U.S. sets antidumping duties on Chinese electric blankets

05/02/2010 12:00 - 541 Views

Feb. 1, 2010 (China Knowledge) - The U.S. Commerce Department said in a preliminary ruling that it will impose antidumping duties on electric blanket products from China, sources reported.

Under the ruling, blankets imported from Hung Kuo Electronics (Shenzhen) Co Ltd, Ningbo V.K. Industry & Trading Co Ltd, Ningbo Jifa Electrical Appliances Co Ltd and Ningbo Jinchun Electric Appliances Co Ltd will have to pay an anti-dumping duty of 90.32%, while all the other electric products from China will have to face a rate as high as 174.85%.

The Commerce Department will make the final decision on the anti-dumping duties in June and then the U.S. International Trade Commission will cast a final vote in July or early August before the duties go into effect.

Statistics from the customs showed that the total value of China-made electric blankets imported to the U.S. rose 16.8% from 2006 to US$29.7 million in 2008.

Published: 31 Jan 2010 16:50:20 PST

Source: news.alibaba.com