Anti-dumping duties on RI

Anti-dumping duties on RI

BRUSSELS (AP): The EU executive Commission on Wednesday
slapped provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of unbleached
cotton from China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Turkey.

The average level of the anti-dumping duties will be 15
percent, the Commission said in a statement.

The Commission began an anti-dumping investigation in 1996 on
gray cotton fabric imports from these six countries. It reopened
the case last July.

Both investigations were carried out based on complaints by
Eurocoton, which represents European cotton and textile
industries. Eurocoton alleged the six countries sold their cotton
in Europe at unfairly low prices.

Manufacturers from the 15-nation EU will benefit from the
anti-dumping measures, the Commission said in its statement.

The Commission agreed the following duties for each of the six
countries: China (15.7 percent); Egypt (20.6 percent); India
(16.9 percent); Indonesia (31.7 percent); Pakistan (32.5
percent), and Turkey (14.2 percent).