Brazil Imposes Up to $773.79/ Ton Anti-Dumping Duty on Phthalic Anhydride from China for Five Years

July 28, 2025 The Foreign Trade Committee Executive Management Committee (GECEX) issued Resolution No. 763 of 2025.A final affirmative anti-dumping ruling has been made on phthalic anhydride originating from China, and it has been decided to impose anti-dumping duties on the involved products from China for a period of five years.，The tax amount is $62.65–$773.79 per ton.(For taxation details, see the attached table.) This measure does not apply to o-nitroaniline packaged in quantities of less than 1 kilogram. Phthalic anhydride. Products classified under Mercosur tax code 2917.35.00. This resolution shall come into effect from the date of its publication.

On February 9, 2024, the Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services of Brazil issued Notice No. 4/2024, announcing the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation into phthalic anhydride originating in China, following an application submitted by the Brazilian domestic company Petrom Petroquímica Mogi das Cruzes S.A. on October 30, 2023. On July 5, 2024, the Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services of Brazil issued Notice No. 31/2024, making a preliminary affirmative determination on phthalic anhydride originating in China, and recommending the imposition of provisional anti-dumping duties for a period not exceeding six months, with the duty amounts ranging from USD 155.16 to USD 696.41 per ton (for details of the duties, please refer to the preliminary determination announcement of the case).

Appendix: Final Anti-Dumping Duty Table on Phthalic Anhydride from Brazil to China