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Summary of Anti-Dumping Action: Plasterboard from Thailand

[ Last Updated 26 January 2006 ]
Status:Archived

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Description of Goods

Standard plasterboard with dimensions of a nominal thickness from, but not including 6mm, and up to, but not including 12mm, of any width or length.

Country of Origin

Thailand

History of Determination

Original Determinations:Type 1/ 21 December 1989
Type 2/ 29 March 1996
Type 3/ 23 July 1996
Type 4/ 27 September 2000
(See notes below for an explanation of the various "types" referred to)
Reviews:26 February 1996 (Type 1 Only)
27 March 2000 (Types 1, 2 & 3)
Reassessments:9 April 1991 (Type 1 Only)
4 May 1995 (Type 1 Only)
1 July 1996 ( Interim on Types  1 & 2 Only)
13 January 1997 (Types 1, 2 & 3))
23 September 1999 (Types 1, 2 & 3)
19 November 2000 (Types 1, 2 & 3)
Section 14(9) "Sunset Dates":127 September 2005 (Type 4 Only)
19 November 2005 (Types 1, 2 & 3)

Anti-Dumping Duty

Amount of Anti-Dumping Duty2

The amount of anti-dumping duty to be paid on demand in respect of each importation of plasterboard, imported or intended to be imported into New Zealand from Thailand, shall be:

SCT/ SIAM Gypsum 
- Imports by Sigma/Elephant3NIFOB of NZ$1.71
- Importers other than SigmaNVE of [Text deleted due to confidentiality] Thai baht
Thai Gypsum 
-All importersNIFOB of $2.84
Other Exporters58% ad valorem

For exports by SCT Co Limited/ Siam Gypsum and Thai Gypsum Products Public Company Limited, anti-dumping duty is calculated by the amount per square metre by which the Non-Injurious-Free-On-Board (NIFOB) or Normal Value Equivalent (NVE) amount4 exceeds the Thai Producer Value.5

Suppliers and exporters for which NVE and NIFOB amounts have not been established, may lodge a request with the Trade Remedies Group of the Ministry of Economic Development for a reassessment, backed by the necessary supporting evidence, that NVE or NIFOB amounts be established

Notes

Coverage

Not all goods imported under this tariff item and statistical key are subject to the anti-dumping duties.   Examples of products not subject to the notice are:

  • Plasterboard of a nominal thickness of 6mm or less;
  • Plasterboard of a nominal thickness of 12mm or more;
  • Water resistant (WR) plasterboard; and
  • Fire resistant (FR or FS) plasterboard.

"Types" of Plasterboard

Four separate determinations have been made regarding plasterboard from Thailand since December 1989.  These cover a range of dimensions which have been consolidated into the description shown above.

Further Information

Should there be any further information required or if there are any queries please contact the Trade Remedies Group on telephone 04-472 0030 or facsimile 04-499 8508. Inquiries by email should be directed to traderem@med.govt.nz

1 Date on which anti-dumping duties will cease to apply unless a review has been initiated prior to the date specified.

2 A further reassessment of the rate or amount of the current anti-dumping duty was initiated on 14 November 2001. The current duties will continue to apply until the reassessment is completed.

3 Since the duty was last reassessed, Sigma Agencies Ltd has changed its name to Elephant Plasterboard NZ Ltd. Imports by Elephant Plasterboard NZ Ltd are assessed for anti-dumping duty using the NIFOB originally established for imports by Sigma Agencies Ltd.

4 The NVE amount for imports from SCT Co Ltd by importers other than Sigma Agencies Ltd is [Text deleted due to confidentiality]. The New Zealand Customs Service holds the NVE amount established for imports from SCT Co Ltd by importers other than Sigma Agencies Ltd. 

5 The Thai Producer Value of the goods is the price when sold at arm's length by the Thai producer on an FOB basis, exclusive of any agent's or reseller's fees, margins or commissions or other similar charges.

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