EU imports of polyester staple fibers are still heavily dependent on anti-dumping duties imposed by Brussels. After surging in the past two years, shipments from Taiwan may now decline as a result of additional tariffs decided by the end of 2006. After China was eliminated from the market for a similar reason, India and Thailand could take advantage of the removal of EU anti-dumping duties on their products, on the other hand, while Korean request to exempt Low Melt Polyester was last month rejected.