G/SCM/N/342/CHN  
 
9 April 2019 
(19-2291) Page: 1/5 
Committee on Subsidies and  
Countervailing Measures  Original: English  
 
  
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT U NDER  
ARTICLE 25.11 OF THE  AGREEMENT  
CHINA 
Reproduced herewith is the semi -annual report for the period 1 July -31 December 2018 from China . 
 
 
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- 2 - Reporting Member: CHINA1 
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT O F COUNTERVAILING DUT Y ACTIONS2 
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY -31 DECEMBER 2018 
Original Investigations  
 
Country or 
customs 
territory  Product  Initiation  Provisional 
measures and 
preliminary  
determinations  Final measures  No final 
measures/  
termination  Other  Trade data  
(from published 
report(s))  Countervailed programme(s)  
Definitive 
duty Undertaking  
Description;  HS 6-digit 
category covering 
investigated product3; 
ID number;  
(*) if investigation of 
>1 country  Date;  
period of 
investigation  
(S-subsidization  
I-injury)  Date of measures; 
range of individual 
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, reason]  Date of 
duties; 
range of  
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy; 
"other" 
rates; 
[range of 
applied 
rates if 
different, 
reason]  Date of 
application; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy  
or minimum 
prices  Date,  
Reason  Date, 
explanation  Import 
volume or 
value (units 
/ currency); 
product 
coverage, 
period, if 
different 
from cols.  
2 / 3 Import 
volume as 
% of 
apparent 
domestic 
consumpti
on or as 
% of total 
imports  Name(s) of the subsidy 
programme(s) countervailed  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
Australia  Barley : 10031000, 
10039000  
ID:18 -0003 21.12.2018  
S:10/2017 -9/2018  
I:1/2014 -9/2018  - - - - - 6,480,412  
tons 
(1/201 7-
12/2017) 
 73.11%  
of total 
imports  - 
                                                
1 Website address where published reports on investigations are available : http://gpj .mofcom .gov.cn   
2 All terms and column headings used in this format have the meanings assigned to them in the instructions.  
3 For reference purposes only.    
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India 7-phenylacetamido - 
3-chloromethyl - 
3-cephem -4-
carboxylicacidpmethoxy
benzyl ester : 29349960  
ID:18 -0002 26.11.2018  
S:10/201 7-9/201 8 
I:1/201 5-9/201 8      918 tons  
（10/2017 -
9/2018） 100% of 
total 
imports  1)Export Promotion Capital Goods ; 
2) Merchandise Exports from India 
Scheme ; 3) SEZ Act: Duty -free 
import of all types of goods, including 
capital goods and raw  materials ; 
4) SEZ Act: Exemption From Excise 
Duties on Goods Brought from the 
Domestic Tariff Area for Use by an 
Enterprise in the SEZ ; 5) SEZ Act: 
Exemption from Payment of Central 
Sales Tax (CST) on Purchases of 
Capital Goods and Raw Materials ; 
6) SEZ Act: Exemption from National 
Service Tax ; 7) SEZ Act: exemption 
from electricity duty and cess on the 
sales and transactions to the SEZ 
unit; 8) EOU Act:  Duty-free import of 
all types of goods, including capital 
goods and raw materials ; 9) EOU Act:  
Exempti on from Central Excise Duty 
in procurement of capital goods, 
raw-materials, consumables spares 
etc. from the domestic market.  
10) EOU Act:  Reimbursement of 
Central Sales Tax (CST) paid on 
domestic  purchases.  11) Advance 
Authorization Program;  12) Duty 
Free Import Authorization;  
13) Income Tax Deductions for 
Research and Development 
Expenses;  14) Investment Allowance 
under Section 32AC of Income Tax 
Act 1961 ; 15) Interest Equalisation 
Scheme;  16) Andhra Pradesh Act: 
Reimbursement of stamp duty paid 
by the industry on purchase of land;  
17) Andhra Pradesh Act: 
Reimbursement of 25%land cost 
limited 10.00 lakhs to the units in 
industrial Estates/Industrial Parks 
developed by APIIC.  18) Andhra 
Pradesh Act: 25%reimbursement of 
land conversion charges limited to 
Rs.10 Lakhs for MSME ‘S； 
19) Andhra Pradesh Act:Fixed power 
subsidy for enterprises;  20) Andhra 
Pradesh Act:  Multiple subsidies for 
micro and small enterprises . 
 
  
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- 4 - Reviews / Other subsequent proceedings  
 
Country or 
customs 
territory  Product  Initiation  Preliminary 
results /  
determination  Final results  Revocation 
of Measures  Other (e.g., 
procedures 
not 
affecting 
the duty 
level)  Trade Data  
(if available from published 
report(s) on proceeding)  Countervailed 
programme(s)  Definitive duty  Undertaking  
Description;  
HS 6-digit 
category 
covering 
investigated 
product3; ID 
number;  
(*) if 
investigation of 
>1 country  Date, Type of 
Review or 
Procedure 
(code), Period 
Covered  Effective date; 
range of 
individual  
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, 
reason]  Effective date, 
range of 
individual  
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, 
reason]  Effective date; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy  
or minimum 
prices; or 
other outcome 
(code) Date, 
Reason  Date,  
explanation  Import volume 
or value (units 
/currency); 
product 
coverage, 
period, if 
different from  
cols. 2 / 3  Import 
volume as 
% of 
apparent 
domestic 
consumption 
or as % of 
total imports  Name(s) of the 
subsidy 
programme(s) 
countervailed  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
European 
Union  Solar-grade 
polysilicon  
ID：12-0010 - - - - 01.11.2018  
The authority 
received no 
application of 
review  
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  ANNEXES  
DEFINITIVE COUNTERVA ILING MEASURES IN FO RCE 
AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2018 
Country/Customs 
Territory  Product,  
investigation ID 
number  Measure(s)  Date of original 
imposition; 
publication reference  Date(s) of 
extension; 
publication 
reference(s)  
European Union  Potato starch 
ID:10 -0001 Duties  17.09.2011,  
Gazette 2011 No. 54  15.09.201 7, 
Gazette  2017  
No. 38 
 
India Ortho chloro para 
nitroaniline;  
29214200;  
ID:17 -0001   
 Duties  13.02.2018 
Gazette , 2018 No. 18  
United States  Solar-grade 
polysilicon;  
ID:12-0007 
 Duties  20.01.2014  
Gazette 201 4 No.4  
Distillers dried 
grains with or 
without solubles  
ID:16 -0001 
 Duties  12.01.2017  
Gazette 2016 No.80   
 
 
TERMINATION OF MEASU RES DURING THE PERIO D 
1 JULY  THROUGH 31 DECEMBER 2018 
Country/Customs 
Territory  Product,  
investigation 
ID number  Date of termination  Reason for termination  
European Union  Solar-grade polysilicon  
ID:12-0010 
 01.11.2018  
 The authority received no 
application of review  
 
 
 
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