NOTIS PENENTUAN AWAL AFIRMATIF PENYIASATAN DUTI ANTI-LAMBAKAN BERKENAAN DENGAN IMPORT POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE YANG BERASAL ATAU DIEKSPORT DARI REPUBLIK RAKYAT CHINA DAN REPUBLIK INDONESIA

suatu margin lambakan wujud bagi Polyethylene Terephthalate yang dikelaskan di bawah Kod Sistem yang Diharmonikan (“Kod H.S.”) dan

Tatanama Tarif Berharmonis ASEAN (“AHTN”) 3907.61.00 00 yang berasal atau dieksport dari Republik Rakyat China dan Republik Indonesia

(“dagangan subjek”); dan

kemudaratan didapati wujud kerana industri dalam negeri di Malaysia yang mengeluarkan keluaran serupa telah mengalami kemudaratan material disebabkan oleh pengimportan dagangan subjek ke dalam

Malaysia.

Sebab bagi penentuan awal afirmatif 2.

Sebab bagi penentuan awal afirmatif adalah seperti yang berikut:

harga eksport dagangan subjek adalah kurang daripada nilai normalnya;

industri dalam negeri di Malaysia yang mengeluarkan keluaran serupa telah mengalami kemudaratan material yang boleh dengan semunasabahnya dikaitkan dengan pengimportan dagangan subjek ke dalam Malaysia; dan

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margin lambakan didapati wujud melalui kegiatan lambakan oleh pengeluar atau pengeksport dari Republik Rakyat China dan Republik

Indonesia sebagaimana yang dinyatakan dalam Jadual

a dumping margin exists with regard to the imports of Polyethylene

Terephthalate classified under the Harmonised System Code (“H.S. Code”)

and ASEAN Harmonised Tariff Nomenclature (“AHTN”) 3907.61.00 00

originating or exported from the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Indonesia (“subject merchandise”); and

an injury is found to exist because the domestic industry in Malaysia producing the like product has suffered material injury by reason of the importation of the subject merchandise into Malaysia.

Reasons for affirmative preliminary determination 2.

The reasons for the affirmative preliminary determination are as follows:

the export price of the subject merchandise is less than its normal value;

the domestic industry in Malaysia producing the like product has suffered material injury that can be reasonably linked to the importation of the subject merchandise into Malaysia; and

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dumping margin is found to exist through the dumping activities by producers or exporters from the People’s Republic of China and the

Republic of Indonesia as specified in Schedule 1.

Provisional measures applicable 3.

The provisional measures applicable shall take the form of provisional anti-dumping duties as specified in Schedule 2.

Reason for provisional measures 4.

The reason for the provisional measures under paragraph 3 is to prevent the injury sustained by the domestic industry in Malaysia producing the like product from continuing to occur during the period of investigation.

Period for making final determination 5.

A final determination in relation to the investigation shall be made within the period of one hundred and twenty (120) days from 7 January 2025.

Record of investigation 6.

Copies of the record of investigation are available to the public at —

The Resource Centre

Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI)

Level 2, Menara MITI

No. 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah 50480 Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

Telephone number : (603) 6208 4633/4636/4643/4635

Facsimile number

: (603) 6211 4429

E-mail address

: alltps@miti.gov.my

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Dated 2 January 2025

[MITI.S.600-2/2/32; PN(PU2)529/JLD.33]

TENGKU DATUK SERI UTAMA ZAFRUL BIN TENGKU ABDUL AZIZ

Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry

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