RI to file complaint at WTO

RI to file complaint at WTO

JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Polyester Fiber Producers will
file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against
antidumping measures imposed on their products by the European
Commission.

The association of the Indonesian Synthetic Fibermakers
(APSyFI) said in a statement on Monday that its members and the
director general of international trade industries were still
preparing the Indonesian submission for the Council of Trade in
Goods/Committee on Antidumping Practices of the WTO.

Early this month, the general council of the European
Commission imposed antidumping duties of between 8.4 percent and
15.8 percent against Indonesian polyester staple fiber producers.

The government of Turkey has also imposed antidumping duties
of between 6.2 percent and 37.4 percent against Indonesian
synthetic fibermakers, who have never exported to the country.

The association said it requested informal bilateral
negotiation with Turkey to settle the problem. The negotiation is
scheduled to be held in September, it said. (hen)