On December 17, 2014, the European Union made a final anti-subsidy ruling on polyester short fibers originating in China, India, and Vietnam: Since the subsidies for the products involved in the case imported from China and Vietnam were de minimis, the products involved in the case imported from India There are subsidies on the products, but there is no causal relationship between the subsidies and substantial damage. Therefore, it was decided to cancel the countervailing investigation on polyester short fibers from China, India and Vietnam. The customs code of the product involved is 5503.20.00.
In this case, the Ministry of Commerce of China, Far Eastern Industries (Shanghai) Ltd, Shanghai, Jiangsu Huaxicun Co., Huaxi Village, Jiangyin, Jiangsu Xinsu Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd. (JiangsuXinsuChemicalFibreCo.,Suzhou), XiamenXiangluChemicalFibreCo.,Xiamen—Zhejiang, and Zhejiang AnshunPettechsFibreCo.,Fuyang submitted questionnaires to the European Commission.
In December 2013, the European Union launched a countervailing investigation into polyester short fibers originating in China, India, and Vietnam.