China will impose an anti-dumping duty of up to 35 percent on potato starch imports from some European companies, its Customs Administration said on Monday.
The anti-dumping charge came after an August ruling by China's Ministry of Commerce that potato starch producers from the European Union were guilty of dumping in the Chinese market, causing significant damage to China's own industry. Imports from Dutch-based Avebe USA and German-based Avebe Kartoffelstarkefabrik Prignitz/Wendland GmbH as well as France-based Roquette Freres will have to pay an additional anti-dumping tax of 17 percent or 18 percent. Other EU firms will face a tariff of up to 35 percent, it said on its Web site (www.customs.gov.cn). The duty, effective from Tuesday, will be in place for 5 years.
Potato starch is widely used in food and medicine as well as the paper-making and feed industries. China imported some 70,000 tonnes of potato starch in 2005 but imports began to fall in 2006, industry officials said. Annual domestic potato starch production stood at between 200,000 tonnes and 300,000 tonnes.
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