On July 28, 2020, Malaysia's Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) initiated an anti-dumping investigation against some polyethylene Terephthalate products (known as PET, PETE or PETP or PET-P) made in Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea and the United States.

I. Relevant information: 

1. Initiated date: July 28, 2020

2. Scope of investigation: Polyethylene Terephthalate, viscosity of 0.7 deciliter/gram (dl/g) or more, is classified according to HS and AHTN code: 3907.61.00.00, 3907.69.10.00, 3907.69.90.00.

4. Investigation period: The time limit for related parties to send a request for the investigation questionnaire: 15 days at the latest from the date MITI issues the notice.

5. Preliminary conclusion:

MITI decided to impose a temporary anti-dumping duty to prevent injury to the domestic industry within 120 days, from December 26, 2020.

Temporary tax rates are applied from 0% to 57.75% for exporting enterprises of Vietnam, China, Indonesia and Korea.

6. Final conclusion:

MITI concluded that imports of locks from Vietnam, China, Indonesia and South Korea did not cause significant injury to Malaysia's similar goods industry. Therefore, this agency decided to terminate the anti-dumping investigation case for goods imported from Vietnam, China, Indonesia and Korea, and to terminate the provisional anti-dumping tax and release the deposited deposits.

II. Dossier of the case

The case file is attached below: