GACC Announcement No.60, 2013: AD Deposit on Pulps from USA, Canada, Brazil

[2013-11-14 10:05:48]

China Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has decided to conduct provisional antidumping (AD) measures from November 7, 2013 on the pulps from the USA, Canada and Brazil (see Annex 1).

Relevant matters are hereby announced:

1. As of November 7, 2013, China Customs shall levy, besides existing import duties and value-added tax (VAT), antidumping deposit and import VAT deposit on the pulps (HS Codes 47020000, 47032100, 47061000, 47063000) from the USA, Canada and Brazil by differentiating between the suppliers, as per the levy rates listed in the Annex 2 hereto and the calculation formula below:

Total Deposit = (customs duty-paid value × antidumping deposit rate) × (1 + import VAT rate)

2. As regards the involved pulps "used for producing chemical fiber as viscose (excluding cellulose acetate fiber)", the importers shall declare the HS Codes 4702000001, 4703210001, 4706100001 and 4706300001; as regards other pulps, the importers shall declare the codes 4702000090, 4703210090, 4706100090 and 4706300090.

3. The pulp importers shall submit the Certificates of Origin to the Customs. As regards the origin in the USA, Canada or Brazil, the importers shall also provide original producers’ invoices.

Where the origin cannot be determined, the customs shall levy the antidumping deposit at the highest rates listed in the Annex 2 hereto;

Where the origin is confirmed the USA, Canada or Brazil, but original producers’ invoices are not available and the original producers cannot be determined by other documents, the customs shall levy the antidumping deposit at the highest rates applied to corresponding countries listed in the Annex 2 hereto.

4. As regards bonded imports through processing trade, the antidumping deposit shall be subjected to GACC Decree No. 111 and GACC Announcement No. 9 of 2001.

5. The customs disposal of the deposits shall be subjected to relevant definitive ruling by the MOFCOM.

Annex 1 MOFCOM Announcement No. 75 of 2013 (omitted);
Annex 2 List of Antidumping Deposit Rates on the Import Pulps



The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC)

November 6, 2013
Source: ETCN