Argentina initiates antidumping investigation against motorcycles and electric bicycles shock absorbers from China
Argentina’s Ministry of Production has published on the Official Gazette from April 23, 2018, Resolution 235/2018, initiating an antidumping investigation against imports of motorcycles and electric bicycles shock absorbers from China. The product is commonly classified under items 8714.10.00 and 8714.99.90 of the Mercosur Common Nomenclature – NCM (HS based). The petitioner is the company FAR (Fabricacion De Amortiguadores Rafaela) Chiapero y Associados S.R.L. For purposes of initiating the investigation, Argentina’s authority has calculated a dumping margin of 183.13 %.
Interested parties will receive questionnaires indicating the information necessary to the investigation within 10 days, and shall have a 30-day deadline for response, counting from the date of receipt. Other interested parties that have not received the questionnaire may apply for participation in the proceeding and obtain it at the Foreign Trade Secretariat and at the National Commission of Foreign Trade in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The notice of initiation can be accessed at the following link.
Our international trade group has extensive experience advising clients on antidumping investigations both in Brazil and Argentina. Mattos Engelbergs’ Buenos Aires office is coordinated by Carla Junqueira, partner and head of the international trade practice. She can be contacted at carla.junqueira@mattosengelberg.com.br and at the telephone number: + 54 9 11 2303 8387.