WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/ADP/N/180/CHN 
10 March 2009 
 (09-1191) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Original:   English 
  
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4 
OF THE AGREEMENT  
 
CHINA 
 
 
 Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual repor t for the period 1 July-31 December 2008 from 
China
.   
  
  G/ADP/N/180/CHN 
Page 2 Reporting Member:  CHINA  
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS 
For the period 1 July-31 December 2008 
 
 
FINAL MEASURES NO FINAL MEASURES 
Initiation* Provisional 
measures/ 
determinations Definitive 
duty Price  
undertaking No 
dumping No 
injury Case 
with-
drawn Other Country/ 
customs 
territory Goods/product 
Date Date 
(dumping 
margin) Date 
(dumping 
margin) Date 
(dumping 
margin) Date Date Date Date Trade 
volume 
** Dumped 
imports 
as % of 
domestic 
consump-
tion*** % of Trade 
volume 
investigated
(of the 
exporting 
country) Basis 
for 
determi-
nation 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 
Adipic acid 10.11.2008        74051tons n/a n/a  
European Communities Certain Iron or Steel 
Fasteners 29.12.2008        22800tons n/a n/a  
France Polyamide-6, 6 14.11.2008        9344tons n/a n/a  
Italy Polyamide-6, 6 14.11.2008        13981tons n/a n/a  
Japan Gas chromatograph-mass 
spectrometer 05.06.2008        250sets 
(2007) n/a n/a  
Dimethyl cyclosiloxane 28.05.2008 07.11.2008 
25.1%       33600tons 
(2007) n/a n/a FA Korea 
Adipic acid  10.11.2008        67367tons n/a n/a  
Saudi Arabia 1,4-butanediol 25.09.2008        22700tons n/a n/a  
1,4-butanediol 25.09.2008        65622tons n/a n/a  Separate 
Customs 
Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu, 
Kinmen and Matsu Polyamide-6, 6 14.11.2008        29529tons n/a n/a  
Thailand Dimethyl cyclosiloxane 28.05.2008 07.11.2008 
5.4%-21.8%       27300tons 
(2007) n/a n/a CV 
United 
Kingdom Polyamide-6, 6 14.11.2008        6839tons n/a n/a  
Adipic acid 10.11.2008        49839tons n/a n/a  United States 
Polyamide-6, 6 14.11.2008        56468tons n/a n/a  
  
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 ** Trade volume in column 11 is the trade volume during the period of investigation.   
*** Calculations in this column are made for refere nce with statistics of the investigation period.   
 Basis for determination codes
 
 HM - Home market price       OPT - Prices charged by other producer in third country TM - Third country market price (specify country)     OCT - Costs of other producer in third country CV  - Constructed value       O - Other (specify) SP - Prices charged by same producer      LDC - Treatment having regard to Article 15 of the Agreement. OP - Prices charged by other produ cer      FA - Facts Available 
 
  
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  OUTSTANDING ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES 
 
DEFINITIVE DUTIES IN FORCE 
(As of 31 December 2008) 
 
Country/ 
Customs Territory Product Date of 
Imposition 
Canada Newsprint 30.06.2004 
Catechol 27.08.2003 
Chloroform 30.11.2004 
Chloroprene Rubber 10.05.2005 
Benzofuranol,7-Hydroxy (Furan Phenol) 12.02.2006 
Wear Resistant Overlay 13.12.2006 EU 
Potato Starch 06.02.2007 
France Hydrazine Hydrate 17.06.2005 
Methylene Chloride  20.06.2002 Germany Dimethyl Cyclosiloxane 16.01.2006 
Purified Anhydride 31.08.2003 
Chloroform 30.11.2004 
Nonyl Phenol 29.03.2007 India 
Sulfamethoxazole 16.06.2007 
Indonesia Acrylate 10.04.2003 
Iran Ethanolamine 14.11.2004 
Coated Art Paper 06.08.2003 
Purified Anhydride 31.08.2003 
Styrene Butadiene Rubber 09.09.2003 
Polyvinyl Chloride 29.09.2003 
Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI) 22.11.2003 
Phenol 01.02.2004 
Ethanolamine 14.11.2004 
Dispersion Unshifted Single-Model Optical Fibre 01.01.2005 
Chloroprene Rubber 10.05.2005 
Hydrazine Hydrate 17.06.2005 
Trichloroethylene (TCE) 22.07.2005 
Dimethyl Cyclosiloxane 16.01.2006 
Benzofuranol,7-Hydroxy (Furan Phenol) 12.02.2006 
Cold-rolled Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip 08.04.2006 
Nucleotide Food Additive 12.05.2006 
Catechol  22.05.2006 
Epichlorohydrin 28.06.2006 
Polybutylene Terphthalate Resin 22.07.2006 
Polyurethane 13.10.2006 
Paper for Electrolytic Capacitor 18.04.2007 
Bisphenol-A 30.08.2007 
Methyl Ethyl Ketone 2-Butanone  22.11.2007 Japan 
Acetone 09.06.2008 
Methylene Chloride 20.06.2002 
Acrylate 10.04.2003 
Coated Art Paper 06.08.2003 
Purified Anhydride 31.08.2003 Korea 
Styrene Butadiene Rubber 09.09.2003 
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Country/ 
Customs Territory Product Date of 
Imposition 
Polyvinyl Chloride 29.09.2003 
Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI) 22.11.2003 
Phenol 01.02.2004 
Newsprint 30.06.2004 
Chloroform 30.11.2004 
Dispersion Unshifted Single-Model Optical Fibre 01.01.2005 
Polyester Chip 25.04.2005 
Hydrazine Hydrate 17.06.2005 
Polyester Film 28.12.2005 
Cold-rolled Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip 08.04.2006 
Nucleotide Food Additive 12.05.2006 
Epichlorohydrin 28.06.2006 
Polyurethane 13.10.2006 
Bisphenol-A 30.08.2007 Korea (Cont'd) 
Acetone 09.06.2008 
Acrylate 10.04.2003 Malaysia Ethanolamine 14.11.2004 
Mexico Ethanolamine 14.11.2004 
Netherlands Methylene Chloride  20.06.2002 
Styrene Butadiene Rubber 09.09.2003 
Polyvinyl Chloride  29.09.2003 
Trichloroethylene (TCE) 22.07.2005 Russia 
Epichlorohydrin 28.06.2006 
Polyvinyl Chloride 29.09.2003 
Phenol 01.02.2004 
Ethanolamine 14.11.2004 
Polybutylene Terphthalate Resin 22.07.2006 
Polyurethane 13.10.2006 
Nonyl Phenol 29.03.2007 
Bisphenol-A 30.08.2007 
Methyl Ethyl Ketone 2-Butanone  22.11.2007 Separate Customs 
Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 
Acetone 09.06.2008 
Acrylate 10.04.2003 
Polyurethane 13.10.2006 
Bisphenol-A 30.08.2007 
Methyl Ethyl Ketone 2-Butanone  22.11.2007 Singapore 
Acetone 09.06.2008 
Methylene Chloride 20.06.2002 United Kingdom Dimethyl Cyclosiloxane 16.01.2006 
Methylene Chloride 20.06.2002 
Polyvinyl Chloride 29.09.2003 
Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI) 22.11.2003 
Phenol 01.02.2004 
Newsprint 30.06.2004 United States 
Ethanolamine 14.11.2004 
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Country/ 
Customs Territory Product Date of 
Imposition 
Chloroform 30.11.2004 
Dispersion Unshifted Single-Model Optical Fibre 01.01.2005 
Chloroprene Rubber 10.05.2005 
Hydrazine Hydrate 17.06.2005 
Dimethyl Cyclosiloxane 16.01.2006 
Benzofuranol,7-Hydroxy (Furan Phenol) 12.02.2006 
Catechol  22.05.2006 
Epichlorohydrin 28.06.2006 
Polyurethane 13.10.2006 United States (Cont'd) 
Wear Resistant Overlay 13.12.2006 
 
 
UNDERTAKINGS IN FORCE 
(As of 31 December 2008) 
 
Country/ 
Customs Territory Product Date of 
Undertaking 
EU Chloroform 30.11.2004 
Hydrazine Hydrate 15.12.2006 
France Benzofuranol,7-Hydroxy 
(Furan Phenol) 12.02.2006 
Japan  Cold-rolled Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip 08.04.2006 
Chloroform 30.11.2004 Korea  Cold-rolled Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip 08.04.2006 
Separate Customs 
Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu, Kinmen and 
Matsu Acetone 09.06.2008 
Russia Polyvinyl Chloride 29.09.2003 
Chloroform 30.11.2004 
United States  Benzofuranol,7-Hydroxy 
(Furan Phenol) 12.02.2006 
 
 
TERMINATION OF ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES  
(1 July - 31 December 2008) 
 
Country/ 
Customs Territory Product Date of 
Termination 
Kazakstan Cold Rolled Steel Products 23.09.2008 
Korea Cold Rolled Steel Products 23.09.2008 
Russia  Cold Rolled Steel Products 23.09.2008 
Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu Cold Rolled Steel Products 23.09.2008 
Ukraine Cold Rolled Steel Products 23.09.2008 
 
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