The Pakistan National Tariff Commission (NTC) has announced the imposition of a provisional antidumping (AD) duty on secondary quality tinplate imported from Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands and the US.
On November 17, 2008, the NTC reported its receipt of a written application from Pakistani domestic steel producer Siddiqsons Tin Plate Limited (Siddiqsons), alleging that the secondary quality tinplate is being exported to Pakistan at dumped prices from Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands and the US, which has caused a material injury to Pakistan domestic industry. In its application, Siddiqsons identified 20 exporters/producers involved in dumping of the secondary quality Tinplate from the exporting countries in question.
After determining significant increase in the volumes of dumped imports, price undercutting, price depression, price suppression; decline in market share, production, capacity utilization, sales, profits, return on investment; and negative effects on cash flow, the NTC has determined the following provisional dumping margins for exporter/producer from the exporting countries.
Exporting countries | Provisional antidumping duty rates (%) |
28.62 | |
31.31 | |
23.73 | |
Netherlands - Corus Staal BV | 23.96 |
Netherlands-wide | 39.99 |
USA | 11.78 |
The NTC has noted that Pakistani secondary quality tinplate imported from sources, other than the exporting countries shall not be subject to provisional antidumping duty.
The investigated product is a flat rolled product of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad, plated or coated of secondary quality, classified under the subheading of Pakistani Customs Tariffs No.7210.1210.
Siddiqsons is the only domestic producer of prime and secondary quality tinplate of thickness of less than 0.5mm and of width of 600mm or more with an installed annual production capacity is 120,000 mt.