Australia chose not to apply anti-dumping duties on wind towers imported from Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Anti-Dumping Commission of Australia (ADC) chose not toapply anti-dumping duties on wind towers imported from Vietnam 60 days after itbegan investigating the alleged dumping of the goods, according to the VietnamCompetition Authority.
Ina report issued early this week, the ADC said it has not made a preliminaryaffirmative determination (PAD) against the wind towers exported to Australiafrom Vietnam.
Thereare not sufficient grounds to establish that the goods are dumped, or toestablish a causal link between dumped goods and material injury for theAustralian industry, it stated.
Butit will consider making a PAD at least once prior to or in the publication ofthe statement of essential facts which is due to be published on September 26.
TheADC is currently examining information provided by two Australian firms whoimported the goods from Vietnam during the investigation period and the onlycooperating exporter, CS Wind Vietnam, from Vietnam.
Thecommission plans to conduct on-the-spot examinations of the exporter in Vietnamfrom August 16-18.
A report on the ADC’s recommendations will besubmitted to the Parliamentary Secretary no later than November 10, 2017 (theduration can be extended). The secretary will make a decision within 30 days ofreceiving the report.
Thewind towers imported from Vietnam currently have import duty of 5 percent inAustralia.
Theinvestigation was initiated in June this year following an application lodgedby Australian manufacturers Keppel Prince Engineering Pty Ltd and OttowayFabrication Pty Ltd.
Prior to this, in 2014, Australia also had adumping investigations on wind towers imported from China and the Republic ofKorea (RoK), with dumping duties on China’s exporters at 15 - 15.6 percent andon the RoK ones from 17.2 to 18.8 percent.-VNA
TheADC is currently examining information provided by two Australian firms whoimported the goods from Vietnam during the investigation period and the onlycooperating exporter, CS Wind Vietnam, from Vietnam.
Thecommission plans to conduct on-the-spot examinations of the exporter in Vietnamfrom August 16-18.
A report on the ADC’s recommendations will besubmitted to the Parliamentary Secretary no later than November 10, 2017 (theduration can be extended). The secretary will make a decision within 30 days ofreceiving the report.
Thewind towers imported from Vietnam currently have import duty of 5 percent inAustralia.
Theinvestigation was initiated in June this year following an application lodgedby Australian manufacturers Keppel Prince Engineering Pty Ltd and OttowayFabrication Pty Ltd.
Prior to this, in 2014, Australia also had adumping investigations on wind towers imported from China and the Republic ofKorea (RoK), with dumping duties on China’s exporters at 15 - 15.6 percent andon the RoK ones from 17.2 to 18.8 percent.-VNA
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