Announcement No.123, 2005 of Ministry of Commerce　of the People’s Republicof China, Releasing the Final Determination on Antidumping Investigation of Imported Dimethyl Cyclosiloxane Originated from Japan, the USA, the UK and Germany

On July 16, 2004, in accordance with Anti-dumping Regulations of People’s Republic of China, Ministry of Commerce issued an announcement to start anti-dumping investigation on imported Dimethyl Cyclosiloxane originating from Japan, U.S., U.K, and Germany (hereinafter referred to as “investigated product”).

Ministry of Commerce issued the preliminary determination on September 29, 2005, confirming that dumping of the investigated product had taken place and it had caused material injury to China’s domestic industries, and there was a causal relationship between the dumping and the injury.

As the final arbitration, Ministry of Commerce decided to impose anti-dumping duties on the investigated product. Customs Tariffs Committee of the State Council will levy anti-dumping duties on the investigated product as of January 16, 2006.

The investigated product is listed under No. 29310000 and 38249090 in the Import and Export Tariffs of the People’s Republic of China.

The anti-dumping duty rates levied on the related companies are listed as follows:

Companies of Japan:
1.GE Toshiba Silicones Co., Ltd: 14%
2.All Others: 22%

Companies of the U.S,:
1.Dow Corning Corporation: 13%
2.All Others: 22%

Companies of the U. K.:
1.Dow Corning Limited: 13%
2.All Others: 22%

Companies of Germany:
1.Wacker-Chemie GmbH: 22%
2.All Others: 22%

Importers shall, while importing Dimethyl Cyclosiloxane originating from Japan, U.S., U.K. and Germany as of January 16, 2006, pay relevant anti-dumping duties to General Administration of Customs of PRC. Anti-dumping Duty= Customs Tax Payment Price * Anti-dumping Duty Rate.

The levy of anti-dumping duties on imported Dimethyl Cyclosiloxane originating from Japan, U.S., U.K. and Germany will last 5 years as from January 16, 2006.

The relevant interested parties could apply, in written forms, to the Ministry of Commerce for an interim review during the levy of anti-dumping duties in accordance with Article 49 of Anti-dumping Regulations of People’s Republic of China.

The relevant interested parties, disagreed with the final arbitration or the levy of the anti-dumping duties, could apply for an administrative reconsideration or lawsuit in accordance with Article 53 of Anti-dumping Regulations of People’s Republic of China.

Appendix: Ministry of Commerce Final Arbitration on Anti-dumping Investigation on Imported Dimethyl Cyclosiloxane Originating from Japan, U.S., U.K. and Germany

Ministry of Commerce of PRC
January 16, 2006

Announcement No.5, 2006 of the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China

In accordance with regulations of Anti-dumping Regulations of People’s Republic of China, Tariff Committee of the State Council decided to impose anti-dumping duties on cyclic dimethyl siloxane originating from Japan, the United States, Britain and Germany as form Jan 16, 2006. Ministry of Commerce released Ministry of Commerce Announcement No.123, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as Ministry of Commerce Announcement No.123) exactly on the day of Jan 16, 2006. In accordance with regulations of Anti-dumping Regulations of People’s Republic of China, General Administration of Customs released General Administration of Customs Announcement No.3, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as General Administration of Customs Announcement No.3) on implementation of Ministry of Commerce Announcement No.123 subsequently.

Since General Administration of Customs adjusted the 10-digit commodity codes of related cargoes of Ministry of Commerce Announcement No.123, related matters on anti-dumping measures on cyclic dimethyl siloxane are now announced as follows for complementary:

1. As form release of this announcement, when going through declaration formalities of cyclic dimethyl siloxane under tariff items of 29310000 and 38249090, consignees of imported cargoes should substitute 2931000050 for 2931000022 in case of any compound of D3, D4, D5 and D6 described in Ministry of Commerce Announcement No.123.
2. Besides above adjustments on commodity codes declaration, please follow General Administration of Customs No.3 for implementation of other affairs related to anti-dumping duties of cyclic dimethyl siloxane originating from Japan, the United States, Britain and Germany.

General Administration of Customs

Jan 27, 2006

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