Clarifying the product under investigation for dumping polyvinyl alcohols from the People’s Republic of China (Anti-Dumping Duty 2369)
Published 8 November 2019
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The Commission announced the initiation of an investigation, in the Official Journal ref. 2019/C256 dated 30 July 2019, concerning the dumping of polyvinyl alcohols (PVA), originating in the People’s Republic of China, in which the product description was given as PVA in the form of homopolymer resins with a viscosity (measured in 4% solution) of 3 mPas or more, but not exceeding 61 mPas and a degree of hydrolysis of 80.0 mol% or more, but not exceeding 99.9 mol%.
The investigation has revealed that the product description, in particular regarding the measurement method of viscosity and degree of hydrolysis, was not sufficiently precise and could lead to misinterpretation or misclassification by national customs authorities.
Furthermore, economic operators may have misinterpreted the description and, on that basis, may have decided not to come forward as interested parties.
Therefore, the product definition has been clarified as PVA, whether or not containing unhydrolysed acetate groups in the form of homopolymer resins with a viscosity (measured in 4% aqueous solution at 20º) of 3 mPas or more, but not exceeding 61 mPas and a degree of hydrolysis of 80.0 mol% or more, but not exceeding 99.9 mol%, both measured according to ISO 15023-2 method.
This description shows how and under which conditions the viscosity and the degree of hydrolysis are measured, in particular, that the viscosity and the degree of hydrolysis are both measured according to the ISO 15023-2 method.
For the avoidance of doubt the Commission says that the clarification has no material impact on its analysis of the allegations of dumping and injury.
For information only, these goods remain within Taric code 3905 3000 91.
Interested parties who believe they’re affected by this clarification, or who might not have made themselves known because they believed they were not concerned by this proceeding, are requested to contact the Commission within 7 days in order to make further submissions or make themselves known via the following email addresses:
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