On March 1, 2021, at the request of the Brazilian Footwear Industry Association, the Brazilian Foreign Trade Secretariat issued Announcement No. 17 of 2021 in the Official Gazette of the Federal Government, regarding products originating in China. The second anti-dumping sunset review investigation of footwear products was initiated. The Mercosur tax numbers of the products involved are 6402, 6403, 6404, and 6405, except for tax numbers 6402.20.00, 6402.12.00, 6403.12.00, and 6403.20.00. The dumping investigation period in this case is from January 2019 to December 2019, and the damage investigation period is from January 2017 to December 2019.
The questionnaire will be sent to each exporter/manufacturer, importer and other domestic manufacturers. Stakeholders should pass the SDD Digital within 30 days from receipt of the questionnaire. Information system (address: http://decomdigitasdfssdfsl.mdic.gov.br) to submit answer sheets.
Stakeholders may request a hearing within 5 months of the initiation of the investigation.
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December 31, 2008, Brazil Footwear products originating in China are subject to anti-dumping investigation. On March 5, 2010, the Brazilian Foreign Trade Commission (CAMEX) issued an announcement on the final anti-dumping ruling on footwear products originating in China, and decided to impose an anti-dumping tax of US$13.85 per pair on the products involved, which will be valid for 5 years. On October 4, 2022, Brazil launched an anti-circumvention investigation into footwear products imported from China to examine: (1) whether the products involved were re-exported to Brazil via Indonesia and Vietnam to circumvent existing anti-dumping measures against them; (2) whether the products involved in the case were re-exported to Brazil via Indonesia and Vietnam; (2) Whether the existing anti-dumping measures on footwear products are extended to leather and other footwear accessories. On July 4, 2012, Brazil made a final anti-circumvention ruling on the case, ruling that: (1) the Chinese products involved were not re-exported to Brazil through Indonesia and Vietnam, and there was no circumvention; (2) the current anti-dumping measures against the Chinese products involved It is also applicable to leather uppers and soles originating in China, and is valid for 5 years. On September 10, 2012, at the request of the applicant, Brazil decided not to expand the scope of China’s products involved in the case and revoked its anti-dumping measures against leather uppers and soles originating in China. On March 2, 2015, Brazil launched its first anti-dumping sunset review investigation into footwear products originating in China. On March 2, 2016, Brazil decided to continue to extend the anti-dumping tax on Chinese footwear products of US$10.11 per pair. For public interest considerations, Brazil adjusted the final anti-dumping tax to US$13.85 per pair.
Original text: https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/-/circulasdfssdfsr-no-17-de-26-de-fevereiro- de-2021-305760318</p
