Anti-dumping duties may be given a specified termination
period under proposals now being consulted on by the Ministry of
Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).
The change, if implemented, is likely to be fairly
complex to administer and may reduce the overall effectiveness of
New Zealand's anti-dumping regime.
Termination periods would be in addition to the new
public interest test, recently adopted in principle by
Cabinet.
Submissions are due by 26 June 2015.
Current policy
Under existing law, anti-dumping or countervailing duties run
for five years but can be renewed, although a review is needed each
time. There is no renewal limit, meaning that they can remain for
as long as the threat of injury persists. Plasterboard duties have
been in place since 1989 to guard local manufacturers against
dumped Thai product. Duties on dumped tinned peaches from South
Africa have existed since 1996.
