Indecopi opened a procedure for review of the anti -dumping rights applied to imports of Zip closures from China. Thus, possible attempts to avoid the payment of said rights were detected, which were established in 2021 with the objective of counteracting unfair commercial practices that harm both the production and the economy of the country.
He Antidumping Law It is a commercial defense tool aimed at mitigating the adverse effects caused by the importation of products that are sold at prices lower than its normal value (dumping). This measure seeks to protect the national industry that produces similar goods, so a surcharge is imposed on the price of imported goods.
What are the indications that Indecopi investigates the importation of Chinese zip closures?
The dumping, subsidies and elimination commission of non-tariff barriers of INDECOPI, through resolution No. 006-2025/CDB-Indecopi, detected indications of a possible change in the commercial route of the Imports of zip closures from China.
After the implementation of Antidumping Rightsit has been observed that imports of this product have begun to declare themselves as native to Indonesia and Thailand, which suggests an attempt to avoid the payment of said rights. Previously, a similar strategy had been detected, where they declared themselves as Taiwan and Malaysia origin, which led Indecopi to apply corrective measures.
Between the first semester of 2023 and the same period of 2024, imports of closures and their components from Indonesia and Thailand experienced a remarkable increase, since they reached 59% of the imported total. This figure contrasts significantly with the 14% registered in the second semester of 2022. In particular, imports from Thailand were carried out through a company dedicated to research, development, production, sale and service of solar cells, indicating a disconnection with the textile industry.
What other indications have detected Indecopi?
Indecopi added that a new indication reveals that the closures are exporting to Peru at prices below the normal value determined in the initial investigation, which gave rise to the imposition of the Antidumping Rights that is sought to evade.
What is dumping?
Dumping is a commercial practice considered unfair, which is manifested when a company sells a product in a foreign market at a lower price than it establishes in its country of origin. This strategy aims to increase its market share or displace local competition, which generates a negative impact on the economy of the receiving country.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) allows the adoption of corrective measures when a strategy negatively impacts the national industry. Among these actions are anti -dumping rights, commonly called surfaces, which apply to imports that suffer the consequences of such practice.
Source: Larepublica
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