China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Friday that it will
adopt temporary anti-dumping measures against a critical component
used in the installation of laminate flooring which is produced in
the United States and the European Union.
A MOC circular says that as of Friday domestic importers of wear
resistant overlay will be required to submit cash deposits to the
mainland customs authorities.
The MOC launched an anti-dumping investigation into the wear
resistant overlay imported from the U.S. and EU on June 13 last
year.
The preliminary ruling confirmed that the wear resistant overlay
imported from the U.S. and EU was being dumped on the Chinese
market.
The circular says that the imported products have had a
substantially negative effect on the Chinese makers of wear
resistant overlay.
(Xinhua News Agency June 17, 2006)