
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) recently made preliminary conclusions that canvas art from China has caused damage to U.S. industry, followed by the U.S. Department of Commerce (the DOC) initiated an investigation, large companies such as Ningbo Kang Chinese enterprises 3 On hearing this, the respondent decided the case, which began the post-quota era in Sino-US textile anti-dumping case in the first fight.
The just-concluded trip to the United States to return to the Chinese Import and Export Corporation, chairman of Ningbo Kang Tai Hui-liang today in view of Xinhua News Agency reporters Du Jiazhuan and Fang Shi said many American friends and businesses that support Chinese enterprises in the just action, China and the United States business together, for The win cross-border litigation.
(Subhead:) canvas case involving more than 20 Chinese enterprises
On March 31 and April 1, the United States TaraMaterials companies to the U.S. Department of Commerce (the DOC) and the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) to submit complaints, requests from the Chinese art canvas for an anti-dumping investigation. U.S. local time on April 21, ITC accepted the U.S. anti-dumping complaints the company's request, on May 16 ITC made preliminary conclusions from the Chinese art canvas of the United States caused damage to the industry. Then, the U.S. Department of Commerce on China's art canvas producers and exporters have started an investigation to investigate the 2004 period from July 1 to December 31.
The case involves more than 20 Chinese enterprises, including Ningbo Kang is a large-scale largest. Not long ago, the China Textile Import & Export Chamber of Commerce business-related organizations, to Shanghai to meet urgent consultations. Ningbo Kang finally agreed by the major companies expected to draw the United Wuxi Co., Ltd., Universal canvas Jinhua Co., Ltd., two companies responding. The participants also believed that the case marks a retrograde step in the United States on China's textile quotas have been discriminated against is "looking for bones inside the egg," We can not give way easily, or opening the Pandora's Box. Global trade in textiles, art canvas is a special variety of small, not big sales in the first year of China's entry into the WTO Artistic canvas on the abolition of the quota. Since then, a few years, Chinese art canvas in the international market share expansion, in 2002 China's exports to the United States canvas for the 1,870,000 U.S. dollars last year, an increase of 6,000,000 U.S. dollars. During the same period, compared to the U.S. market, sales of canvas for more than 4,000 million U.S. dollars, are imported. China's imports from the U.S. market accounted for only 15%.
Xu Liang view was informed after the ITC ruling, saying in advance did not expect. "After the accession to the WTO as a choice of canvas textiles in the first anti-dumping case because the canvas Chinese power industry is not strong, will not suffer too much. The same is true challenge to the United States, the United States rely mainly on imports of canvas, self-produced sales of more than canvas , The lawsuit she was going to win control of the shock wave can be limited in scope. "As a result, the industry believes that art is just a canvas entry point, the United States has chosen such a unique product, you can understand the use of anti-dumping measures on Chinese textiles comprehensive" war "The training time.
China Textile Import and Export Chamber of Commerce of the legal department of Wang Tao of the view that the war canvas enterprises, China's exports to the United States and other textile market is of great significance, the case is only the beginning, the United States on Chinese textile restrictions may be extended to a threat to the entire Textile industry. In addition, Jinhua Universal canvas is a Sino-foreign joint venture, a British capital background. British investors informed the Board of Directors of the United States after the ITC's ruling is very angry with the Chinese side proposes to partner together at all costs to fight the lawsuit in the end, "We need to show to the international rules of the game and respect for their rights."
(B subhead:) for the long-term interests willing to pay high prices
The first to stand up and fight this lawsuit in an international company from Cornell University in 1993 started stationery trade, in 1998 into the paint timber industry, is now China's largest exporters of wood painting, drawing and the world's top 10 timber trade shopping business. Cornell University last year's sales amounted to 300,000,000 yuan, of which exports canvas more than 800 million of the total, exports to the United States canvas value of the products involved in the case of 100 million, not high in absolute terms.
Art canvas after the incident, Xu Liang view of the Advisory Counsel's view that the anti-dumping proceedings, which may involve two cases: one with domestic enterprises, foreign traders and importers association on the canvas Chinese exports to the United States will not affect the canvas of the United States Industry to fight a lawsuit, called for an end to China on canvas punitive anti-dumping tariffs; if he loses, Cornell University and the United States alone can make a company TaraMaterials lawsuit, the United States again on the specific charge of the large number of tax rates, Culture and Sport to carry out the ruling, lawyers, Culture and Sport Is likely to receive a much lower than the punitive tariffs. "But the response to two lawsuits, it is necessary to direct costs Wuliushiwan U.S. dollars, export canvas may be better able to earn a few years back." Nevertheless, large companies and Culture decided to come forward. Xu Liang view that China is now being exported to the United States canvas import duty of 6%, if the levy punitive tariffs, according to the preliminary result is that 244 percent, and that only the United States to withdraw from the market one way. The respondent, we are confident that the tariffs reduced to below 20%, but also to keep the U.S. market. Xu Liang view that as an export enterprise, if we had low tariffs, other Chinese manufacturers can export our company, in a sense, Cornell University is also responding on behalf of the Chinese industry canvas. At the beginning of anti-dumping suits, Xu Liang concept was "a blank mind," later in the local government with the help of only slowly feeling the opportunities to build confidence. He said that the litigation business is the price, which is to safeguard national dignity and national interests, and we hope that the relevant departments to be more support to help. Hsu-liang said that the concept they have hired a component of the anti-dumping cases experienced by the lawyers of the joint efforts by China and the United States team of legal advisers, to meet the challenges of cross-border litigation.
(C sub:) partners in the United States out of solidarity with the hand
Xu said that the concept of good, they win this lawsuit transnational Another important factor is that in this case the prosecution is to isolate the United States. "If the prosecution wins, many U.S. importers will be greatly harm the interests of their Chinese counterparts and the need to form a military alliance." On May 22 Xu Liang view of the United States at the invitation of fellow fly to the United States, several non-stop running in the United States Cities, with the United States importers canvas together to discuss how the case should be from 29 to return to China the night before. U.S. counterparts tell good concept, they organized a group of Americans took to the streets to protest the local government and parliament to China by imposing punitive tariffs on canvas. There are a number of friends in the United States would also like to organize a forum to discuss trade barriers and trade discrimination really be able to protect national interests.
Xu Liang view that the United States during his exchange with the United States of the common people, a lot of Americans think the U.S. government to China this canvas to "cut down" does not make sense because the United States basically does not produce canvas, the vast majority rely on imports, China canvas What is cheap and good, if the Chinese canvas in the block outside the country, other countries in the same or similar products will come in, maybe Zhicijiagao will, in the end lose out or the ordinary people. "However, the lawsuit canvas is not just economic issues behind a more complex Factors," Xu said that the concept of good, in other words, this is a real business with the Chinese Ministry of Commerce of the United States court, openly stated that it would be difficult for the purpose of the United States Officials will do everything possible to fight to win this lawsuit. It is said to play a similar case, it may take a year or so. At present, Chinese enterprises still in the United States to the respondent to submit information on the investigation stage, in July, the Commerce Department will investigate the information, if they can not submit materials in a timely manner, as will abstain from voting.
Zhejiang Division lead law firm Zhou Jie had a lawyer to help domestic enterprises to play too much from the international anti-dumping lawsuit, the success of the frequent cases, the United States with his lawyers, Cornell University to help fight the "Sino-US textile anti-dumping case in the first." Zhou Jie told reporters that the incident canvas art from the lawsuit itself, Chinese enterprises have won the handover. "Although the U.S. has made a preliminary ruling, but in the end depends on the final. TaraMaterials complaint to the United States 75% of the company's products through Mexico, India's imports, so China is only the canvas harm the interests of individual companies in the United States, rather than the U.S. industry Interest. Prosecution's argument in the Chinese dumping canvas, is a product of China and India, product comparison, the inference dumping below-cost Chinese canvas. That Zhou Jie, China canvas than the price India may be cheaper than canvas, but the lack of comparability between the two, If the canvas used by the wood shelf, the use of most of the Chinese Paulownia, which is a common timber, the price is very cheap, and the United States prosecution chose India as a high-end luxury materials contrast, higher cost, the rate of dumping will occur 244% of the outrageous conclusion. It was learned that after all these years of wind and rain temper in the international market, Chinese enterprises in the anti-dumping suits have come a long way. 1980s, the United States were Chinese dumping, often on a dozen wins, Chinese companies basically do not respond, beaten in a passive position. With the increasing number of Chinese enterprises responding, in favor of increased U.S. companies now put forward anti-dumping lawsuit complaint instead of the more cautious, canvas in the incident, Sino-US textile trade 11 Months, not the anti-dumping cases.
