G/SG/N/6/THA/6  
 
24 September 2020  
(20-6500) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 12.1(A) OF THE AGREEMENT ON  
SAFEGUARDS ON INITIATION OF AN INVESTIGATION  
AND THE REASON FOR IT  
THAILAND  
Aluminium Foil  
The following communication, dated 24 September  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Thailand.  
 
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A petition of a safeguard investigation pursuant to Section 13 of  the Safeguard Measures on 
Increased Imports Act B.E. 2550 (2007) was lodged by the domestic indust ry 
(Varopakorn  Public  Co., Ltd. and Nikkei Siam Aluminium Limited). Following due consideration of its 
petition, the Committee on Safeguard Measures of Thailand announced the initiation of a safeguard 
investigation on imports of Aluminium Foil on 13 August  2020. To this end, Thailand hereby notifies 
the Committee on Safeguards of the above -mentioned initiation.  
1  DATE OF INITIATION  
The notice of the initiation of the investigation was published in the Royal Gazette on 
18 September  B.E. 2563 (2020).  
2  PRODUCT CONCERNED  
The product concerned is Aluminium Foil,  not backed,  of a thickness not exceeding 0.2 mm . The 
product concerned is currently classifiable under the Thai Customs Tariff Code at 
subheadings  7607.11.00.000 and 7607.19.00.090 . 
3  REASONS FOR THE  INITIATION OF THE REVIEW  
The investigation was initiated following a petition made by Varopakorn Public Co., Ltd. and Nikkei 
Siam Aluminium Limited whose collective output constitutes a domestic industry of the product 
concerned in Thailand.  
The petitione r has provided sufficient evidence of a surge in imports of the product concerned 
showing that the volume has increased in absolute terms from 77,903 tons in 2017 to 94,735 tons 
in 2018. It has continued to significantly rise up to 82,092 tons in the first  three quarters of 2019.  
Meanwhile, based on a preliminary assessment of all relevant factors on the situation of the domestic 
industry concerned, especially the increase in the market share of the imports, the change in 
domestic sales, production, product ivity, capacity utilization, pro fitability and employment, it was 
found that the increased imports of product concerned have caused or threaten to cause serious 
injury to the domestic industry in the form of a decline in market share, sales volume, product ivity 
and capacity utilization.  G/SG/N/6/THA/6  
 
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  4  DEADLINES AND PROCEDURES  
As a result of the extraordinary circumstances related to the COVID -19 pandemic,  all relevant 
importers, exporters and any other interested parties wishing to present evidence, documents, views 
or comments pertaining to the investigation shall submit the aforementioned information in writing 
to the Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce of Thailand, by email 
at pavineeb@moc.go.th  latest on 5 October 2020 before 16:30 ICT (GMT+7). Except for the 
exporters and any interested parties situated out of Thailand, the deadline for presentation of 
evidence, documents and views would be on 15 October 2020. Any interested parties having an 
opposing view may present the rebuttal argument in writing by 30 October 2020 before 
16:30  ICT (GMT+7).  
5  REQUESTS AND CONTACT REGARDING THE INVESTIGATION  
The non -confidential summary of the petition for an initiation of the investigation regarding the 
safeguard measure ( Thai version) is available in the web page : 
https://www.thaitr.go.th/th/search/SG1006  
Interested parties wishing to raise questions regarding the above proceedings or request for 
information should contact to the following address:  
Trade Interests and Remedies Division, Department of Foreign Trade  
Ministry of Commerce of Thailand  
563 Nonthaburi Road, Bangkasor, Nonthaburi 11000 THAILAND  
Telephone: (662) 547 -4722, Facsimile: (662) 547 -4741 
Email: butrade@moc.go.th . 
 
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