WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Following an anti-dumping investigation, the Commerce Department set duties on imports from Brazil at 19.61 percent, Mexico19.52 at percent and Poland at 25.43 percent, and duties ranging from 9.66-44.30 percent on imports from South Korea.
"The Commerce Department will instruct Customs and Border Protection to collect cash deposits from importers of emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber from Brazil, Korea, Mexico, and Poland based on these final rates," the release stated.
Emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber is widely used in car and truck tires.
The release explained that anti-dumping investigations have increased 40 percent since President Donald Trump took office, following a campaign that featured frequent pledges to enforce trade laws that protect US manufacturers.
