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Japan Imposing Higher Tariffs on Imports of Flame-Retardant Chemical From China

Japan will impose higher duties on imports of Chinese “tris(chloropropyl)phosphate” after finding that the imports were “unfairly sold” and caused “actual damage to the Japanese industry,” the country said in a June 23 notice, according to an unofficial translation. The…

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notice says TCPP is a “liquid mainly used as a flame retardant for hard urethane insulation.” The higher tariffs will not be applied to imports from Hong Kong and Macau, Japan said.