Berwick Anti-Dumping Petition
13/07/09 10:24 Filed in: In the News
Berwick Offray LLC asks the United States
to Charge Antidumping Duties on Narrow Woven Ribbons
from Taiwan and China
Berwick Offray is asking the United States to collect antidumping duties to negate the effect of the less-than-fair-value prices at which narrow woven ribbon products are being imported into the U.S. from Taiwan and China. As part of the petition, Berwick Offray also says that narrow woven ribbons imported from China have an unfair pricing advantage over those manufactured in the U.S. because Chinese manufacturers of these products receive governmental subsidies. To negate the unfair advantage provided by these governmental subsidies, Berwick Offray has asked the United States to charge countervailing duties on narrow woven ribbons from China.
"With our dedicated and skilled U.S. workers, we produce quality ribbon in our highly efficient U.S. narrow weaving facilities," said Scott Shea, President of Berwick Offray. "Assuming a level playing field, we are able to compete with anyone, including the Taiwanese and Chinese. We believe that trade remedies, in the form of duties, are absolutely necessary to negate the effects of dumping from Taiwan and China and to offset the unfair pricing advantage provided by governmental subsidies in China. A very significant number of U.S. jobs are at stake." Berwick Offray says that there has been dramatic growth in the volume of narrow woven ribbons imported into the U.S. from Taiwan and China, citing, in the first quarter of 2009 alone, a 76% increase in import volume versus the same period last year. Because these products are being dumped into the U.S. market, Berwick Offray says, U.S. manufacturers have experienced declines in shipments, revenues, capacity utilization, wages, employment, profits and investment, and they are threatened with future declines in all of these areas.
to Charge Antidumping Duties on Narrow Woven Ribbons
from Taiwan and China
Berwick Offray is asking the United States to collect antidumping duties to negate the effect of the less-than-fair-value prices at which narrow woven ribbon products are being imported into the U.S. from Taiwan and China. As part of the petition, Berwick Offray also says that narrow woven ribbons imported from China have an unfair pricing advantage over those manufactured in the U.S. because Chinese manufacturers of these products receive governmental subsidies. To negate the unfair advantage provided by these governmental subsidies, Berwick Offray has asked the United States to charge countervailing duties on narrow woven ribbons from China.
"With our dedicated and skilled U.S. workers, we produce quality ribbon in our highly efficient U.S. narrow weaving facilities," said Scott Shea, President of Berwick Offray. "Assuming a level playing field, we are able to compete with anyone, including the Taiwanese and Chinese. We believe that trade remedies, in the form of duties, are absolutely necessary to negate the effects of dumping from Taiwan and China and to offset the unfair pricing advantage provided by governmental subsidies in China. A very significant number of U.S. jobs are at stake." Berwick Offray says that there has been dramatic growth in the volume of narrow woven ribbons imported into the U.S. from Taiwan and China, citing, in the first quarter of 2009 alone, a 76% increase in import volume versus the same period last year. Because these products are being dumped into the U.S. market, Berwick Offray says, U.S. manufacturers have experienced declines in shipments, revenues, capacity utilization, wages, employment, profits and investment, and they are threatened with future declines in all of these areas.