Competition Managing Department-Ministry of Trade quoted the source from latest report of WTO’s serectariat as saying that the number of anti-dumping investigation initiated during the last 6 months of year 2006 has slightly increased with total of 103 cases compared to the same period last year while the anti-dumping measures which have been officially applied have decreased. The total number of official measures was 66, 10 fewer than the same period last year (76 measures). This trend is contrary to what happened in the 1st half of year 2006 when the number of anti-dumping lawsuit increased and the measures applied increased.

As also stated in WTO’s report, of total 103 anti-dumping investigations which have just implemented during the second half of year 2006, EU took the lead with 17 cases followed by India (12), Argentina (10), Brazil (9), Malaysia (8) and China (7). At the same period of 2005, there were 17 investigations conducted by India while 13 by China, 11 by Argentina, 9 by EU. Pakistan and USA had the same number of anti-dumping investigation (8 cases).

While there is an increase in the number of newly implemented anti-dumping investigation, the number of officially applied measures during the last 6 months of year 2006 has slightly decreased. Turkey applied the most with 10 official measures, doubling those of same period last year. Second are China (9), India (8), Korea (7) and Greece (5).

Among the products to which the anti-dumping measures have been applied during the last six months of 2006, garment and textile takes 14 measures in the total of 66. Second is plastic product (13), metallic and machinery products (8 for each). Out of 14 official anti-dumping measures applied for garment and textile, Korea, China, Peru and Taiwan stand at the second rate (1 method for one country and territory) just after India (7 measures).

At the aspect of being sued for dumping, in the second half of year 2006, China continues to be at the lead with 36 cases, slightly increased in comparison with the same period last year (33 cases). Indonesia stands second (7 cases), followed by Japan, Korea (6 cases) and Brazil (5 cases). Other countries which have fewer are Singapore, USA, India, Thailand, Argentina, EU, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Ukraine, Australia, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, the Philippines and Arab. For the last 6 months of year 2006, no anti-dumping lawsuit for Vietnamese goods.

With regards to products in anti-dumping lawsuit, during the second half of year 2006, chemical product is the one with most lawsuits (25 cases). The others are pulp products and metal (16 cases for each kind of product). Among 25 lawsuits of chemical products, EU ranks first with 8 cases, following by China, India (7), Turkey (2) and Greece (1).