China Updates WTO on Its Countervailing Duty Actions

Pursuant to Article 25.11 of the SCM Agreement, China recently provided its semi-annual report of its countervailing duty actions, covering the period July 1 – December 31, 2020 (WTO document G/SCM/N/371/CHN).

In an annex to the report, China provided the following table of the six definitive countervailing measures it had in force as of December 31, 2020:

Country/Customs Territory Product,
investigation
ID number
Measure(s) Date of original imposition; publication reference Date(s) of extension; publication reference(s)
Australia Barley

ID: 18‑0003

Duties 19.05.2020

Gazette, 2020 No. 15

European Union Potato starch

ID: 10-0001

Duties 17.09.2011

Gazette, 2011 No. 54

15.09.2017

Gazette, 2017

No. 38

India Ortho chloro para nitroaniline

ID: 17-0001

Duties 13.02.2018

Gazette, 2018 No. 18

United States Solar-grade polysilicon

ID: 12-0007

Duties 20.01.2014

Gazette, 2014 No. 4

20.01.2020

Gazette, 2020

No. 2

Distillers dried grains with or without solubles

ID: 16-0001

Duties 12.01.2017

Gazette, 2016 No. 80

n‑Propanol (NPA)

ID: 19‑0001

Duties 18.11.2020

Gazette, 2020 No. 47

It also provided details on the following ongoing or recently completed investigations (including the specific subsidy programs being examined and trade data for the product under investigation):

  • Australia: Wines in containers holding 2 litres or less (preliminary determination: 6.3%-6.4%; All others: 6.4%)
  • United States: n-Propanol (NPA) (definitive determination: 34.2%-37.7%; All others: 37%)
  • United States: Polyphenylene ether
  • United States: Certain monoalkyl ethers of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol
  • United States: Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)