Pursuant to section 13 of the Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 1988 ("the Act"), I hereby give notice that I have made a determination that, in relation to the importation or intended importation of the goods specified in the First Schedule to this notice ("the subject goods"):
(a) the subject goods are being dumped; and
(b) by reason thereof, material injury to the New Zealand industry has been caused.
Notice is hereby given that, acting pursuant to subsections 14 (1) and 14 (4) of the Act, I have determined the amount of anti-dumping duty to be imposed on the subject goods to be the amount set out in the Second Schedule to this notice and detailed in the Third and Fourth Schedules to this notice.
First Schedule
Goods Subject to Determination
Country of Origin
Korea
Description of Goods
Household type combined refrigerator-freezers fitted with separate top and bottom external doors or drawers up to
and including a total gross volume of 500 litres and single door refrigerators with a total gross volume of not less
than 80 litres, the capacities determined by standard AS/NZS4474.1997.
The goods are currently classified under Tariff Item 8418.10.00 and Statistical Keys 02C, 05H, 07D, 11B and
14G, and Tariff Item 8418.21.00 and Statistical Keys
01C, 03K, 05F, 07B and 12J of the Tariff of New Zealand, which classification is provided for convenience and Customs purposes only, the written description being dispositive.
Second Schedule
Amount of Anti-Dumping Duty
The amount of anti-dumping duty to be paid on demand
in respect of each importation of refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers, imported or intended to be imported into New Zealand from Korea, shall be:
A. For subject goods from the suppliers and exporters listed in the Third Schedule to this notice, for which the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Economic Development has established Non-Injurious-Free-On-Board or Normal Value (Value For Duty Equivalent) amounts, the amount by which the Non-Injurious-Free-On-Board amount or Normal Value (Value For Duty Equivalent) amount exceeds the New Zealand Value For Duty of the goods when entered for home consumption.
B. For all other suppliers of subject goods, the rate of duty set out in the Fourth Schedule to this notice.
Third Schedule
List of Suppliers and Exporters
Suppliers and exporters for which Non-Injurious-Free-On-Board and Normal Value (Value For Duty Equivalent) amounts have been established, and the amounts, are as follows:
Total Capacity in Litres
80-100 101-200 201-300 301-400 401-500
LG Electronics Inc. 222.54* 415.54* 232,530** 370,886** 815.11*
Samsung Electronics Co. Limited
232.77*
424.49*
474.85*
377,856**
815.11*
Daewoo Electronics Co. Limited
232.77*
420.14*
470.60*
382,224**
815.11*
*Non-Injurious-Free-On-Board amount in NZ$
**Normal Value (Value For Duty Equivalent) amounts in Korean won
Fourth Schedule
Rate of Duty for Other Suppliers
The rates of duty established for other suppliers, calculated as an ad valorem percentage of the declared value for duty of the subject goods, are as follows:
Total Capacity in Litres
80-100 101-200 201-300 301-400 401-500
Other Suppliers 71% 40% 25% 49% 48%
Dated at Wellington this 10th day of June 2001.
PAUL SWAIN, Minister of Commerce.
A copy of the non-confidential version of the Final Report which contains details of the investigation and the conclusions reached, is available from the Manager, Trade Remedies Group, Ministry of Economic Development,
P.O. Box 1473, Wellington.