On March 12, 2021, the Brazilian Foreign Trade Secretariat issued Announcement No. 19 of 2021 in the “Official Gazette of the Federal Government” stating that it would affirm anti-dumping duties on socks originating in China and Hong Kong, China. The preliminary ruling ruled that the dumping margin of the Chinese company Zhejiang Lifu Textile Co., Ltd. is 99.6%, that of other Chinese companies is 245.5%, and that of Hong Kong companies is 923.0%. However, it is not recommended to dump products from China and Hong Kong that are involved in the case. Impose temporary anti-dumping duties; make a negative preliminary ruling on socks originating in Paraguay. The products surveyed do not include animal (dog) socks. This case involves all 24 sub-item products under Mercosur tax code 6225 and all 4 sub-item products under 6221.
On August 17, 2020, the Brazilian Foreign Trade Secretariat issued Announcement No. 53 of 2020 in the Official Gazette of the Federal Government, in response to an application submitted by the Brazilian Textile and Garment Industry Association. , launched an anti-dumping investigation into socks originating in China, Paraguay, and Hong Kong, China.
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