WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/ADP/N/180/ZAF 
24 March 2009 
 (09-1438) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Original:   English 
  
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4 
OF THE AGREEMENT  
 
SOUTH AFRICA 
 
 
 Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual repor t for the period 1 July-31 December 2008 from 
South Africa
.   
  
  G/ADP/N/180/ZAF 
Page 2 Reporting Member:  SOUTH AFRICA 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS 
 
For the period 1 July to31 December 2008  
  
FINAL MEASURES NO FINAL MEASURES 
Initiation Provisional 
measures Definitive 
Duty Price 
undertaking No 
dumping No injuryCase 
withdrawn Other Country/ 
Customs territory Product 
Date Date, 
Dumping 
margin Date, dumping 
margin Date, dumping 
margin Date Date Date Date Trade volumeDumped 
imports as % 
of domestic 
consumption% of trade 
volume 
investigated 
(of the 
exporting 
country) Basis of 
determination 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 
Australia Flat-rolled 
products of iron or non-alloy steel (SR)*        NA NA NA NA 
Uncoated 
woodfree A4 paper 02/04/04 
(SR) -      04/06/08 NA NA NA NA 
Brazil 
Suspension PVC (SR)*        NA NA NA NA 
Door locks and 
door handles 12/01/07 
(SR) -       NA NA NA NA 
Citric Acid 19/01/07 
23/02/07 21/09/07 
No duty       NA NA NA NA 
Extruded 
Aluminium 
Profiles 10/08/07 11/01/08 
No duty           
Wire ropes (SR) 
17/08/07 -       NA NA NA NA 
Welded link  steel 
chain 26/01/07 21/09/07 
2.4% - 52.9% 09/05/08 
2.4% - 52.9%      NA NA NA NA 
Acrylic Fabrics (SR)*        NA NA NA NA 
Aluminum 
Hollowware (SR)*        NA NA NA NA China 
PVC Rigid 15/06/07 26/10/07 
32.7% 25/04/08 
32.7%      NA NA NA NA 
Carbon black 23/07/04 
(SR) -       NA NA NA NA 
Egypt Aluminum 
Hollowware (SR)*        NA NA NA NA 
  
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 
Suspension PVC (SR)*        NA NA NA NA 
France Automatic circuit 
breakers (SR)*        NA NA NA NA 
Germany Wire ropes (SR) 
17/08/07 -       NA NA NA NA 
Garden Picks (SR)*        NA NA NA NA 
Carbon black 23/07/04 
(SR) -       NA NA NA NA 
India Welded 
galvanized steel pipe 13/06/07 
(SR) -       NA NA NA NA 
Uncoated 
woodfree A4 paper 02/04/04 
(SR) -      04/06/08 NA NA NA NA 
Indonesia 
Gypsum 
Plasterboard 20/06/08 
(SR)            
Italy Automatic circuit 
breakers (SR)*            
Wire ropes (SR) 
17/08/07 -       NA NA NA NA Korea, 
Republic of Stainless Steel 
Tubes and Pipes (SR)*        NA NA NA NA 
Malaysia Stainless Steel 
Tubes and Pipes (SR)*        NA NA NA NA 
Sweden Tall Oil Fatty 
Acid 20/06/08        NA NA NA NA 
PVC Rigid 15/06/07 26/10/07 
22.6% 25/04/08 
22.6%      NA NA NA NA Chinese 
Taipei Stainless Steel 
Tubes and Pipes (SR)*        NA NA NA NA 
Thailand Gypsum 
Plasterboard 20/06/08 
(SR)        NA NA NA NA 
Turkey Acrylic Fabrics (SR)*        NA NA NA NA 
Suspension PVC (SR)*        NA NA NA NA 
Wire ropes (SR) 
17/08/07 -       NA NA NA NA United 
Kingdom 
Wire ropes 04/08/06 
(R) -       NA NA NA NA 
Suspension PVC (SR)*        NA NA NA NA 
US L-Lysine HCI 12/01/07 
(SR) - 25/04/08 
Duties 
maintained      NA NA NA NA 
 
* The symbol (R) is used if an investigation is opened in the context of an existing anti-dumpin g measure, or after an allegati on of a breach of an undertaking.   
** Trade volume based on statistical data for the latest available calendar year prior to initiation.    
The data on trade volume is provided for the total trade volume of the subject product from the country/customs territory under  investigation.    
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Page 4 Percentage or amount per unit if appropriate.   
 
CL = Information not provided for reasons of  confidentiality   AC = Anti-circumvention 
SR = Sunset Review (Expiry Review)     (SR)*= Notice given of Sunset Review, but not yet initiated  
(SR)#=No review to take place.  Duty to be terminated on 5-year expiry date. n/a = Not available  
 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 Cost of other producer in third country 
CV Constructed value    O Other (specify) 
SP Prices charged by same producer   LDC Treatment having rega rd to Article 15 of the Agreemen t and the Decisions of the Commit tee 
OP Prices charged by other producers 
 
 
 
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  DEFINITIVE DUTIES IN FORCE ON 31.12.2008 
 
Countries Product Date of Imposition 
(Review) 
Australia Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel 02/04/04 
Suspension PVC 27/03/97 
(18/10/02) 
Uncoated woodfree paper 13/02/98 
(20/02/04) Brazil 
BOPP Film 13/04/07 
Aluminium hollowware 07/02/97 
(31/01/03) 
Acrylic fabrics 12/11/04 
Acetaminophenol 20/08/93 
(18/06/99) (15/07/05) 
Blankets 18/06/99 
(15/06/05) 
Bolts and nuts of iron or steel 06/08/99 
(03/06/05) 
Float glass 28/05/99 
(05/11/04) 
Flat glass 28/05/99 
(05/11/04) 
Garlic 20/10/00 
(10/03/06) 
Garden picks 03/12/93 
(08/03/02) 
(02/11/07) 
Spades, shovels, rakes, forks  03/12/93 
(08/03/02) 
(02/11/07) 
Door locks and door handles 25/01/02 
(22/08/08) 
Welded link steel chain 09/05/08 
PVC Rigid 25/04/08 China 
Wire ropes 28/08/02 
Aluminium hollowware 07/02/97 
(31/01/03) Egypt 
Carbon black 10/09/99 
Acetaminophenol 18/06/99 
(15/07/05) 
Automatic circuit breakers 08/08/97 
(17/10/03) France  
Suspension PVC 27/03/97 
(18/10/02) 
Germany Wire ropes 28/08/02 
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Countries Product Date of Imposition 
(Review) 
Carbon black 10/09/99 
Float glass 28/05/99 
(05/11/04) 
Flat glass 28/05/99 
(05/11/04) 
Garden picks 11/10/96 
(14/02/03) 
Paper insulated lead covered electric cable 31/03/00 
(11/11/05) 
Welded Galvanised Steel Pipe 14/06/02 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) 30/05/06 India 
Unframed glass mirrors 25/10/06 
Gypsum Plasterboard 02/07/04 
Drawn and float glass 03/10/06 Indonesia 
Unframed glass mirrors 25/10/06 
Italy Automatic circuit breakers 08/08/97 
(17/10/03) 
Welded stainless steel tubes and pipes 18/06/98 
(16/07/04) 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) 30/05/06 
Paperboard 22/12/06 Korea, Republic of 
Wire ropes 28/08/02 
Malaysia Welded stainless steel tubes and pipes 18/06/98 
(16/07/04) 
Poland Uncoated woodfree paper 13/02/98 
(20/02/04) 
Nuts of iron or steel 06/08/99 
(03/06/05) 
Welded stainless steel tubes and pipes 18/06/98 
(16/07/04) 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) 30/05/06 Chinese Taipei 
PVC Rigid 25/04/08 
Carbon black 13/10/00 
(25/10/06) Thailand 
Gypsum Plasterboard 13/02/04 
Acrylic fabrics 10/11/04 
Turkey Blankets 18/06/99 
(15/07/05) 
Wire ropes 28/08/02 
United Kingdom  Suspension PVC 27/03/97 
(18/10/02) 
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Countries Product Date of Imposition 
(Review) 
Acetaminophenol 18/06/99 
(15/07/05) 
Chicken meat portions 27/12/00 
(27/10/06) 
Lysine 25/01/02 
(25/04/08) US 
Suspension PVC 27/03/97 
(18/10/02) 
 
 
PRICE UNDERTAKINGS:  Nil 
  
REVOCATION OF ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES 
(1 July 2008 to 31 December 2008) 
 
None 
 
 
 
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