Peru extends the anti-dumping review investigation period for cotton and blended fabrics originating in China

The Dumping and Subsidy Investigation Committee of the Peruvian National Agency for Competition and Intellectual Property Protection issued Decision No. 2008-131, pursuant to Supreme Decree No. 006-2003-PCM, on the anti-dumping sunset review investigation of cotton and blended fabrics originating in China. Deadline extended to January 12, 2009. The customs codes of the products involved in this case are 52094200, 55133100, 55151100, and 55151200.
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In 1995, the Dumping and Subsidy Investigation Committee of the Peruvian National Agency for Competition and Intellectual Property Protection imposed anti-dumping duties of 10.00%, 41.26%, 30.74%, 50.97%, and 33.15% respectively on cotton woven fabrics and cotton blended fabrics originating in China. In 2002, the taxation method was adjusted, but taxation continued. On September 26, 2007, in view of COLORTEX PERU S.A.’s proposal to cancel the 12-year-old anti-dumping tariffs on various textile products from China, the Dumping and Subsidy Investigation Committee of the National Agency for the Protection of Competition and Intellectual Property of Peru analyzed that China has already entered into the WTO Members, therefore, decided to review the case in accordance with Article 11.2 of the WTO Anti-dumping Agreement and consider the “appropriate period” in accordance with Article 59 of the Peruvian Anti-dumping Regulations. On April 3, 2008, the Dumping and Subsidy Investigation Committee of the Peruvian National Agency for Competition and Intellectual Property Protection issued Resolution No. 048-2008/CDS-INDECOPI to conduct an anti-dumping sunset review investigation of cotton blended fabrics originating in China. In 2007, the export value of China’s products involved in the case to Peru was approximately US$1.93 million.