NTC Final Determination: Definitive Anti-Dumping Duties on PTA Imports from China (June 12, 2026)

Issuer: National Tariff Commission (Government of Pakistan). Final determination to impose definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of Pure Terephthalic Acid (PTA) originating in and/or exported from the People’s Republic of China under the Anti-Dumping Duties Act, 2015.

Scope & product: Pure Terephthalic Acid (PTA), Pakistan Customs Tariff (PCT) code 2917.3610, used as a raw material for Pakistan’s textile and packaging industries and in manufacture of Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF), Polyester Filament Yarn (PFY) and Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) resin.

Investigation & periods:

- Investigation initiated: 16 August 2025 (under Section 23 of the Anti-Dumping Duties Act, 2015).

- Period of Investigation (POI) for dumping determination: 2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31.

- Period for injury determination: 2022-04-01 to 2025-03-31.

Findings and measure: The Commission made a final affirmative determination of dumping and material injury and has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties for a period of five years, effective from 2026-01-04. Duties are to be collected in accordance with applicable law and deposited to the Commission’s designated account.

Definitive anti-dumping duty rates:

Payment and deposit: Duties collected shall be deposited with the Commission’s Non-Lapsable PLA Account No. 187 maintained under Head G-11217, PLA with the Federal Treasury Office, Islamabad, as directed by the Commission.

Further information: A non-confidential version of the detailed report and the full public file are maintained at the NTC office and the Commission’s website: www.ntc.gov.pk.

Authority: Khizar Hayat, Secretary, National Tariff Commission. Notice date: 2026-06-12.