On 27 September 2000, pursuant to section 13 of the Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 1988 ("the Act"),
I made a final determination that in relation to the importation or intended importation of the goods specified in the First Schedule to this notice (the "subject goods"), that the subject goods were dumped and by reason thereof material injury to the New Zealand industry was being threatened.
Notice is hereby given that, acting pursuant to subsections
14 (1) and 14 (4) of the Act, I have determined the amount
of anti-dumping duty to be imposed, with effect from
28 September 2000, on the subject goods to be the amount set out in the Second Schedule to this notice and detailed in the Third and Fourth Schedules to this notice.
First Schedule
Goods Subject to Determination
Country of Origin
Thailand
Description of Goods
Standard plasterboard with dimensions of a nominal thickness from but not including 6mm and up to but not including 12mm of any width or length (other than those dimensions already subject to anti-dumping duty).
The goods are currently classified under Tariff Item
and Statistical Key 6809.11.00 10D of the Tariff of
New Zealand, which classification is provided for convenience and Customs purposes only, the written description being dispositive.
Second Schedule
Amount of Anti-dumping Duty
The amount of anti-dumping duty to be paid on demand in respect of each importation of plasterboard, imported or intended to be imported into New Zealand from Thailand, shall be:
(a) For subject goods from the suppliers and exporters listed in the Third Schedule to this notice, the amount per square metre by which the Non-Injurious-Free-On-Board amount or Normal Value Equivalent amount1 exceeds the Thai Producer Value.2
(b) For all other suppliers of subject goods, the rate of duty set out in the Fourth Schedule to this notice.3
Third Schedule
List of Thai Producers
Thai producers, being suppliers and exporters, for which Non-Injurious-Free-On-Board and Normal Value Equivalent amounts have been established for the subject goods, are:
SCT Co Limited.
Thai Gypsum Products Public Company Limited.
Fourth Schedule
Rate of Duty for Other Suppliers
The rate of duty for the subject goods established for this category is:
58 percent ad valorem of the Thai Producer Value.
1 The Non-Injurious-Free-On-Board amount for exports by SCT Co Limited is NZ$1.71 per square metre for imports by Sigma Agencies Limited.
The Normal Value Equivalent amount for imports from SCT Co Limited by importers other than Sigma Agencies Limited is confidential. The New Zealand Customs Service holds the Normal Value Equivalent amount established for imports from SCT Co. Limited by importers other than Sigma Agencies Limited.
The Non-Injurious-Free-On-Board amount for exports by Thai Gypsum Products Limited is NZ$2.84 per square metre.
2 The Thai Producer Value of the goods is the price when sold at arm's length by the Thai producer on an FOB basis, exclusive of any agent's or reseller's fees, margins or commissions or other similar charges.
3 Suppliers and exporters for which a specific duty amount has not been established, may lodge a request for a reassessment, backed by the necessary supporting evidence, that either
Non-Injurious-Free-On-Board or Normal Value Equivalent amounts be established.
Dated at Wellington this 19th day of November 2000.
HON PAUL SWAIN, Minister of Commerce.
A copy of the non-confidential version of the Final Report which contains details of the investigation and the conclusions reached, and a separate report on the level and amount of anti-dumping duty, are available from the Manager, Trade Remedies Group, Competition and Enterprise Branch, Ministry of Economic Development, P.O. Box 1473, Wellington.