Float glass exported to the United States is requested to be investigated for anti-dumping and anti-subsidy.

According to the Department of Trade Defense, Ministry of Industry and Trade, float glass products exported to the United States are required to be investigated for anti-dumping and anti-subsidy.

Float glass exported to the United States that is subject to anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations is a product from China and Malaysia. Specifically, the Department of Trade Remedies, Ministry of Industry and Trade said that on November 21, 2024, the US Department of Commerce received a request for investigation and application of anti-dumping and countervailing duties on float glass products imported from China and Malaysia. The petition was filed by Vitro Flat Glass, LLC and Vitro Meadville Flat Glass, LLC.

The US Department of Commerce has received a petition to investigate and apply anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures against float glass products imported from China and Malaysia. Illustrative photo

The scope of products proposed for investigation and application of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures are float glass products made from soda-lime-silica glass produced by floating a continuous strip of molten glass on a fine tin bath (or another liquid metal with a density greater than molten glass), cooling the glass in an annealing furnace and cutting it into suitable sizes. According to the request for investigation, the float glass products subject to the proposed investigation have a nominal thickness of at least 2.0 mm and a nominal surface area of ​​at least 0.37 m2.

The country of origin of each float glass product is determined by the location where the glass was originally manufactured by floating a continuous strip of molten glass onto a fine tin bath and cooling the glass in an annealing furnace, regardless of the location where any further finishing or fabrication operations were performed. Before being further processed, finished, or fabricated, float glass products meet the requirements of Type I of ASTM-C1036 of the American Society for Testing and Materials.

Additionally, float glass products may be clear, tinted, tinted, or coated with one or more materials to alter their thermal insulation, conductivity, noise reduction, durability, color, and/or light transmission. Examples of coated float glass products include low-emissivity (“Low-E”) architectural glass and frameless mirrors (i.e., flat glass with a silver, aluminum, or other reflective coating) such as mirror panels.

Float glass products may be annealed, chemically strengthened, heat strengthened, or tempered to achieve the desired surface compressive strength, in accordance with ASTM-C1048, ASTM-C1422/C1422M, or other similar specifications. Float glass products may be further processed, but are not limited to, finishing operations such as sandblasting, etching, bending, beveling, notching, drilling, punching, embossing, and engraving.

Float glass products may be unassembled or assembled. Examples of assembled float glass products include: Mirrors with one or more light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”) integrated into the mirror, as well as framed mirrors with one or more LEDs integrated into the mirror or mirror frame; and products consisting of two or more panes of glass bonded together with a polymer interlayer (i.e., laminated glass), as well as insulating glass units (“IGUs”), which consist of two or more panes of glass separated by a spacer material and sealed together at the edge to create a thermal barrier of air or one or more gases.

The scope of products proposed for investigation includes, but is not limited to, glass products that meet one or more of the specifications, definitions and/or standards ASTM-C162, ASTM-C1036, ASTM-C1048, ASTM-C1172, ASTM-C1349, ASTM-C1376, ASTM-C1422/C1422M, ASTM-C1464, ASTM-C1503, ASTM-C1651, ASTM-E1300 and ASTM-E2190.

7005.10.8000, 7005.21.1010, 7005.21.1030, 7005.21.2000, 7005.29.1810, 7005.29.1850, 7005.29.2500, 7007.29.0000, 7008.00.0000, 7009.91.5010, 7009.91.5095 and 7009.92.5010 of the Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The products subject to the petition may also be classified under codes 7006.00.4010, 7006.00.4050 and 7007.19.0000. The commodity codes provided are for reference and comparison purposes only, the detailed description of the scope of products proposed for investigation is the deciding factor.

According to the investigation request, Chinese exporters are dumping at margins ranging from 91.05% to 165.11%, while Malaysian exporters are dumping at margins ranging from 141.87% to 344.43%. The investigation request also accuses Chinese and Malaysian exporters of receiving significant subsidies, although the amount of subsidies is not specified in the request.

The US Department of Commerce is expected to make a decision on the investigation on December 11, 2024. Provisional countervailing duties on Chinese and Malaysian enterprises may be applied from the end of April 2025. Provisional antidumping duties on enterprises may be applied from the end of June 2025. Official antidumping and countervailing duties may be applied no later than the end of December 2025.

The Trade Defense Department recommends that Vietnamese enterprises that produce and export float glass and float glass-related products that meet the above description to the United States should closely monitor the developments of the case. In the case of enterprises with large volumes of exports to the United States or with a rapid increase in export volume, enterprises should be aware of the risk of the United States continuing to conduct anti-dumping investigations against Vietnamese products. Enterprises that use float glass imported from China and Malaysia as raw materials for production should be aware of the risk of the United States conducting evasion investigations in the event of export activities to this market.

At the same time, float glass manufacturing enterprises with float glass-related products can contact the Department for further guidance and advice in assessing trade defense risks if they have export activities to the US market.

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