COMMISSION REGULATION
(EU) No 1242/2009
of 16 December 2009
imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain cargo scanning systems originating in the People’s Republic of China
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Initiation
1.2.
Parties concerned by the proceeding
1.3.
Investigation period and period considered
2.
PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product concerned
2.2.
Like product
3.
DUMPING
3.1.
General methodology
3.2.
Market economy treatment (MET)
3.3.
Individual treatment (IT)
3.4.
Normal value
3.4.1.
Analogue country
3.4.2.
Determination of normal value
3.5.
Export price
3.6.
Comparison
3.7.
Dumping margin
4.
INJURY
4.1.
Community production
4.2.
Definition of the Community industry
4.3.
Community consumption
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
IP |
Index: 2004=100 |
100 |
59 |
112 |
118 |
200 |
Source: Questionnaire replies and subsequent submissions. |
4.4.
Imports from the country concerned
4.4.1.
Volume, price and market share of dumped imports from the country concerned
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
IP |
Volume of imports |
100 |
100 |
500 |
600 |
1 500 |
Index: 2004=100 Source: Questionnaire replies and subsequent submissions. |
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
IP |
Average import price |
100 |
100 |
800 |
530 |
670 |
Index: 2004=100 Source: Questionnaire replies and subsequent submissions. |
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
IP |
PRC market share |
0–10 % |
0–10 % |
20–30 % |
30–40 % |
40–50 % |
Index: 2004=100 |
100 |
100 |
260 |
300 |
440 |
Source: Questionnaire replies and subsequent submissions. |
4.4.2.
Undercutting
4.5.
Situation of the Community industry
4.5.1.
Preliminary remarks
4.5.2.
Injury indicators
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
IP |
Production |
100 |
75 |
89 |
163 |
166 |
Capacity |
100 |
82 |
83 |
168 |
222 |
Capacity utilization |
100 |
92 |
107 |
97 |
75 |
Index: 2004=100 Source: Questionnaire replies |
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
IP |
Stocks |
100 |
164 |
127 |
118 |
118 |
Index: 2004=100 Source: Questionnaire replies. |
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
IP |
Community sales volume |
100 |
67 |
93 |
80 |
53 |
Market share |
80–90 % |
90–100 % |
70–80 % |
60–70 % |
20–30 % |
Index of market share |
100 |
113 |
84 |
68 |
27 |
Sales price |
100 |
87 |
107 |
87 |
116 |
Index: 2004=100 Source: Questionnaire replies and subsequent submissions. |
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
IP |
Pre-tax profit margin |
100 |
85 |
90 |
7 |
–50 |
Index: 2004=100 Source: Questionnaire replies |
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
IP |
Investments |
100 |
164 |
100 |
354 |
105 |
Return on investment |
110-120 % |
85-95 % |
210-220 % |
215-225 % |
60-70 % |
Cash flow |
100 |
124 |
257 |
196 |
– 106 |
Index: 2004=100 Source: Questionnaire replies. |
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
IP |
Employment |
100 |
110 |
113 |
131 |
137 |
Average labour cost per worker |
100 |
98 |
99 |
101 |
156 |
Productivity per worker |
100 |
68 |
79 |
124 |
121 |
Index: 2004=100 Source: Questionnaire replies. |
4.5.3.
Magnitude of dumping
4.6.
Conclusion on injury
5.
CAUSATION
5.1.
Introduction
5.2.
Effects of the dumped imports
5.3.
Effects of other factors
5.3.1.
Export performance of the Community industry
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
IP |
Export sales of Community production |
100 |
83 |
42 |
96 |
108 |
Export sales price |
100 |
76 |
56 |
35 |
65 |
Index: 2004=100 Source: Questionnaire replies. |
5.3.2.
Competition between Community producers
5.3.3.
Imports from third countries
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
IP |
Volume of imports |
100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
Index: 2004=100 Source: Submissions of interested parties. |