G/ADP/N/244/COL  
23 September 2013  
(13-5045)  Page: 1/10  
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 January to 30 June 2013 
from Colombia . 
 
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  G/ADP/N/244/COL  
- 2 - Reporting Member: COLOMBIA1 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS2 
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2013 
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 Extruded aluminium 
profiles (*) 
7604.21.00.00, 
7604.29.10.00, 
7604.29.20.00, 
7608.10.90.00 and 
7608.20.00.00. 
D-215/850-02-61/CHN 
Extruded aluminium 
profiles Resolution 
No. 027 
of 27.02.13, 
published in 
Official Journal 
No. 48.719 
of 01.03.13. 
Period 
covered: 
D: 1/2012-
1/2013 
 
PI: 2008, 
2009, 2010, 
2011 and  2012 Pursuant to Resolution No. 076 
of 29.04.13, published in 
Official Journal No. 48.779 
of 03.05.13, it was decided 
to continue the administrative 
investigation initiated by 
Resolution No. 027 of 27.02.13 
and to apply provisional 
anti-dumping duties 
to imports from the 
People's Republic of China 
of extruded aluminium profiles, 
classified under tariff subheadings 
7604.21.00.00, 7604.29.10.00, 
7604.29.20.00, 7608.10.90.00 
and 7608.20.00.00, equivalent to 
the difference between an f.o.b. 
base price of US$3.61/kg and the 
f.o.b. price declared by the 
importer, provided that the 
declared price is lower than the 
base price.     2008 
2,028,098 kg 
 
2009 
1,802,491 kg 
 
2010 
1,635,596 kg 
 
2011 
2,937,437 kg 
 
2012 
5,003,647 kg 28.93% 
2008 
 
23.21% 
2009 
 
17.70% 
2010 
 
27.64% 
2011 
 
41.60% 
2012 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) Flexible PVC film 
3920.43.00.00.00 
D-215/190-01-63/ 
Flexible film 
 Resolution 
No. 031 
of 08.03.13, 
published in 
Official Journal 
No. 48.731 
of 13.03.13. 
Period 
covered: 
D: 2/2012- 
2/2013 
PI: 2010, 
2011and 2012 Pursuant to Resolution No. 093 
of 14.05.13, published in 
Official Journal No. 48.793 
of 17.05.13, it was decided to 
continue the administrative 
investigation initiated by 
Resolution No. 031 of 08.03.13 
and to apply provisional 
anti-dumping duties to 
imports from the 
People's Republic of China 
of flexible PVC film, classified 
under tariff subheading 
3920.43.00.00, equivalent to the 
difference between an f.o.b. base 
price of US$3.21/kg and the 
f.o.b. price declared by the 
importer, provided that the 
declared price is lower than the 
base price.     2010 
1,228,582 kg 
 
2011 
1,667,233 kg 
 
2012 
1,707,295 kg 31.18% 
2010 
 
36.65% 
2011 
 
39.62% 
2012 TMP (Brazil) 
PTM 
 Rigid PVC film (*) 
3920.49.00.00 
D-215/190-01-63/CHN  
Rigid film  Resolution 
No.31 of 
08.03.13, 
published in 
Official Journal 
No. 48.731 
of 13.03.13. 
Period 
covered: 
D: 2/2012- 
2/2013 
PI: 2010, 
2011 and 2012 Pursuant to Resolution No. 093 
of 14.05.13, published in 
Official Journal No. 48.793 
of 17.05.13, it was decided 
to continue the administrative 
investigation initiated 
by Resolution No. 031 
of 08.03.13 without imposing 
provisional anti-dumping duties 
on imports from the 
People's Republic of China of rigid 
PVC film, classified under tariff 
subheading 3920.49.00.00.     2010 
1,925,215 kg 
 
2011 
1,723,784 kg 
 
2012 
2,616,963 kg 48.14% 
2010 
 
45.36% 
2011 
 
50.11% 
2012 TMP (Brazil) 
PTM 
 Galvanized smooth 
sheet 7210.49.00.00 
D-215-22-64/ 
Smooth sheet Resolution 
No. 072 
of 23.04.13, 
published in 
Official Journal 
No. 48.772 
of 25.04.13. 
Period 
covered: 
D: 3/2012-
3/2013 
PI: 2010, 
2011, 2012 
and first half 
of 2013      2010 
10,691 tonnes  
 
2011 
9,477 tonnes 
 
2012 
26,477 tonnes  
 
2013 
(first half) 
13,419 tonnes  26.49% 
2010 
 
18.40% 
2011 
 
48.91% 
2012 
 
38.70% 
2013 
(first half) 
 TMP (Brazil) 
PTM   
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China 
(cont'd) Black annealed wire 
7217.10.00.00 
D-215-23-65/ 
Annealed wire Resolution 
No. 136 
of 17.06.13, 
published in 
Official Journal 
No. 48.826 
of 19.06.13. 
Period 
covered: 
D: 5/2012- 
5/2013 
PI: 2010, 
2011, 2012 
and first half 
of 2013      2010 
467 tonnes 
 
2011 
1,210 tonnes 
 
2012 
3,458 tonnes 
 50.95% 
2010 
 
38.68% 
2011 
 
75.81% 
2012 TMP (Brazil) 
PTM 
 Galvanized wire 
7217.10.00.00, 
7217.20.00.00 and 7313.00.10.00 
D-215-23-65/ 
Galvanized wire Resolution 
No. 136 
of 17.06.13, 
published in 
Official Journal 
No. 48.826 
of 19.06.13. 
Period 
covered: 
D: 5/2012- 
5/2013 
PI: 2010, 
2011, 2012 
and first half 
of 2013      2010 
782 tonnes 
 
2011 
3,519 tonnes 
 
2012 
6,481 tonnes 59.88% 
2010 
 
61.03% 
2011 
 
79.44% 
2012 TMP (Brazil) 
PTM 
 Barbed wire 
7217.10.00.00, 
7217.20.00.00 and 
7313.00.10.00 
D-215-23-65/ 
Barbed wire Resolution 
No. 136 
of 17.06.13, 
published in 
Official Journal 
No. 48.826 
of 19.06.13. 
Period 
covered: 
D: 5/2012- 
5/2013 
PI: 2010, 
2011, 2012 
and first half 
of 2013      2010 
384 tonnes 
 
2011 
367 tonnes 
 
2012 
568 tonnes 83.26% 
2010 
 
65.96% 
2011 
 
87.02% 
2012 TMP (Brazil) 
PTM   
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China 
(cont'd) 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 
PI: 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 to apply 
provisional anti-dumping duties 
to imports from the 
People's Republic of China 
of radial tyres, 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. Resolution No. 0124 
of 07.06.13, published 
in Official Journal 
No. 48.819 of 12.06.13,  
provides for the 
termination of the 
administrative 
investigation initiated 
by Resolution No. 186 
of 20.06.12 and the 
application of definitive 
anti-dumping duties on 
imports from the 
People's Republic 
of China of radial tyres,  
classified under tariff 
subheading 
4011.20.10.00.     2009 
9,752,640 kg 
 
2010 
20,301,889 kg  
 
2011 
29,438,143 kg  
 
2012 (first half)  
16,486,503 kg   TMP (Brazil) 
PTM  
 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 
PI: 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 without imposing 
provisional anti-dumping duties 
on imports from the 
People's Republic of China of 
standard tyres, classified under 
tariff subheading 4011.20.90.00.  Pursuant to 
Resolution No. 0124 
of 7 June 2013, 
published in 
Official Journal 
No. 48.819 
of 12 June 2013, 
the Foreign Trade 
Directorate of the 
Ministry of Trade, 
Industry and Tourism 
decided to terminate 
the administrative 
investigation initiated 
by Resolution No. 186 
of 20 June 2012 without  
imposing definitive 
anti-dumping duties 
on imports from the 
People's Republic 
of China of standard 
tyres, classified under 
tariff subheading 
4011.20.90.00. This 
Resolution entered into 
force on the date of its 
publication in the 
Official Journal.    2009 
141,454 kg 
 
2010 
136,576 kg 
 
2011 
136,998 kg 
 
2012 (first half)  
221,473 kg 
 46.79% 
2009 
 
60.15% 
2010 
 
65.22% 
2011 
 
64.02% 
2012 
(first half) 
 
 TMP (Brazil) 
PTM   
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Korea, 
Rep. of  Rigid PVC film (*) 
3920.49.00.00 
D-215/190-01-63/KOR  
Rigid film Resolution 
No. 31 
of 08.03.13, 
published in 
Official Journal 
No. 48.731 
of 13.03.13. 
Period covered:  
D: 2/2012- 
2/2013 
PI: 2010, 2011 
and 2012 Pursuant to Resolution No. 093 
of 14.05.13, published in 
Official Journal No. 48.793 
of 17.05.13, it was decided 
to continue the administrative 
investigation initiated 
by Resolution No. 031 of 8.03.13 
without imposing provisional 
anti-dumping duties on imports 
from the Republic of Korea 
of rigid PVC film, classified under 
tariff subheading 3920.49.00.00.      2010 
10,691,243 kg  
 
2011 
9,476,825 kg 
 
2012 
26,470,589 kg  26.49% 
2010 
 
18.40% 
2011 
 
48.82% 
2012 TMP (Brazil) 
PTM 
Venezuela, 
Bolivarian 
Republic of Extruded aluminium 
profiles (*) 
7604.21.00.00, 
7604.29.10.00, 
7604.29.20.00, 
7608.10.90.00 and 
7608.20.00.00. 
D-215/850-02-61/VEN 
Extruded profiles 
 
 Resolution 
No. 027 
of 27.02.13, 
published in 
Official Journal 
No. 48.719 
of 01.03.13. 
Period covered:  
D: 1/2012-
1/2013 
PI: 2008, 2009,  
2010, 2011 
and 2012 
  Pursuant to Resolution No. 076 
of 29.04.13, published in 
Official Journal No. 48.779 
of 03.05.13, it was decided 
to continue the administrative 
investigation initiated 
by Resolution No. 027 
of 27.02.13 and to apply 
provisional anti-dumping duties 
to imports from the 
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 
of extruded aluminium profiles, 
classified under tariff 
subheadings 7604.21.00.00, 
7604.29.10.00, 7604.29.20.00, 
7608.10.90.00 and 
7608.20.00.00, equivalent to the 
difference between an f.o.b. base 
price of US$3.72/kg and the 
f.o.b. price declared by the 
importer, provided that the 
declared price is lower than the 
base price.     2008 
1,385,269 kg 
 
2009 
2,739,454 kg 
 
2010 
2,988,732 kg 
 
2011 
2,546,850 kg 
 
2012 
1,110,001 kg 19.76% 
2008 
 
35.27% 
2009 
 
32.35% 
2010 
 
23.97% 
2011 
 
9.23% 
2012 TMP (Brazil) 
PTM   
  G/ADP/N/244/COL  
- 7 - 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 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-215-20-57/Stockings  Resolution 
No. 0116 
of 25.04.12, 
published in 
Official Journal 
No. 48.412 
of 25.04.12. 
(EXQ.) 
Period 
covered: 
2007, 2008, 
2009, 2010 
and 2011 
 
Estimated 
2012-2013 
   Resolution No.
 019 
of 19.02.2013, published in 
Official Journal No. 48.709, 
provided for the termination 
of the administrative 
investigation initiated by 
Resolution No. 116 
of 24.04.2012, corresponding 
to the five-year review of the 
anti-dumping duties on 
imports from the 
People's Republic of China 
of stockings, classified under 
tariff subheadings 
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, and 
provided for the maintenance 
of the base price of 
US$0.79/pair established in 
Resolution No. 825 
of 07.05.2007 for a period of 
three (3) years as of the date 
of entry into force of 
Resolution No. 019 of 2013.    2007 
1,783,773 pairs 
 
2008 
728,792 pairs 
 
2009 
641,365 pairs 
 
2010 
1,709,578 pairs 
 
2011 
2,061,772 pairs 
 6.78%  
2007 
 
5.17% 
2008 
 
3.83% 
2009 
 
8.59% 
2010 
 
5.85% 
2011 TMP (Mexico) 
PTM   
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China 
(cont'd) Staples in strips  
8505.20.00.00 
RD-215-21-60/Staples in strips
 Resolution 
No. 0194 
of 04.07.12, 
published in 
Official Journal 
No. 48.487 
of 10.07.12. 
(AR) 
Period 
covered: 
2008, 2009, 
2010 and 
2011  Resolution No.  0060 of 
15.04.2013, published in 
Official Journal No. 48.765 
of 18.04.2013, adopted the 
final ruling of the 
administrative review based 
on changed circumstances of 
the anti-dumping duties on 
imports from the 
People's Republic of China 
of staples in strips, classified 
under tariff subheading 
8305.20.00.00, and provided 
for the maintenance 
until 29.04.2014 of the 
definitive duties imposed 
pursuant to Resolution 
No. 1071 of 2009, which 
consist of an amount 
corresponding to the 
difference between an f.o.b. 
base price of US$1.66/kg and 
the f.o.b. price declared by 
the importer, provided that 
the declared price is lower 
than the base price.    2008 
261,921 kg 
 
2009 
150,818 kg 
 
2010 
182,328 kg 
 
2011 
373,331 kg 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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  ANNEXES 
DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES IN FORCE 
AS AT 30 JUNE 2013 
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 
73.15.82.00.00 
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 19.02.2013 
Official Journal 
No. 48.709 
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 
Radial tyres 
4011.20.10.00 
D-215/20-58/59 Duties 12.06.13 
Official Journal 
No. 48.819  
of 12 June 2013 n/a 
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  REFUND REQUESTS UNDER ARTICLE 9.3 DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2013 
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 
 
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2013 
Country / 
Customs 
territory  Product; 
investigation ID number  Date of 
termination Reason for termination 
n/a n/a n/a n/a 
 
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