Case numberA-580-889Antidumping duty (AD), market economy
ProductDioctyl Terephthalate (DOTP) ITA commodity group: Chemicals and Allied Industries
CountrySouth Korea
StatusCurrent Order
Next sunset reviewJuly 2028 the month Commerce is due to start the five-year review
Rates published in the order notice
3.69%All-others weighted-average dumping margin
As printed in the order notice (82 FR 39409, August 18, 2017). Your deposit today may differ: it is the rate the latest administrative review assigned to the exporter or producer on your invoice, which can be higher or lower. A company that has never been reviewed keeps the all-others rate. Check your supplier's current rate in Commerce's ACCESS case record before you price an order.
HTS numbers named in the scope
The notice lists these subheadings for convenience only. The written scope decides whether goods are covered, and goods entered under other HTS numbers can still be in scope.
2917.39.20002917.39.70003812.20.1000
Scope, from the order notice
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is dioctyl terephthalate
(DOTP), regardless of form. DOTP that has been blended with other
products is included within this scope when such blends include
constituent parts that have not been chemically reacted with each other
to produce a different product. For such blends, only the DOTP
component of the mixture is covered by the scope of this order.
DOTP that is otherwise subject to this order is not excluded when
commingled with DOTP from sources not subject to this order. Commingled
refers to the mixing of subject and non-subject DOTP. Only the subject
component of such commingled products is covered by the scope of the
order.
DOTP has the general chemical formulation
C<INF>6</INF>H<INF>4</INF>(C<INF>8</INF>H<INF>17</INF>COO)<INF>2</INF>
and a
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chemical name of ``bis (2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate'' and has a
Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) registry number of 6422-86-2.
Regardless of the label, all DOTP is covered by this order.
Subject merchandise is currently classified under subheading
2917.39.2000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS). Subject merchandise may also enter under subheadings
2917.39.7000 or 3812.20.1000 of the HTSUS. While the CAS registry
number and HTSUS classification are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this order is
dispositive.
Excerpt from 82 FR 39409. Later scope rulings and circumvention findings can change the scope; check the Federal Register notices below.
What A-580-889 means when you import
Cash deposit at entry. For every entry of goods in scope, CBP collects an estimated antidumping duty cash deposit at the rate assigned to the exporter or producer on the entry, on top of the Column 1 duty and any Chapter 99 trade-remedy lines.
Your supplier sets your rate. The same product from two plants in South Korea can deposit at different rates. Before you price the order, ask the supplier which legal entity will appear as exporter and as producer on the invoice.
Deposit now, final duty later. The deposit is not the final duty. The entry stays unliquidated until Commerce completes the administrative review for the period it was entered in. CBP then liquidates it at the rate that review sets and bills or refunds the difference with interest. AD/CVD entries can stay open for years, and the importer of record carries the difference. A review happens only if Commerce is asked for one in the order's anniversary month; if nobody asks, entries liquidate at the deposit rate.
Reimbursement certificate. Before liquidation, the importer files a certificate under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) stating whether the exporter has paid or reimbursed the antidumping duty. Without it, Commerce may presume reimbursement and deduct the duty a second time in the margin calculation. Brokers file it with the entry summary; make sure yours does.
Entry reporting. The AD/CVD case number goes on the 7501 line alongside the HTS number, and any Chapter 99 lines the goods carry are reported in the order CBP prescribes; the tariff updates tracker carries the current Chapter 99 sequence and the actions behind it.
Shipping from a third country doesn't change the origin. Goods finished, cut or packaged in a third country stay in scope if the notice's written scope covers them. A change of shipping origin is not a change of AD/CVD origin.
Estimating the stack. The tariff simulator returns the Column 1 rate and the Chapter 99 additional duties for an HTS number and origin. It does not include antidumping or countervailing deposits, so add the deposit at your supplier's current rate on top. Airlift USA does not hold a US customs broker license; entries on cargo we move are filed through our licensed broker network.
Case list: AD/CVD Orders and Suspension Agreements, International Trade Administration, Enforcement and Compliance — ITA dashboard, export of September 2026. Notices, rates and HTS numbers: Federal Register API v1. Both are US Government works in the public domain. This page is a reference, not legal or customs advice.
Importing dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) from South Korea under A-580-889?
Send us the product, the exporter and producer named on the invoice, the load port, the US delivery point and the ready date. We quote the ocean freight and destination charges and explain how the entry is filed through our licensed broker network. The AD/CVD cash deposit itself is set by the rate on the entry, not by us.