¡¡¡¡Ministry of Commerce announced its final arbitration over imported not worked, oil-filled and other carboxvlated styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) in primary form originating in Russia, the Republic of Korea and Japan (hereinafter referred to as ¡°investigated product¡±) and decided to levy anti-dumping tax on the investigated product in its Notice on September 9, 2003.

¡¡¡¡According to the anti-dumping investigation on the investigated product, Ministry of Commerce confirmed that dumping of the investigated product had taken place, it had caused substantive damage to China¡¯s industries and there was a direct causal relationship between the dumping and the damage.

¡¡¡¡According to the provisions of the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People¡¯s Republec of China, Customs Tariff Committee of the State Council decided to levy anti-dumping tax on investigated product as of September 9, 2003.

¡¡¡¡The investigated product is listed under No.40021911(not worked SBR), 40021912(oil-filled SBR) and 40021919(other carboxylated SBR) in 2003 import tariffs of the General Administration of Chinese Customs.

¡¡¡¡The levying rate of anti-dumping tax from the companies is as follows:

1.Japanese Companies
Zeon Corporation: 19%
JSR Corporation: 10%
ASAHI KASEI Corporation: 0%
All others: 33%

2.Companies of the Republic of Korea
Hyundai Petrochemical Co., Ltd.: 19%
Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.: 7%
All Others: 27%

3.Russian Companies
NCHZ Sterlitamak Corporation: 14%
OMSK Kauchuk: 23%
Togliatti Kauchuk Ltd.: 25%
All others: 38%

¡¡¡¡The Ministry of Commerce also issued concrete regulations on the way of imposing anti-dumping tariffs, backdate levying, term of levying, new importers reexamination, interim review, administrative reconsideration and administrative lawsuit in its Notice. Enditem (english.mofcom.gov.cn)