Beijing
Ministry of Commerce Notice No. 11
www.chinaview.cn 2003-05-13 09:56

ˇ@ˇ@According to the Anti-dumping Regulations of the Peopleˇ¦s Republic of China, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC) issued a notice on March 29, 2002, starting an anti-dumping investigation on imported polyvinyl chloride (PVC) from the United States, Republic of Korea, Japan, Russia and as well as the Taiwan area. The investigated product is in customs import tariff No. 39041000, 2001 of the Peopleˇ¦s Republic of China.

ˇ@ˇ@MOFTEC has made the investigation on dumping, the range of dumping of the investigated products. State Economic and Trade Commission has made the investigation on damage and the degree of damage of the investigated products to domestic property. Approved by First Conference of Tenth National Peopleˇ¦s Congress, the Ministry of Commerce will carry out the anti-dumping investigation. The Ministry of Commerce has made tentative judgment according to the investigation and Anti-dumping Regulations of the Peopleˇ¦s Republic of China.

ˇ@ˇ@Relative issues are as follows:

ˇ@ˇ@According to the tentative judgment of the Ministry of Commerce, there was dumping of the investigated product and it has caused substantive damage to the property of Chinaˇ¦s mainland.

ˇ@ˇ@The range of dumping for related companies is as follows:

Companies from the United States:
1. Shintech Incorporated: 83%
2. Formosa Plastics Corporation Texas: 25%
3. All others: 83%

Companies from the Republic of Korea:
1. LG CHEM, LTD.: 10%
2. Hanwha Chemical Corporation: 13%
3. All others: 76%

Japanese companies:
1. Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.ˇG54%
2. V-Tech Corporation: 50%
3. Taiyo Vinyl Corporation: 32%
4. Shin Dai-Ichi Vinyl Corporation: 70%
5. Kaneka Corporation: 62%
6. All others: 115%.

Russian companiesˇG
1. J/S Co. Kaustik: 34%
2. Joint Stock CompanyˇmSAYANSKCHIMPLASTˇn: 67%
3. All others: 82%

Companies from Taiwan area:
1. China General Plastics Corporation: 15%
2. Formosa Plastics Corporation: 10%
3. Da yang Plastics Corporation: 23%
4. All others: 27%

ˇ@ˇ@According to the Anti-dumping Regulations of the Peopleˇ¦s Republic of China, the Ministry of Commerce has decided to take temporary anti-dumping measures in cash margin. As of May 12 2003, importers should provide relevant cash margin to the Customs of the Peopleˇ¦s Republic of China according to above range of dumping when they import the investigated products from the United States, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Russia and as well as Taiwan area.

ˇ@ˇ@Related interested parties can provide written comment and related evidence in 20 days after the Notice is issued. The Ministry of Commerce will consider according to the law. Enditem (english.mofcom.gov.cn)

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