Pure Terephthalic Acid’s imports: NTC imposes anti-dumping duties

The National Tariff Commission (NTC) has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of Pure Terephthalic Acid (PTA) from China after concluding that dumped imports caused material injury to domestic industry. According to a notice issued by the Commission, the investigation was initiated on August 16, 2025, following an application filed by Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited, the country’s sole PTA producer. The Commission had earlier imposed provisional duties on January 4, 2026, for a period of four months. The Commission, in its final determination, found that PTA imports from China were being dumped in Pakistan, adversely impacting local industry through price undercutting, price suppression, and a significant increase in import volumes.