containers, wherein (1) the pigment represents a minimum of 10 percent of the total weight of the product, (2) the epoxy resin represents a maximum of 80 percent of the total weight of the product, and (3) the curing agent represents 5 to 40 percent of the total weight of the product. Pre-impregnated fabrics or fibres, often referred to as ‘pre-pregs’, which are composite materials consisting of fabrics or fibres (typically carbon or glass) impregnated with epoxy resin. Blends of epoxy resins with other materials, currently classified under CN codes other than 29109000, 38249992, 38249993, and 39073000.

2 The rates of the provisional anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, of the product described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies listed below shall be as follows: CountryCompanyProvisional anti-dumping dutyTARIC Additional codeChinaJiangsu Sanmu Group Co., Ltd.24,2 %89LO Sinochem Group: Jiangsu Ruiheng New Material Technology Co., Ltd. Nantong Xingchen Synthetic Material Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Kumho Yangnong Chemical Co., Ltd. 40,8 %89LPOther cooperating companies listed in Annex30,3 %All other imports originating in China40,8 %8999TaiwanChang Chun Plastics Co10,8 %89LQNan Ya Plastics11,0 %89LRAll other imports originating in Taiwan11,0 %8999ThailandAditya Birla Chemicals (Thailand) Limited32,1 %89LSAll other imports originating in Thailand32,1 %8999

3 The application of the individual duty rates specified for the companies mentioned in paragraph 2 shall be conditional upon presentation to the Member States’ customs authorities of a valid commercial invoice, on which shall appear a declaration dated and signed by an official of the entity issuing such invoice, identified by his/her name and function, drafted as follows: ‘I, the undersigned, certify that the (volume in unit we are using) of (product concerned) sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in [country concerned]. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’ Until such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to all other imports originating in the country concerned shall apply.

4 The release for free circulation in the Union of the product referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the provision of a security deposit equivalent to the amount of the provisional duty.

5 Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.

1 Interested parties shall submit to the Commission their written comments on this regulation, including on the Commission’s intention to terminate the current proceeding vis-à-vis the Republic of Korea, within 15 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

2 Interested parties wishing to request a hearing with the Commission shall do so within 5 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

3 Interested parties wishing to request a hearing with the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings are invited to do so within 5 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Hearing Officer may examine requests submitted outside this time limit and may decide whether to accept to such requests if appropriate.

1 Customs authorities are hereby directed to discontinue the registration of imports established in accordance with Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2714.

2 Data collected regarding products which entered the EU for consumption not more than 90 days prior to the date of the entry into force of this regulation shall be kept until the entry into force of possible definitive measures, or the termination of this proceeding.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Article 1 shall apply for a period of six months.