DOTP AD orders: provisional measures gap dates corrected
Commerce corrects the provisional-measures gap dates in the Malaysia, Poland, Taiwan, and Turkiye DOTP AD orders, with order rates and liquidation notes.
Commerce published a correction to the antidumping duty orders on dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) from Malaysia, Poland, Taiwan, and the Republic of Turkiye on October 20, 2026 (91 FR 66295; FR Doc. 2026-21457; A-557-827, A-455-808, A-583-875, A-489-852). The notice is dated October 15, 2026 (signed by Scot Fullerton). It corrects dates in the May 22, 2025 orders (90 FR 21897; FR Doc. 2025-09163).
Corrected: provisional measures ended May 3, 2025; gap starts May 4, 2025. Reading both notices together, the AD-free gap runs May 4 through May 14, 2025.
What the May 2025 orders said, and what changed
The May 22, 2025 orders stated that the six-month provisional measures period (from the November 5, 2024 preliminary determinations) ended May 4, 2025, and that suspension of liquidation terminated for entries on or after May 5, 2025. The October 2026 correction says the correct dates are May 3, 2025 (end of provisional measures) and May 4, 2025 (start of the gap / termination of suspension due to expiration of provisional measures).
Under the original order, entries entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption in the gap through May 14, 2025 (the day before the ITC final determinations were published May 15, 2025, 90 FR 20688) are liquidated without regard to antidumping duties, and suspension and cash deposits resumed May 15, 2025. Combining the corrected start date with the original order's end date, we read the two notices together to mean the gap period runs May 4 through May 14, 2025.
Orders: FR Doc. 2025-09163 · 90 FR 21897 · May 22, 2025 · A-557-827, A-455-808, A-583-875, A-489-852
Corrected: provisional measures ended May 3, 2025 · gap begins May 4, 2025 · gap through May 14, 2025 · deposits resume May 15, 2025
Contact (correction): Dennis McClure (202) 482-5973
Order cash deposit rates (from the May 2025 orders)
Estimated weighted-average dumping margins from the final determinations, as listed in the orders:
- Malaysia: UPC Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd 7.50%; all others 7.50%.
- Poland: Grupa Azoty Zaklady Azotowy 57.88% (AFA); all others 57.88%.
- Taiwan: Nan Ya Plastics Corp. 18.73%; Oxyde Chemicals Singapore Pte. Ltd. 32.94% (AFA); Fortune Chemical Corp., Ltd. 32.94% (AFA); all others 18.73%.
- Turkiye: By Petrokimya Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. 80.71% (AFA); all others 61.61%.
Later administrative reviews may have changed company rates; check the most recent segment before modeling deposits. HTSUS per the order: currently classified under 2917.39.2000; may also enter under 2917.39.7000 or 3812.20.1000. The written scope is dispositive.
AD duties are not drawback-eligible (19 U.S.C. 1677h). Ordinary customs duties on DOTP used to make exported goods may qualify if the claim otherwise qualifies. See AD/CVD drawback exclusion and how to file a duty drawback claim.
Action items
- Pull May 4, 2025 entries: plasticizer, PVC compounding, and flooring/wire and cable importers of DOTP from these four countries confirm whether any entries dated May 4, 2025 now fall in the gap.
- Confirm liquidation treatment with your broker for gap-period entries (May 4 through May 14, 2025 as we read the notices together).
- Review protest/PSC timing if an entry liquidated with AD it should not have. Keep this general; check current protest and PSC rules for your entry.
- Verify current deposit rates against the most recent administrative review segment, not only the order rates above.
- FR Doc. 2026-21457 (91 FR 66295; Oct 20, 2026) corrects provisional-measures dates in the May 22, 2025 DOTP AD orders (FR Doc. 2025-09163; 90 FR 21897).
- Corrected: provisional measures ended May 3, 2025; termination of suspension / gap begins May 4, 2025. Reading both notices together, the AD-free gap runs May 4 through May 14, 2025; deposits resume May 15, 2025.
- Order rates (percent): Malaysia 7.50 / 7.50; Poland 57.88 AFA / 57.88; Taiwan 18.73, 32.94 AFA, 32.94 AFA / 18.73; Turkiye 80.71 AFA / 61.61. Later reviews may have changed company rates.
- HTSUS currently 2917.39.2000; may also enter under 2917.39.7000 or 3812.20.1000; written scope is dispositive. Contact: Dennis McClure (202) 482-5973.
- AD not drawback-eligible (19 U.S.C. 1677h); ordinary duties on DOTP used to make exported goods may qualify if the claim qualifies.
- Dioctyl Terephthalate From Malaysia, Poland, Taiwan, and the Republic of Turkiye: Antidumping Duty Orders; Correction (A-557-827, A-455-808, A-583-875, A-489-852; 91 FR 66295; FR Doc. 2026-21457) · U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
- Dioctyl Terephthalate From Malaysia, Poland, Taiwan, and the Republic of Turkiye: Antidumping Duty Orders (90 FR 21897; FR Doc. 2025-09163) · U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
This article is for general information and is not legal or tax advice. Drawback eligibility depends on your specific facts, and final refunds are determined by CBP at liquidation. Consult a licensed customs broker or attorney for your situation.