On December 18, 1999, the International Trade Commission of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (hereinafter referred to as the "ITC ") made a negative final determination that an ROC industry is not being materially injured or threatened with material injury by the imports of uncoated printing & writing paper from Indonesia and Thailand 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 transferred this case to the Ministry of Finance on December 23 for an official termination of this case.
The public Chinese version of the final injury investigation report is expected to be available after December 31, 1999, 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 uncoated printing & writing paper which are generally used for magazines, common books, instruction manuals, DM, accounting books, letter papers, calendars, desk calendars, posts, etc. Uncoated printing & writing paper is manufactured in weight ranging from 40g/square meter to 150g/square meter.The Uncoated Printing & Writing Paper subject to this investigation is currently classifiable under subheadings 4802. 52. 90. 10, 4802. 52. 90. 90, and 4802. 60. 19. 00 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 Paper Industry Association. 3. Date of the institution of final investigation by the ITC : October 19, 1999. 4. Date of the ITC public hearing : November 19, 1999. 5. Date of the ITC vote: December 18, 1999. 6. Date of the MOEA determination being transferred to the Ministry of Finance: December 23, 1999.
R.O.C. Industry: 1. Number of producers during the period, January 1, 1999-June 30, 1999: thirteen. 2. Employment of production and related workers during the period, January 1, 1999-June 30, 1999: above 853. 3. Apparent R.O.C. consumption during the period, January 1, 1999-June 30, 1999: 251,785metric tons （M.T.）. 4. Market share held by the domestic like product during the period January 1, 1999-June 30, 1999: 78.7﹪by quantity.
R.O.C. Imports: 1. Subject imports from Indonesia and Thailand during the period, January 1, 1999-June 30, 1999: 35,000 M.T. 2. Subject imports from third countries during the period, January 1, 1999-June 30, 1999: 18,000 M.T. 3. Leading import sources during the period, January 1, 1999-June 30, 1999: Indonesia.