Date: 2024-10-10 11:43:19
On September 20, the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa issued a notice of initiation. This initiation announced that South Africa has officially initiated an anti-circumvention investigation into new exported inflatable rubber tyres country-hopping from China to Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam to evade anti-dumping duties. The affected products are classified under the following tariff subheadings:
● For Motor Cars: HS 4011.10.01, 4011.10.03, 4011.10.05, 4011.10.07, 4011.10.09
● For Buses or Lorries: HS 4011.20.16, 4011.20.18, 4011.20.26
Applicant: South African Tyre Manufacturing Conference (SATMC).
Requested duty:
Country | Requested duty |
Cambodia | 21% |
Thailand | 68% |
Vietnam | 84% |
Background: The SATMC accounts for 100% of domestic production of the subject products in SACU. The association alleges that tyre producers in China are using Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam as intermediary countries to evade the existing anti-dumping measures imposed on tyres from China.
Key Dates:
● Period of Investigation for Dumping: 1 November 2023, to 31 May 2024.
● Period of Investigation for Circumvention: from March 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022, from October 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023, from April 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, and from November 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024.
