WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/ADP/N/173/ZAF 
7 August 2008 
 (08-3747) 
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 January-30 June 2008 from 
South Africa
.   
  
 
 
  
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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING CASES 
 
For the period 1 January-30 June 2008  
  
FINAL MEASURES NO FINAL MEASURES 
Date of 
initiation Provisional 
Measures Definitive 
Duties Undertaking No 
Dumping No 
injury Case 
With-
drawn Others Country or 
customs 
territory Product 
Date Date 
Dumping 
Margin Date 
Dumping 
Margin Date 
Dumping 
Margin Date Date Date Date Trade 
volumes 
(Domestic 
Consumption) Dumped 
Imports as 
% of 
domestic 
consumption % of trade 
volume 
investigated Basis of 
deter-
mination 
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 
Aluminium 
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 Aluminium 
Hollowware (SR)*        NA NA NA NA 
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 
  
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 
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 Sweden 
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 investigat ion is opened in the context of an existing anti-dumping measure, or after an allegat ion of a breach of an undertaking.   
**  Trade volume based on statistical da ta 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.   
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 Revi ew, 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 regard to Article 15 of the Agreement and the Decisions of the Commit tee 
OP Prices charged by other producers G/ADP/N/173/ZAF 
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  DEFINITIVE ANTI DUMPING DUTIES IN FORCE 
(As of 30 June 2008) 
 
 
Country  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 
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 
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Country  Product  Date of imposition 
(Review)  
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 
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) 
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Country  Product  Date of imposition 
(Review)  
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) 
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 
 
Country  Product  Date of imposition 
(Review)  
Nil 
 
  
REVOCATION OF ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES 
(1 January 2008 to 30 June 2008) 
 
Country  Product  Date of imposition 
(Review)  
Brazil Uncoated woodfree A4 paper 04/06/08 
Indonesia  Uncoated woodfree A4 paper 04/06/08 
 
 
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