G/ADP/N/342/JPN  
7 September  2020 
(20-6024) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices  Original:  English  
 
  
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4  
OF THE AGREEMENT  
JAPAN 
Reproduced herewith is the semi -annual report for the period 1 January -30 June 2 020 from Japan . 
 
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Reporting Member : JAPAN1 
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI -DUMPING ACTIONS2 
FOR THE PER IOD 1  JANUARY -30 JUNE 2020  
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))  Basis for normal 
value 
determination  Definitive duty  Price 
undertaking  
Description;  
HS 6-digit category 
covering investigated 
product3; 
ID number;  
(*) if investigation  
of >1 country  Date;  
period of investigation  
(D-dumping;  
I-injury)  Date of duties ; range 
of individual dumping 
margins ; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, reason]  Date of duties ; 
range of 
individual 
dumping margins ; 
"other" rates ; 
[range of applied 
rates if different, 
reason]  Date of 
application;  
range of 
individual 
dumping  
margins or 
minimum pric es 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  Codes for all 
bases used in 
proceeding;  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
China  Tris (chloropropyl) 
phosphate  
2919.90  
26092019  26.09.2019  
D: 04.2018 -03.2019  
I: 04.2014 -03.2019  27.06.2020  
37.2%  
All others : 37.2%  - - - - 6,424 MT 96.2%  NME 
Korea, Rep. 
of Dipotassium 
carbonate  
2836.40  
29062020  29.06.2020  
D: 01.2019 -12.2019  
I: 01.2017 -12.2019  - - - - - - - - 
 
1 Website address where published reports on investigations are available: http://www.customs.go.jp/tokusyu/kazeikamotsu_hutou.htm , 
https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/external_economy/trade_control/boekikanri/trade -remedy/investigation/index.html . 
2 All terms and column headings used in this format have the meanin gs assigned to them in the instructions.  
3 For reference purposes only.    
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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)  
 Basis for normal 
value 
determination  Definitive  
duty Price 
undertaking  
 Description;  
HS 6-digit category 
covering investigated 
product ; ID number ; 
(*) if investigation  
of >1 country  Date, Type of Review 
or Procedure (code), 
Period Covered  Effective date ; 
range of 
individual 
dumping 
margins;  
"other" rates ; 
[range of applied 
rates if different, 
reason]  Effective date, 
range of 
individual 
dumping 
margins;  
"other" rates ; 
[range of applied 
rates if different, 
reason]  Effective date ; 
range of 
individual 
dumping 
margins 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  Codes for all 
bases used in 
proceeding  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
China  Toluenediisocyanate  
2929.10  
14022014 -1 - - - - 24.04.2020  
Expiry without 
review  - - - - 
CF - Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality  
n/a - not available  
LDR - Lesser duty  
SNR - Sunset review  
EXP - Measure expired without review  
NME - Non-market economy  
HMP - Home market price  
TMP - Third country price 
CV - Constructed value  
P - Publication date  
C - Date of commencement of duty collection  
FA - Facts available  
 
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  ANNEXES  
DEFINITIVE ANTI -DUMPING MEASURES IN FORCE  
AS OF 30 J UNE 2020  
Country/  
Customs 
Territory  Product,  
investigation  
ID number  Measure(s)  Date of original 
imposition ; publication 
reference  Date(s) of 
extension ; 
publication 
reference(s)  
China  Electrolytic manganese 
dioxide  
27042007 -2 Duties  01.09.2008  
Gazette, 29.08.2008  06.03.2014  
Gazette, 05.03.2014  
 
05.03.2019  
Gazette,  
01.03.2019  
 Potassium hydroxide  
26052015 -1 Duties  09.08.2016  
Gazette, 03.08.2016  - 
 Polyethylene 
terephthalate with a 
high degree of 
polymerization  
30092016  Duties  28.12.2017  
Gazette, 27.12.2017  - 
 Carbon steel butt 
welding fittings  
31032017 -1 Duties  31.03.2018  
Gazette, 30.03.2018  - 
Korea, Rep. of  Potassium hydroxide  
26052015 -2 Duties  09.08.2016  
Gazette, 03.08.2016  - 
Carbon steel butt 
welding fittings  
31032017 -2 Duties  31.03.2018  
Gazette, 30.03.2018  - 
 
REFUND REQUESTS UNDER ARTICLE 9 .3 DURING THE PERIOD  
1 JANUARY THRO UGH 30  JUNE 2020  
Country/Customs 
Territory  Product, 
Investigation  
ID number  Original effective 
date; date of most 
recent extension  Number of refund 
requests received  Number of refund 
reviews 
commenced, 
completed  
NIL 
 
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD  
1 JANUARY THRO UGH 30  JUNE 2020  
Country/Customs 
Territory  Product,  
investigation ID number  Date of termination  Reason for 
termination  
China  Toluenediisocyanate  
14022014 -1 24.04.2020  Expiry without review  
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