On October 23, 2020, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) published its preliminary ruling of the anti-duping duty investigation on the imports of EPDM from the US, the ROK and the European Union (Announcement No. 48). The ruling finds that EPDM imported from the above countries (regions) were dumped, there has been injury to the Chinese industry, and there is a causal link between dumping and such injury. It is decided that, as of October 28, 2020, a cash deposit at rates between 12.5% and 220.0% will be collected for EPDM imported from the above countries (regions).

Based on petitions filed by the Chinese EPDM industry, MOFCOM published an announcement on June 19, 2019, launching andi-dumping duty investigation on imports of EPDM from the above countries (regions). After case filing, MOFCOM has caried out the investigation strictly in accordance to relevant Chinese laws and regulations, as well as relevant WTO rules, and has made the above affirmative ruling, based on preliminary investigation.