On February 29, 2000, the International Trade Commission of the Ministry of Economic Affairs ( hereinafter referred to as the "ITC" ) made a negative final determination that an industry in ROC is not being materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports from the U.S. of DRAMs of one megabit and above that have been found by the Ministry of Finance to be sold in ROC at less than normal value.
As a result of the negative final determination, the ITC shall transfer this case to the Ministry of Finance for an official termination.
The public Chinese version of the final injury investigation report is expected to be available by March 13, 2000, from the office of the Investigation Division of the ITC. If you would like to have a copy of this report, please contact us.
FACTUAL HIGHLIGHT
Product Description: The imported products subject to this investigation are DRAMs which are generally used as the main memory in a variety of electronic products including computers and computer peripherals, telecommunications equipment, networking equipment, and consumer electronics devices. The DRAMs subject to this investigation are currently classifiable under subheadings 8542.19.90.20, 8542.19.10.00 and some other subheadings of the Customs Import Tariff and Classification of Import and Export Commodities of the Republic of China.
Status of Proceedings: 1. Type of investigation: Final antidumping investigation. 2. Petitioner: Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association. 3. Date of the institution of final investigation by the ITC : January 5, 2000. 4. Date of the ITC public hearing : January 18, 2000. 5. Date of the ITC vote: February 29, 2000. 6. Date when the MOEA determination shall be sent to the Ministry of Finance: by March 13, 2000.
R.O.C. Industry: 1. Number of producers during the period, January 1, 1999-December 31, 1999: eleven. 2. Location of producers' plants: Science-based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, and Taoyuan. 3. Employment of production and related workers during the period, January 1, 1998-December 31, 1998: 8,124. 4. Apparent R.O.C. consumption during the period, January 1, 1999-December 31, 1999: 619,355 k pieces (by quantity), 70,254 million N.T. dollars (by value). 5. Market share held by the domestic like product during the period, January 1, 1999-December 31, 1999: 65% (by quantity), 61% (by value).
R.O.C. Imports: 1. Subject imports from the U.S. during the period, January 1, 1999-December 31, 1999: 41,224 k pieces (by quantity), 4,238 million N.T. dollars (by value). 2. Subject imports from third countries during the period, January 1, 1999-December 31, 1999: 177,168 k pieces (by quantity), 23,403 million N.T. dollars (by value). 3. Leading import sources during the period, January 1, 1999-December 31, 1999: South Korea, Japan, U.S.A.