China Probing Possible US Evasion of Antidumping Duties on Optical Fiber Products
China’s Ministry of Commerce on March 4 launched an “anti-circumvention investigation” to examine whether American companies are evading Chinese antidumping duties on certain imported optical fiber products from the U.S., according to an unofficial translation of a ministry notice. The investigation, which will last for six months, follows a February complaint made by Changfei Optical Fiber and Cable Co., which said U.S. firms are avoiding duties on “wavelength-shifted single-mode optical fibers.”
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This is “the first anti-circumvention investigation in China,” a ministry spokesperson told Xinhua, a state-run news agency. If China finds that U.S. companies evaded the duties, it may increase the rates or expand their scope.
Current AD on the fibers range from 33.3% to 78.2%. The ministry is accepting public comments for 20 days from March 4.