2004-11-16 10:57 Ministry of Commerce issued its Announcement No. 57 on November 14, 2004, announcing final arbitration of anti-dumping investigation on imported Monoethanolamine and Diethanolamine (hereinafter referred to as the investigated products) originating in Japan, USA, Iran, Malaysia, the Taiwan Region and Mexico.
Ministry of Commerce began the investigation on May 14, 2003 and issued the original arbitration on March 25, 2004, deciding to take anti-dumping measures on the investigated products. After further investigation, Ministry of Commerce confirmed that the dumping of the investigated products had taken place, it had caused substantive injury to China’s industries and there was a direct causal relationship between the dumping and the injury.
Ministry of Commerce made its final arbitration, deciding to levy anti-dumping duties on the investigated products. Customs Tariffs Committee of the State Council will levy anti-dumping duties on the investigated product as of November 14, 2004. The Monoethanolamine and Diethanolamine are listed und er No. 29221100 and 29221200 respectively in the Import Tariffs of the People’s Republic of China.
The anti-dumping duty rate levied from related companies are listed as follows:
1,Japanese Companies : 74％
2,USA Companies: INEOS Americas LLC: 20％ The Dow Chemical Company: 74％ All Others: 74％
3, Iranian Companies: Arak Petrochemical Company: 26％ All Others: 32％
4,Malaysian Companies: OPTIMAL Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd: 9％ All Others: 74％
5,Companies of the Taiwan Region: Oriental Union Chemical Corporation: 20％ All Others: 74％
6, Mexican Companies: 74％
The levy of anti-dumping duties on Monoethanolamine and Diethanolamine originating in Japan, USA, Iran, Malaysia, the Taiwan Region and Mexico will last 5 years as from November 14, 2004.
The relevant interested parties could apply, in written forms, to the Ministry of Commerce for an interim review during the levy of anti-dumping duties in accordance with Article 49 of Anti-dumping Regulations of People’s Republic of China.
The relevant interested parties, disagreed with the final arbitration or the levy of the anti-dumping duties, could apply for an administrative reconsideration or lawsuit in accordance with Article 53 of Anti-dumping Regulations of People’s Republic of China
