G/SCM/N/356/CHN  
13 March  2020 
(20-2015) Page: 1/6 
Committee on Subsidies and  
Countervailing Measures  Original:  English  
 
  
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 25.11  
OF THE AGREEMENT  
CHINA 
Reproduced herewith is the semi -annual report for the period 1 July-31 December  2019 from China . 
 
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Reporting Member : CHINA1 
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS2 
FOR THE PER IOD 1  JULY-31 DECEMBER  2019 
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 
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 
Australia  Barley :  
10031000, 10039000  
ID: 18-0003 21.12.2018  
S: 10.2017- 
09.2018 
I: 01.2014- 
09.2018 
 - - - - - 6,480,412 
tons 
(01.2017 
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-carboxyli -
cacidpmethoxybenzyl 
ester:  
29349960  
ID: 18-0002 26.11.2018  
S: 10.2017-
09.2018 
I: 01.2015-
09.2018 - - - - - 918 tons  
(10.2017- 
09.2018) 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 S EZ;. 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 sale s and transactions 
to the S EZ unit ; 8) EOU Act: 
Duty-free import of all types of goods, 
including capital goods and raw 
materials ; 9) EOU Act: Exemption 
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 
industria l 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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United 
States  n-Propanol (NPA) 
29051210  
ID: 19-0001 29.07.2019  
S: 01.2018-
12.2018 
I: 01.2015-
12.2018 - - - - - 51,112 tons  
(01.2018-
12.2018)  67.43%  
of total 
imports  - 
   
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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)  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 
individua l 
amounts of 
subsidy ;  
"other" rates ; 
[range of applied 
rates if different, 
reason]  Effective date, 
range of 
individua l 
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 
United 
States  Solar-grade polysilicon  
28046190  
ID: 12-0007 20.01.2019 (SNR)  
S: 01.2018-12.2018  
I: 01.2014 -12.2018 - - - - - - - - 
 
 
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  ANNEXES  
DEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING MEASURES IN FORCE  
AS OF 3 1 DECEMBER  2019 
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  
ID: 17-0001 Duties  13.02.2018 
Gazette , 2018 No. 18 - 
United States  Solar-grade 
polysilicon  
ID: 12-0007 Duties  20.01.2014  
Gazette , 2014 No. 4 - 
Distillers dried 
grains with or 
without solubles  
ID: 16-0001 Duties  12.01.2017  
Gazette , 2016 No. 80 - 
 
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD  
1 JULY THRO UGH 3 1 DECEMBER  2019 
Country/Customs 
Territory  Product,  investigation 
ID number  Date of termination  Reason for termination  
Nil 
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