Ministry of Commerce Notice No. 17
www.chinaview.cn
2003-05-22 10:00
¡¡¡¡The Ministry of Foreign Trade and
Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC) announced an anti-dumping investigation into
cold-rolled steel plate imported from Russia, the Republic of Korea, Ukraine,
Kazakhstan and as well as the Taiwan region in its notice on March 23, 2002.
¡¡¡¡The product is listed under No.
72091500¡¢72091600¡¢72091700¡¢72091800¡¢72092500¡¢72092600¡¢72092700¡¢72092800¡¢72099000¡¢72112300¡¢72112900¡¢72119000
in the import tariffs of the General Administration of Chinese Customs. The
investigation doesn¡¯t include the cold-rolled steel plate for producing tinplate
listed under No. 72091800 in the import tariffs 2001 of the General
Administration of Chinese Customs.
¡¡¡¡MOFTEC has made the investigation
on dumping and 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 China¡¯s industries. Approved by First
Conference of Tenth National People¡¯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 People¡¯s Republic of China.
¡¡¡¡According to the investigation, the
Ministry of Commerce affirmed that dumping of the investigated product has made
substantive damage to China¡¯s industries.
¡¡¡¡The range of dumping for
related companies is as follows:
Russian Companies:
1. JSC
Severstal, Russia: 9%
2. JSC Novolipetsk Iron & Steel Corporation
(NI&SCO)£¬Russia£º29%
3. Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works,Russia£º29%
4. All others: 29%
Companies of The Republic of Korea
1. Posco,
South Korea£º10%
2. Union Steel MFG.CO., LTD, South Korea£º9%
3. Dongbu
Steel, South Korea£º14%
4. Hyundai Hysco, South Korea£º12%
5. All others:
40%
Ukraninian Companies
1. Zaporizhstal Iron & Steel Works
("ZAPORIZHSTAL" JSC)£¬Ukranine:16%
2. Ilich Iron & Steel Works, Mariupol,
Ukranine: 12%
3. All others: 22%
Companies of Kazakhstan
1.
Ispat Karmet OJSC, Kazakhstan: 21%
2. All others: 48%
Companies of
the Taiwan Region
1. Kao Hsing Chang Iron & Steel Corporation, Taiwan:
20%
2. Sheng Yu CO., LTD, Taiwan: 14%
3. Ton Yi Industrial Corporation,
Taiwan: 8%
4. Shang Shing Steel Industrial CO.LTD, Taiwan: 29%
5. Yieh
Loong Enterprise CO.LTD, Taiwan: 14%
6. China Steel CORP., Taiwan: 28%
7. All others: 55%
¡¡¡¡Since the investigated product is special in
the market, the Ministry of Commerce decided to put off carrying out temporary
anti- dumping investigations on cold-rolled steel plate imported from Russia,
the Republic of Korea, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and as well as the Taiwan region.
Whether the temporary anti-dumping investigation will be resumed will be decided
in the light of specific conditions. The investigation on the anti-dumping case
will be continued till the final judgment
¡¡¡¡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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