Colombia to hold back on anti-dumping measures
20/07/2016
A government communication dated July 8 said there is clear evidence of shoes imported from China and other Asian countries going on sale in Colombia at a lower price than consumers are being asked to pay in the countries of origin. However, it said it would not press ahead with plans to impose anti-dumping duties.
Acicam expressed surprise and said in a statement that the Colombian government appeared to have ignored the problem of “triangulation”, through which Asian-made shoes are coming into the Colombian market from third countries, most notably Panamá. Last month, however, Panamá secured the support of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over a complaint against tariffs from Colombia. For shoes with a value of $7 per pair or less, Colombia had imposed a tariff of 10% plus $5 per pair. For shoes valued at a higher price, the tariff was 10% plus $1.75. The WTO said on June 7 that this exceeds the permitted limits.
There is speculation that the Colombian government has decided against imposing anti-dumping duties to avoid further possible confrontation with the WTO.
Acicam president, Luis Gustavo Flórez, said in response to the latest announcement that his organisation will make a new approach and ask the government to reconsider following “a truly thorough investigation” of the matter.
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