On August 8,
Thailand's Ministry of Commerce announced the initiation of an antidumping (AD) investigation against the following imported products: coated paper and paper board imported from
China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and Indonesia; cold rolled coil, galvanized steel and galvalume steel
plate originating in
China, Taiwan and South Korea; boron-added hot rolled coil from
China; and rubber products originating in
China used in motorcycles.
Officials at the ministry revealed that the investigation would last for one year. If dumping activity is proved to exist and to have caused damage to the domestic industry, then the Thai government will levy AD duties on these products.