The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's Trade Commission decided on the 25th to recommend to the Minister of the Ministry of Economy and Finance the imposition of a provisional anti-dumping duty of up to 43.6% on industrial robots from Japan and China.
The ministry's Trade Commission held its 464th Trade Commission meeting that day and deliberated and approved a total of five agenda items, including this measure.
The Trade Commission first decided to recommend the imposition of a provisional anti-dumping duty on industrial robots with four or more axes in a vertical articulated configuration from Japan and China. The commission judged, based on a preliminary investigation filed by HD Hyundai Robotics, that a causal relationship was established between dumped imports and injury to the domestic industry for two Japanese companies and three Chinese companies. Accordingly, it decided to recommend to the Minister of the Ministry of Economy and Finance a provisional anti-dumping duty of 21.17–43.60% on the products in question.
The Trade Commission also determined that dumping of fiberboard from Thailand caused harm to the domestic industry and decided to recommend a provisional anti-dumping duty of 11.92–19.43%.
For sodium thiosulfate from China, the commission issued a final determination that dumped imports caused material injury to the domestic industry and plans to recommend an anti-dumping duty of 12.87–33.97% for the next five years.
It likewise recognized allegations of dumping for particle board from Thailand and decided to recommend an anti-dumping duty of 13.03–15.18% for the next five years.
In addition, based on an investigation requested by Whoais IP Holdings into patent infringement and false or exaggerated labeling for implant drill sets, the commission determined that the patent was partially infringed, ordered the suspension of export and manufacturing activities of the goods that infringed the rights, and decided to impose a penalty surcharge.