Initiated Antidumping Investigation on Brazilian Imports of acrylic acid from China

In brief

On 18 September 2025, SECEX (the Brazilian Secretariat of International Trade) initiated an antidumping investigation on the Brazilian imports of acrylic acid, commonly classified under the NCM code  2916.11.10, from China.

This is a base raw material for the main acrylic chains and can be used to produce acrylic esters (such as 2-ethylhexyl acrylate and butyl acrylate), acrylamide, superabsorbent polymer (SAP), among others, acting very flexibly in chemical reactions. Additionally, it is soluble in water, alcohols, ethers, and chloroform, and is recognized as a strong corrosive agent for various metals, including unalloyed steel, copper, and brass. 

The investigation may result in the imposition of antidumping measures and the consequent increase in the cost of Brazilian imports of wire rod for a period of 05 (five) years, postponable.

The original text of the Official Notice of Initiation of the antidumping investigation (in Portuguese) is available in the following link.

Relevance of stakeholder participation 

Interested parties can request to be admitted as parties in the investigation until 08 October 2025^[1], provided that they demonstrate the extent to which they could be affected by the imposition of the antidumping duty.

• Deadline for replying to the Importer’s Questionnaire: 30 days as of acknowledgement of receipt (presumed 3 days after the date of electronic transmission by the authority);

• Deadline for replying to the Exporter’s Questionnaire: 30 days as of acknowledgement of receipt (presumed 7 days after the date of electronic transmission by the authority).

Usually, a public interest assessment may be requested only after the conclusion of the trade remedies investigation, as established by SECEX Ordinance No. 282/2023 (additional information is available in our Legal Alert on the subject).

More details

• Petitioners: BASF S.A.
• ​Investigated product: Acrylic acid (NCM code 2916.11.10).
• Uses: Base raw material for the main acrylic chains and can be used to:
  • Produce acrylic esters (such as 2-ethylhexyl acrylate and butyl acrylate), acrylamide, superabsorbent polymer (SAP), among others, acting very flexibly in chemical reactions.
  • The product is soluble in water, alcohols, ethers, and chloroform, and is recognized as a strong corrosive agent for various metals, including unalloyed steel, copper, and brass.
• Dumping margins: 
  • China: US$ 917.48/t | 99.4%

1 20-day deadline, pursuant to Article 45, paragraph third, of the Decree No. 8,058/2013.