Beijing
Ministry of Commerce Notice No. 20
www.chinaview.cn 2003-06-11 10:04

ˇ@ˇ@The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC) announced an anti-dumping investigation into phenol imported from Japan, Republic of Korea, USA and as well as the Taiwan region (investigated product) in its Notice No.35 on Aug. 1, 2002. The investigated product is listed under No. 29071110 in the 2002 import tariffs of the General Administration of Chinese Customs.

ˇ@ˇ@MOFTEC and State Economic and Trade Commission have made investigation separately on dumping and the range of dumping, damage and the degree of damage to Chinaˇ¦s industries.

ˇ@ˇ@Approved by First Conference of Tenth National Peopleˇ¦s Congress, the Ministry of Commerce has carried out the anti-dumping investigation. According to the investigation and Anti-dumping Regulations of the Peopleˇ¦s Republic of China, Ministry of Commerce made original arbitration as follows:

ˇ@ˇ@The Ministry of Commerce confirmed that dumping of the investigated product had taken place, the investigated product had caused substantive damage to Chinaˇ¦s industries and there was a direct causal relationship between the dumping and the damage.

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

Japanese Companies:
4. Mitsui Chemicals, INC. Japan: 7%
5. All others: 144%

Companies of Republic of Korea:
1. Kumho P&B Chemicals, INC. South Korea.: 10%
2. All others: 10%

All USA Companies: 29%

Companies of the Taiwan Region:
1. Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corporation Taiwan: 7%
2. Taiwan Prosperity Chemical Corporation Taiwan: 10%
3. All others: 20%

ˇ@ˇ@According to Article 28 and 29 of Anti-dumping Regulations, the Ministry of Commerce has decided to take temporary anti-dumping measures in cash margin. Importers should pay 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 above countries.

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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