The Ministry of Finance said yesterday that it has mailed questionnaires to China's 13 major towel exporters to collect information about the export and local prices of the towels they manufacture.
anti-dumping decision
After receiving their replies by April 20, the finance ministry said it will determine by May 26 whether it will start imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on Chinese towels, said Chen Chang-keng (
As the rate and period of anti-dumping duties need to go through consultations that take an average of one and half years after the determination is made, Huang said the association prefers to tackle the issue by going ahead with import-relief measures first, then switch to anti-dumping duties after the unfair business practice charges against China are upheld.
additional reporting by Jackie Lin
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