Agence France Presse
JAKARTA, July 25 (AFP) - Indonesian authorities plan to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against anti-dumping measures on Indonesian polyester imposed by the European Commission, a report said Tuesday.
The Association of Synthetic Fibre Makers (APSyFI) told the Jakarta Post daily it was preparing the Indonesian submission for the WTO.
It said that early this month the general council of the European Commission imposed antidumping duties of between 8.4 and 15.8 percent against Indonesian polyester staple fibers.
The APSyFI also said it was seeking informal talks with Turkey which, it said had also imposed antidumping duties of between 6.2 and 37.4 percent on Indonesian synthetic fibers.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian Association of Steel Pipe Producer (Gapipa) has asked the Indonesian Antidumping committee (KADI) to impose uniform antidumping duties of 81 percent on Japanese welded steel pipes.
GAPIPA vice-chairman Abbas Suriawijaya told the Jakarta Post Japanese and Singaporean welded pipe products were already incurring antidumping charges of between five and 81 percent.
But he said the range allowed companies with higher antidumping taxes to sell their products through companies with much lower duties.
"All imports of Japanese welded pipes should be subject to an 81 percent duty," Suryawijaya said.
He also said the association was seeking a 78 percent import duty on all welded steel pipes from Singapore.
The initial antidumping duties were imposed on July 12 for a duration of four months following complaints from Gapipa about dumping practices on welded steel pipes from Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea.
KADI however, failed to find evidence on dumping practice on products from China and South Korea.:
