Crain News Service report
BEIJING (Aug. 9, 2013) — Brazil allegedly will levy a five-year anti-dumping duty on Chinese tires, according to a report by China Daily that cites the country's Ministry of Commerce.
The weight-related duty is cited as ranging from $1.08 to $2.17 per kilo, the report said.
The China Rubber Industry Association is reported as saying that a Brazilian anti-dumping investigation into Chinese tires started last year, focusing mainly on 13-inch and 14-inch car tires.
In 2008 and 2009, Brazil conducted an anti-dumping investigation and levied duties on cars imported from China.
China Daily quotes statistics showing that Brazilian tire production in the first four months of 2013 increased by 4 percent compared to the same time last year, while Brazilian car production increased by 17 percent.
Brazil said in June it was conducting anti-dumping investigations on passenger car tires imported from South Korea, Thailand, South Africa, Russia and Japan.
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This report appeared on the website of European Rubber Journal, a UK-based sister publication of Tire Business.