On August 3, 2007, the International Trade Commission (ITC) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) made a negative final determination in its injury investigation concerning Uncoated Printing and Writing Paper.
According to the negative final determination, the ITC found that an ROC industry is not being materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports from Japan and China that have been found to be sold in ROC at less than normal value.
Under the jurisdiction set forth in the Regulations Governing the Implementation of the Imposition of Countervailing and Anti-dumping Duties, the MOEA shall make an investigation, conducted by ITC, as to whether there is any injury to an ROC industry. As a result of the MOEA’s negative final determination, we therefore transferred this case to the Ministry of Finance on August 9, 2007 for an official termination of this case.
The public version of the final injury investigation report in Chinese is expected to be available after August 23, 2007 from the website http://www.moeaitc.gov.tw'or from the office of ITC's Investigation Division.
FACTUAL HIGHLIGHT
Product Description:
The imported product subject to this investigation is Uncoated Printing and Writing Paper (excluding paper used for adhesive tape), currently classified under subheadings 4802.55.90.00、4802.57.10.00、4802.57.90.00、4802.61.20.92、4802.69.10.92 and 4802.69.90.90 of the Customs Import Tariff and Import and Export Commodity Classification 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 initiation of the final investigation by the ITC: June 12, 2007 4. Date of the ITC public hearing: July 17, 2007. 5. Date of the ITC vote: August 3, 2007 6. Date when the MOEA determination shall be sent to the Ministry of Finance: August 9 , 2007
R.O.C. Industry: 1. Number of producers during the period, January 1, 2007 to March 31, 2007: 62. Employment of production and related workers during the period, January 1, 2007 to March 31, 2007: around 1,000 3. Apparent R.O.C. consumption during the period, January 1, 2007 to March 31, 2007: 84,563 metric tons (MT) 4. Market share held by the domestic like product during the period, January 1, 2007 to March 31, 2007: 86.78 %
R.O.C. Imports: 1. Subject imports from Japan and China during the period, January 1, 2007 to March 31, 2007: 4,130MT. 2. Subject imports from third countries during the period, January 1, 2007 to March 31, 2007: 7,049MT. 3. Leading import sources during the period, January 1, 2007 to March 31, 2007: Japan