The Hindu Business Line : Dumping duty on plain medium fibre board mooted

New Delhi, Aug. 31 The Designated Authority in the Commerce Ministry has recommended imposing definitive anti-dumping duty on imported plain medium fibre board from China, Malaysia, Thailand and Sri Lanka.

Following its recommendation and imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on the subject goods including from New Zealand, the Authority has let the petitioners withdraw the application in respect of New Zealand since the domestic industry has conceded that imports from New Zealand were no longer causing any injury to it.

The petition seeking imposition of anti-dumping duty was filed by the All India Fibre Board Manufacturers Association, Faridabad, through PTM Solicitors and Consultants, New Delhi, alleging dumping of plain medium fibre board from the subject countries.

Also known as Plain MDF Board, it is a composite wood product made out of wood waste fibres glued together with urea formaldehyde resin or melamine resin, heat and pressure.

It is widely used for partitions, modular furniture, cabinets due to its smooth and uniform finish. However, the Authority has not included laminated medium density fibre board for probe of dumping.

Stating that the Authority has recommended imposing provisional duty to offset dumping and injury pending completion, it has subsequently held a complete probe to recommend definitive anti-dumping duty on the imported subject goods.

Accordingly, the final anti-dumping duty from Siam Fibreboard Co Ltd, Thailand would be the difference between $308.72 and the landed value of import per cubic meter, while in the case of Vanachai Panel Industries Ltd, the proposed duty is the difference between $340.33 and the landed value of import per cubic metre.

In the case of Vanachai Group Public Company Ltd, Thailand, the anti-dumping duty would be the difference between $391.79 and the landed value of import per cubic metre.

In the case of Sri Lanka, Merbok MDF (Pvt) Ltd, Horana, has extended its readiness to offer price undertaking for Plain MDF Board exported by it.

Hence, the Authority has accepted this undertaking and accordingly no duties would apply.

But in the case of any contravention of the undertaking by the exporter, duties would apply, it said, adding that the undertaking amount is at landed value of $290.73 per cubic metre.

The undertaking price is the minimum landed value of imports. For all other Sri Lankan exporter, the recommended anti-dumping duty is the difference between $352.33 and the landed value of imports per cubic metre.

In the case of Malaysia, the proposed anti-dumping duty is the difference between $328.51 and the landed value of imports per cubic meter in the case of Dongwha MDF, while it would be the difference between $334.42 and the landed value of imports per cubic meter in the case of Evergreen Fibre Berhad. Any other exporter from Malaysia would have to fork out the difference between $347.99 and the landed value of imports per cubic meter.

In the case of Chinese exporters, the proposed anti-dumping duty would be the difference between $395.52 and the landed value of imports of per cubic meter. The same amount applies to any exporter of the subject goods with the origin being China, the Authority noted.

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