WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/ADP/N/180/COL 
10 February 2009 
 
 (09-0651) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Original:   Spanish 
  
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
COLOMBIA 
 
 
 Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual repor t for the period 1 July to 31 December 2008 
from Colombia
.  
  G/ADP/N/180/COL 
Page 2 Reporting party:  COLOMBIA  
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS 
 
For the period 1 July to 31 December 2008  
  
FINAL MEASURES NO FINAL MEASURES 
Initiation Provisional 
measures Definitive 
duty Price 
undertaking No 
dumping No 
injury Case 
withdrawn Other Country / 
Customs territory Product 
Date Date 
(dumping 
margin) Date 
(dumping 
margin) Date 
(dumping 
margin) Date Date Date Date Trade 
volume Dumped 
imports as % 
of domestic 
consumption % of trade 
volume 
investigated 
(of the 
exporting 
country) Basis for 
determination 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 
Screws: 7318.15.90.00 Resolution 
No. 0189 of 
11.06.08 Resolution 
No. 0329 of 
10.08.08 
(1)       2,539,535
kg. 40.97  kg., Chinese 
Taipei 
Nuts: 7318.16.00.00 Resolution 
No. 0189 of 
11.06.08 Resolution 
No. 0329 of 
10.08.08 
(2)       1,247,889
kg. 72.36  kg., Chinese 
Taipei 
Staples in strips:
8305.20.00.00 Resolution 
No. 0202 of 
18.06.08 Resolution 
No. 0455 of 
24.09.08;  
Relative margin 
of 235.77% 
(3)       254,043 
kg. 31.43  kg., Mexico 
China 
Electrical 
insulators of ceramics and 
insulating 
fittings of ceramics: 
8546.20.00.00, 
8547.10.90.00 Resolution 
No. 0213 of 
27.06.08 Resolution 
No. 0458 of 
6.10.08 (4)       432,505 
kg. 27.97  kg., Brazil 
  
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 
Spades and shovels: 
8201.10.00.00 Resolution 
No. 0380 of 
2.09.08 Resolution 
No. 0598 of 
10.12.08 
(5)       296,446 
kg. 25.56  kg., Brazil 
China Hoes, digging bars and 
picks: 
8201.30.00.00 Resolution 
No. 0380 of 
2.09.08 Resolution 
No. 0598 of 
10.12.08;  
Relative 
margin of 
188.73% 
(6)       130,296 
kg. 17.10  kg., Brazil 
1. A decision was taken to pursue the inve stigation without impos ing provisional duties. 
2. A decision was taken to pursue the inve stigation without impos ing provisional duties. 
3. The provisional anti-dumping duty on imports  of staples in strips classified under tariff subheading 8305.20.00.00, originat ing in the People's Republic of China, corresponds to the 
difference between the f.o.b. base price of  US$2.59/kg. and the f.o.b. price declared  by the importer, pr ovided that the declar ed price is lower than the base price. 
4. A decision was taken to pursue the inve stigation without impos ing provisional duties. 
5. A decision was taken to pursue the inve stigation without impos ing provisional duties. 
6. The provisional anti-dumping duty on impor ts of hoes, digging bars and picks cla ssified under tariff subheading 8201.30.00.0 0, originating in the People's Republic of China, 
corresponds to the difference between the f.o.b. base price of US$1.41/kg. and the f.o.b. price declared by the importer, provi ded that the declared price is lower than the base price. 
 
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  ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES IN FORCE 
(as at 31 December 2008) 
  
Country  Product  Date of imposition of 
definitive duty 
Tableware and kitchenware and loose articles of earthenware, 69.11.10.00.00 17.12.2004 
Tableware and kitchenware and loose articles 
of porcelain or china, 69.12.00.00.00 19.12.2005 
Balls, other than golf balls and table-tennis 
balls, inflatable, 95.06.62.00.00 02.03.2006 
Link chain, polished or galvanized, 
73.15.82.00.00 11.04.2007 
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 07.05.2007 
Textiles and made-up articles (towels), 
6302.60.00.00 25.05.2007 
Textiles and made-up articles (table linen), 
6302.51.00.00, 6302.53.00.00 12.10.2007 
Textiles and made-up articles (bed linen), 
6302.22.00.00, 6302.32.00.00 12.10.2007 
Textiles and made-up articles (curtains) 
6303.12.00.00 06.07.2007 China, People's 
Republic of 
Textiles and made-up articles (fashion – 
pre-dyed and mixed), 5208420000, 5407440000, 5407610000, 5513110000, 5513210000, 5513310000, 5513410000, 5514220000, 5515110000, 5515120000 06.07.2007 
 
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