The Saudi Arabian ministry of trade has recommended the levying of an anti-dumping duty on imported soda ash. For imports of soda ash from the United States, the duty would be the difference between U…
The Saudi Arabian ministry of trade has recommended the levying of an anti-dumping duty on imported soda ash. For imports of soda ash from the United States, the duty would be the difference between US$ 345.4 per tonne and the landed value of imports. A similar system of differential duties would be applied to imports from France, Japan and Iran. In the case of Saudi Arabia itself, the ministerial authorities also recommended differential anti-dumping duty. For producers SADF and SABIC, the anti-dumping duty would be the difference between US$ 270.68 and the landed value of soda ash, while other producers would pay the difference between US$ 256.38 per tonne and the landed value of the product. In September 2000, soda ash output fell by 23.2%. In September 1999, there had been 21.8% growth. However, cumulative production at the end of the first half of 2000-2001 was 11.3% higher than in the corresponding period of 1999-2000.