G/ADP/N/237/COL  
10 April 2013  
(13-1867)  Page: 1/8  
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices  Original: Spanish  
 
  SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
COLOMBIA  
 Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report for the period 1 July to 31 December 2012 
from Colombia . 
 
 
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  G/ADP/N/237/COL  
- 2 - Reporting Member: COLOMBIA1 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS2 
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY TO 31 DECEMBER 2012 
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 
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 Codes for all 
bases used in 
proceeding 
 
1 2 3 4  5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
China Radial tyres for 
buses or lorries  4011.20.10.00  
D-215/20-58/59/ 
Radial tyres Resolution No. 186 
of 20.06.12, 
published in 
Official Journal 
No. 48.469 of 
22.06.12. 
Period covered: 
D: 5/2011- 
05/2012 
I: 2009, 2010, 
2011 and first half 
of 2012 Pursuant to Resolution No.
 306 of 
21.09.12, published in Official 
Journal No. 48.564 of 25.09.12, it 
was decided to continue the 
administrative investigation initiated 
by Resolution No. 186 del 20.06.12 
and to apply provisional 
anti-dumping duties on imports of 
radial tyres from the People's 
Republic of China and classified 
under tariff subheading 
4011.20.10.00, equivalent to the 
difference between an f.o.b. base 
price of US$5.37/kg. and the f.o.b. 
price declared by the importer, 
provided that the declared price is 
lower than the base price.  .   2009  
9,752,640 kg 
 
2010 
20,301,889 kg 
 
2011 
29,438,143 kg 
 
First half 
of 2012 
16,486,503 kg  
46.79% 2009  
  
60.15% 2010
 
  
65.22% 2011
 
  
 
64.02% 2012 
(first half) 
 TMP (Brazil) 
PTM 
                                               
1 Website address where published reports on investigations are available: http://www.mincomercio.gov.co . 
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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China (cont'd) Standard tyres for 
buses or lorries 
 4011.20.90.00  D-215/20-58/59/ 
Standard tyres Resolution No. 186 
of 20.06.12, 
published in 
Official Journal 
No. 48.469 of 
22.06.12. 
Period covered: 
D: 5/2011- 
05/2012 
I: 2009, 2010, 
2011 and first half 
of 2012 Pursuant to Resolution No.
 306 
of 21.09.12, published in Official 
Journal No. 48.564 of 25.09.12, 
it was decided to continue the 
administrative investigation initiated 
by Resolution No. 186 of 20.06.12, 
and not to apply provisional 
anti-dumping duties on imports of 
standard tyres, classified under tariff 
subheading 4011.20.90.00, from the 
People's Republic of China.     2009  
141,454 kg 
 
2010 
136,576 kg 
 
2011 
136,998 kg 
 
First half 
of 2012 
221,473 kg  
7.64% 2009 
  
22.37% 2010 
 
 
4.37% 2011 
   
16.53% 2012 
(first half) TMP (Brazil) 
PTM 
 Extruded aluminium 
profiles (*)  7604.21.00.00 7604.29.10.00 
7604.29.20.00 
7608.10.90.00 7608.20.00.00  D-215/850-01-55/ 
CHN Extruded 
aluminium profiles Resolution No. 458 
of 03.08.11, 
published in 
Official Journal 
No. 48.152 of 
05.08.11. 
Period covered: 
D: 07/2010 - 
07/2011 
I: 2008, 2009, 
2010, and first 
half of 2011 Pursuant to Resolution No.
 532 of 
08.11.11, published in Official 
Journal No. 48.249 of 10.11.11, 
it was decided to continue the 
administrative investigation initiated 
by Resolution No. 458 of 03.08.11, 
and to apply provisional 
anti-dumping duties on imports of 
extruded aluminium profiles from 
the People's Republic of China, 
equivalent to the difference between 
an f.o.b. base price of US$3.70/kg 
and the f.o.b. price declared by the 
importer, provided that the declared 
price is lower than the base price.   Pursuant to 
Resolution 
No. 235 of 
13 July 2012, 
the 
investigation 
was 
terminated 
without 
applying 
definitive 
duties.  2008  
2,102,238 kg 
 
2009 
1,928,135 kg 
 
2010 
1,823,569 kg 
 
First half 
of 2011 
1,069,452 kg  
6.70% 2008 
  
6.30% 2009 
 
 
5.75% 2010 
  
 
5.92% 2011 TMP (Brazil) 
PTM 
 Aluminium 
laminates (*) 
 
7606.92.90.00 7606.92.30.00 7606.91.90.00 
7606.11.00.00 
 D215/850-01-55/ CHN Aluminium laminates Resolution No. 458 
of 03.08.11, 
published in 
Official Journal 
No. 48.152 of 
05.08.11. 
Period covered: 
D: 07/2010- 
07/2011 
I: 2008, 2009, 
2010 and first half 
of 2011 Pursuant to Resolution No.  532 of 
08.11.11, published in Official 
Journal No. 48.249 of 10.11.11, 
it was decided to continue the 
administrative investigation initiated 
by Resolution No. 458 of 03.08.11, 
and to apply provisional 
anti-dumping duties on imports of 
aluminium laminates from the 
People's Republic of China, 
equivalent to the difference between 
an f.o.b. base price of US$3.75/kg 
and the f.o.b. price declared by the 
importer, provided that the declared 
price is lower than the base price.   Pursuant to 
Resolution 
No. 235 of 
13 July 2012, 
the 
investigation 
was 
terminated 
without 
applying 
definitive 
duties.  2008  
2,102,238 kg 
 
2009 
1,928,135 kg 
 
2010 
1,823,569 kg 
 
First half 
of 2011 
1,069,452 kg  
6.70% 2008 
 
 
6.30% 2009 
 
 
5.75% 2010 
   
5.92% 2011 TMP (Brazil) 
PTM   
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Venezuela, 
Bolivarian 
Republic of Extruded aluminium 
profiles (*) 
 7604.21.00.00 7604.29.10.00 7604.29.20.00 
7608.10.90.00 
7608.20.00.00  D-215/850-01-55/ VEN Extruded 
aluminium profiles Resolution No. 458 
of 03.08.11, 
published in 
Official Journal 
No. 48.152 
of 05.08.11. 
Period covered: 
D: 07/2010- 
07/2011 
I: 2008, 2009, 
2010 and first half 
of 2011 Pursuant to Resolution No.
 532 
of 08.11.11, published in Official 
Journal No. 48.249 of 10.11.11, 
it was decided to continue the 
administrative investigation initiated 
by Resolution No. 458 of 03.08.11, 
to apply provisional anti-dumping 
duties on imports of extruded 
aluminium profiles from the 
Venezuelan firm EXTRUDAL- 
Extrusión de Aluminio C.A, 
equivalent to the difference between 
an f.o.b. base price of US$3.93/kg 
and the f.o.b. price declared by the 
importer, provided that the declared 
price is lower than the base price, 
and to discontinue the investigation 
concerning the Venezuelan firms 
ALREYVEN, Materiales de Aluminio 
Flamingo and ALDOCA C.A. 
Aluminios de Occidente.   Pursuant to 
Resolution 
No. 235 of 
13 July 2012, 
the 
investigation 
was 
terminated 
without 
applying 
definitive 
duties.  2008  
2,102,238 kg 
 
2009 
1,928,135 kg 
 
2010 
1,823,569 kg 
 
First half 
of 2011 
1,069,452 kg  
6.70% 2008 
  
6.30% 2009 
 
 
5.75% 2010 
   
5.92% 2011  
PTM 
 Aluminium 
laminates (*) 
 
7606.92.90.00 7606.92.30.00 7606.91.90.00 
7606.11.00.00 
 D-215/850-01-55/ VEN Aluminium laminates Resolution No. 458 
of 03.08.11, 
published in 
Official Journal 
No. 48.152 
of 05.08.11. 
Period covered: 
D: 07/2010- 
07/2011 
I: 2008, 2009, 
2010 and first half 
of 2011 Pursuant to Resolution No.
 532 
of 08.11.11, published in Official 
Journal No. 48.249 of 10.11.11, 
it was decided to discontinue the 
investigation concerning imports of 
aluminium laminates from the 
Venezuelan firm CVG ALCASA.   Pursuant to 
Resolution 
No. 235 of 
13 July 2012, 
the 
investigation 
was 
terminated 
without 
applying 
definitive 
duties.  2008  
2,102,238 kg 
 
2009 
1,928,135 kg 
 
2010 
1,823,569 kg 
 
First half 
of 2011 
1,069,452 kg  
6.70% 2008 
 
 
6.30% 2009 
 
 
5.75% 2010 
   
5.92% 2011  
PTM 
   
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- 5 - 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 product3; 
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 Link chain, polished or 
galvanized  
7315.82.00.00 
 ED-215-19-56/Link chain Resolution 
No. 033 
of 13.02.12, 
published in 
Official Journal 
No. 48.344 of 
15.02.12. 
(EXQ) 
Period covered: 
1/2007-12/2011 
Estimated: 
2012-2013  Pursuant to Resolution 
No. 468 of 14.12.12, 
published in Official Journal 
No. 48.648 of 18.12.12, it 
was decided to terminate 
the administrative 
investigation initiated by 
Resolution No. 033 
of 13.02.12, whereby the 
five-year review was 
conducted of the 
anti-dumping duties 
imposed on imports of link 
chain, polished or 
galvanized, classified under 
tariff subheading 
7315.82.00.00, from the 
People's Republic of China; 
it was also decided to 
maintain, for a period of 
three (3) years from the 
date of entry into force of 
Resolution No. 468 of 2012, 
the duty established under 
Resolution No. 652 
of 11.04.07 and to change 
it to US$2.11/kg.
    2007  
173,529 kg 
 
2008 
52,684 kg 
 
2009 
126,982 kg 
 
2010 
52,613 kg 
 
2011 
120,893 kg  
66.63% 2007  
  
34.03% 2008
 
  
49.63% 2009
 
  
25.03% 2010
 
  
27.79% 2011
 TMP (Mexico) 
PTM   
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China 
(cont'd) Stockings 
 
6115.10.10.00, 
6115.10.90.00, 6115.30.10.00, 6115.30.90.00, 6115.95.00.00, 
6115.96.00 and 
6115.99.00.00  ED-215-06-40/Stockings
 Resolution 
No. 0116 
of 24.04.12, 
published in 
Official Journal 
No. 48.412 
of 25.04.12. 
(EXQ) 
Period covered: 
1/2007-12/2011 
Estimated: 
2012-2013      2007  
1,783,773 units 
 
2008 
728,792 units 
 
2009 
641,365 units 
 
2010 
1,709,578 units 
 
2011 
2,061,772 units  
6.14% 2007 
 
 
4.44% 2008 
  
3.68% 2009 
  
8.53% 2010 
 
 
5.82% 2011
 TMP (Mexico) 
PTM 
 Staples in strips  
 8505.20.00.00  
D 215-12-46/Staples in
 
strips Resolution 
No. 0194 
of 04.07.12, 
published in 
Official Journal 
No. 48.487 
of 10.07.12. 
(AR) 
Period covered: 
1/2008- 
12/2011      2008  
261,921 kg 
 
2009 
150,818 kg 
 
2010 
182,328 kg 
 
2011 
373,331 k g  
56.36%-2008  
  
36.72%-2009
 
 
 
37.94%-2010  
 
 
67.86%-2011  TMP (Mexico) 
PTM 
 
CF - Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality n/a - Not available LDR - Lesser duty 
SNR - Sunset review 
AR - Administrative review EXQ - Five-year review EXP  - Measure expired without review HMP  - Home market price 
TMP  - Third country price 
CV  - Constructed value P  - Publication date C  - Date of commencement of duty collection PTM - Share of total imports 
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- 7 - 
  ANNEXES 
DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES IN FORCE 
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2012 
Country/ 
customs 
territory Product;  
investigation  
ID number Measure(s)  Date of original 
imposition; 
publication 
reference(s) Date(s) of 
extension; 
publication 
reference(s) 
China Tableware and kitchenware and 
loose articles of porcelain/china 
6911.10.00.00 
RD-215-01-39/Porcelain  Duties 17.11.06 
Official Journal 
No. 46.455 20.06.11 
Official Journal 
No. 48.106 
Tableware and kitchenware and 
loose articles of earthenware 
6912.00.00.00 
RD-215-01-39/Earthenware  Duties 17.11.06 
Official Journal 
No. 46.455 20.06.11 
Official Journal 
No. 48.106 
Link chain, polished or 
galvanized 
7315.82.00.00 
D-215-05-39  Duties 20.04.07 
Official Journal 
No. 46.605 18.12.12 
Official Journal 
No. 48.648 
Stockings and hosiery products 
6115.10.10.00; 6115.30.10.00; 
6115.10.90.00; 6115.30.90.00; 6115.95.00.00; 6115.96.00.00; 
and 6115.99.00.00 
D-215-06-40  Duties 14.05.07 
Official Journal 
No. 46.628 n/a
 
Screws 
7318.15.90.00 
D-215-10-44  Duties 26.02.09 
Official Journal 
No. 47.275 n/a 
Staples in strips 
8305.20.00.00 
D-215-12-46  Duties 07.05.09 
Official Journal 
No. 47.342 n/a 
Hoes, digging bars and picks 
8201.30.00.00 
D-215-14-48  Duties 29.07.09 
Official Journal 
No. 47.425 n/a 
Casing or tubing 
7304.29.00.00 
D-215-16-51 Duties 12.01.12 
Official Journal 
No. 48.310 n/a 
 
 
 
REFUND REQUESTS UNDER ARTICLE 9.3 DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JULY TO 31 DECEMBER 2012 
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 
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 
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  TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JULY TO 31 DECEMBER 2012 
Country/ 
customs 
territory Product;  
investigation  
ID number Date of  
termination Reason for  
termination 
China Textiles and made-up articles 
(curtains) 
6303.12.00.00 
D-215-07-41/Curtains  26.07.12 Expiry of anti-dumping 
duties without a request for 
five-year review or 
administrative review 
Textiles and made-up articles 
(fashion - pre-dyed and 
mixed) 
5208.42.00.00; 5208.49.00.00; 
5210.41.00.00; 
5210.90.00.00; 5407.42.00.00; 5407.44.00.00; 
5407.61.00.00; 
5513.11.00.00; 5513.21.00.00; 
5513.41.00.00; 
5514.22.00.00; 
5515.11.00.00; and 
5515.12.00.00 
D-215-07-41/Fashion - 
pre-dyed and mixed 26.07.12 Expiry of anti-dumping 
duties without a request for 
five-year review or 
administrative review 
Textiles and made-up articles 
(table linen) 
6302.51.00.00 and 
6302.53.00.00 
D-215-07-41/Table linen  19.10.12 Expiry of anti-dumping 
duties without a request for 
five-year review or 
administrative review 
Textiles and made-up articles 
(bed linen) 
6302.22.00.00 and 
6302.32.00.00 
D-215-07-41/Bed linen  19.10.12 Expiry of anti-dumping 
duties without a request for 
five-year review or 
administrative review 
 
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