THERE IS SILVER LINING IN LAST FIGHT FOR TYRE ANTI-DUMPING CHARGE.

In 2015, both for Chinese rubber industry or tire industry, it is an important year in the history of development. This year, China's rubber industry ushered in the centenary --1915, China's first rubber factory in Guangdong brothers created the gum company created (sinotruk parts, howo parts, howo truck parts)

A hundred years, China's rubber industry from scratch, from small to large, from the beginning to today only produce shoes products to establish a sound system of the rubber industry, especially as the rubber industry representative products, in all kinds of tires production has reached 562 million, for 10 consecutive years, ranking first in the world in the global market position.

However, so-called "big tree attracts the wind", Chinese tire production and exports a huge amount of lead to frequent international trade friction, the ongoing US "double reverse" (anti-dumping, anti-subsidy) investigation is an example of China's passenger car and light truck tires .

As the world's largest tire producer and exporter of Chinese automobile tires (excluding non-road tires) annual export volume of over 5 million, exports amounted to $ 14.5 billion, while Chinese tire exports to the United States is the largest market share of exports but accounted for 30% of total exports. This is from the US "double reverse" case involving up to $ 3.37 billion, more than 200 involved in the tire business, is expected to (sinotruk parts, howo parts, howo truck parts) June 3, 2014 blew the US "double reverse" turmoil on the Chinese tire industry has emerged.

January 21 this year, the US Department of Commerce issued a preliminary anti-dumping results found Chinese exports to the US tire product dumping, Jia Tong and tournament round two companies were given tax rate of 19.1% and 36.26%, and the remaining business will be retroactive to the beginning CD 90 days before the imposition of anti-dumping tax rate as high as 30.46% ~ 100.02%, and state-owned enterprises to adopt a discriminatory practice, it does not give to a separate rate, the highest of 100.02% levy.

US Department of Commerce preliminary ruling in the domestic tire industry firestorm, the preliminary tax rate was significantly higher than expected, higher in the Chinese tire industry can afford. Industry insiders have accused, this is discrimination against Chinese tire industry, is a purely protectionist behavior if the implementation of such a high tax rate, the country tire and related industries will be a tremendous blow.

February 7, 2015, Shandong Derek Bao Tire Co. filed for bankruptcy reorganization, which is under US "double reverse" the impact of the fall of the domestic tire industry, the first enterprise. Reporters learned that, as Shandong Hao Lung Group's tire segment, Federer treasure tire was founded in December 2009, is a set of steel radial tires, semi-steel radial tire development, production, marketing and international trade in one of the large modern tire The enterprise registered capital of 210 million yuan. Status Federer treasure tire and current industry overcapacity environment, whereas the US "double reverse" has become overwhelmed by its "last straw." (sinotruk parts, howo parts, howo truck parts) April 9, 2015, China Rubber Industry Association in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, held a seminar to deal with international trade friction, Guangzhou Wanli Group Co., Ltd. Deputy General Manager Liu Huichun an interview with reporters at the meeting, said: "the union of the United Steelworkers We will apply for Chinese tire products 'dual', as the saying is 'Gounahaozai' qualifications which the applicant itself is a problem. But the US Department of Commerce initiated the investigation and still make a preliminary ruling, naked and expose violations of the United States WTO rules, the behavior of trade protectionism, especially the United States to ignore the relevant rulings of the WTO, still insist on unreasonable practices, refused to grant the Chinese state-owned enterprises are involved in tax treatment, the tax rate as high as 100.02 percent state-owned enterprises, state-owned enterprises which is very unfair. Wanli Group, as a state-owned enterprise, faced with such a high tariff, we will undoubtedly lose the US market is expected to reach more than 10 billion annual loss. "

Ltd. chairman and general manager Chen Jinrong Zhongce Rubber Group, told reporters that Chinese exports to the US passenger car and light truck tires a third of total exports, accounting for about 15% of total production, if the US "double reverse" implementation of such a high tax rate, tires and related industries in China will form a huge blow.

Currently, the US "double reverse" the negative effects have begun to appear. Affected Factors stronger dollar, geopolitical conflict, in addition to the United States, other countries willingness to Chinese tire imports have declined. The US "double reverse" and make major domestic enterprises export channels blocked, causing a rapid decline in operating rate, from 90 percent of cases initiated before suddenly dropped to about 55%. According to the China Rubber Industry Association member companies to statistics, from January to February 2015, Chinese radial tire production fell by 5%, the export delivery value fell by 9%.

After the "dual" preliminary, will be given by the United States Department of Commerce, the US International Trade Commission in the United States in June and July this year respectively final, Chinese tire companies have one last chance to fight for their rights.

Beijing Jincheng Law Firm is the Chinese Rubber Industry Association hired the final law firm, the reporter interviewed the senior partner lawyer Yang Chen learned to fight the "dual" final lawsuit, China has to carry out all aspects of the preparatory work. Which mainly include: hire an American lawyer to apply for administrative protective orders and to review preliminary documents; to submit comments on the final questionnaire, and the vast majority of opinion has been adopted by the US International Trade Commission; face to face to discuss Sino-US lawyers responding programs; Training Chinese enterprises and questionnaire respondents had reviewed, revised questionnaire, contact the American tire industry associations and other potential allies to enlist their assistance, and to explore a greater chance of winning defense roadmap.

After intense preparation, the current Chinese lawyers have prepared a sufficient defense views, Yang Chen lawyers said one of them: tire product by product specifications can be divided into three levels, the vast majority of US production of tires in the first grade and second Second grade, while a large part of the tire from China's sales in the third grade, third grade tires and first grade, second grade competition between the very limited, especially in the sales price, Chinese tire caused the US (sinotruk parts catalog, howo parts catalog) Yang Chen lawyers believe that this is the Chinese side had not provided sufficient evidence, now China prepare the evidence in this regard, that in 2009 the United States on Chinese tire imports for a period of three years safeguard restrictions. Sufficient market data indicate that the fourth quarter of 2012, the US safeguard tariffs on Chinese tires after the cancellation, although China's tire exports to the United States increased, but the price of US tire products did not significantly change. This shows that the two countries have different tire market, are not in conflict with each other.

It is understood that due to different market positioning to win anti-dumping lawsuit precedent uncommon. For example, in 2000 the European Union on Chinese graphite electrode products launched anti-dumping investigations, the Chinese defense lawyer this: graphite electrode EU market of sub-high power, high power and low power in three sizes, three types of products in the market positioning of different prices vary There is no competition. Plaintiff firm produces ultra-high-power graphite electrodes, while Chinese exports to the EU are mostly high-power graphite electrodes, low-power products, the EU does not manufacture its own products an anti-dumping is not consistent with WTO rules. Finally, this EU companies had withdrawn a lawsuit.

It is understood, the next step will be composed of Chinese lawyers and associations and business delegations, the United States to participate in the US International Trade Commission hearings, arrange to attend the hearing of witnesses and evidence, and will also carry out a wide range of work by the United States, to fight in final achieved the desired results.

When a reporter asked what the final ruling could win kind of results, Yang Chen lawyers believe to be completely abolished "dual" tariff too difficult for a lower tax rate is still possible.

Currently, in addition to this "dual" friction, the Chinese tire industry also involving seven anti-dumping cases, national sponsors include the United States, Russia, Belarus, Argentina, Turkey, Brazil, involving products, including car tires, OTR tires, motorcycle car tires, bicycle tires. According to statistics, since 2001, Chinese tire industry has undergone a total of nearly 20 countries initiated 19 anti-dumping and countervailing duty cases.

Why Chinese tire industry will be hardest hit by foreign anti-dumping? Reporter, president of the China Rubber Industry Association Deng Yali learned one important reason is that China's rubber industry, the main raw material of natural rubber import tariffs are too high, while domestic production of natural rubber only to meet the domestic demand of 20% (sinotruk parts catalog, howo parts catalog) Reporters learned that recently raised import tariffs of domestic natural rubber, natural rubber import tariff classification technology by 1200 yuan / ton raised to 1500 yuan / ton, and by the limits of natural rubber adhesive processing of new standards, which undoubtedly exacerbated the plight of the tire industry. The China Rubber Industry Association of tariff adjustments for the first time put forward views and launched a series of appeals work.

In this regard, China Rubber Industry Association Tire Branch Secretary Shiyi Feng said that as the main raw material of tire manufacturing, the shortage of natural rubber domestic strategic materials to take high tariffs is inappropriate. First, high tariffs increase the tire production cost, can easily lead to international trade friction, seriously hampered the development of the downstream industry. Second, high tariffs and restricted the Chinese tire export ASEAN countries. According to the principle of reciprocity, the ASEAN countries to implement a 10% -40% of the high tariffs on tire imports from China, while the tire import duties between the 10 ASEAN countries, only about 5%. Third, high tariffs also hampered Guangdong Land Reclamation represented by domestic natural rubber industry to achieve "going out" strategy. Over the years, the slow development of domestic natural rubber industry, the annual output has been hovering around 80 million tonnes, far from meeting the domestic market demand. And "going out" the same kind of glue sold back home also need to import tariffs, which actually played a role in the protection of backward, seriously affecting the overall interests of the industry. Fourth, the increase in tariffs and closed doors do not contribute to natural rubber adhesive import prices rise, but only to the already troubled domestic rubber tire industry, and then to hit.

Reporters learned that in order to fundamentally resolve the trade protectionism of pressure, a lot of domestic tire enterprises to speed up the "going out" pace: Race Round Group tire plant in Vietnam Following the first phase of the project completed and put into production, followed by the second phase of the project horse started, is expected to an annual 7.8 million semi-steel radial tire production scale 15000 steel engineering radial tire;(howo camion, howo repuestos, sinotruk repuestos) "Frequent international trade friction wake-up call to the industry, the domestic tire enterprises should speed as quickly as possible to get rid of complex, accelerate structural adjustment, improve brand competitiveness, improve product quality, increase value-added products, and to protect the export market order, which essential dilemma of industry out of foreign trade friction. "Shi Yifeng finally stressed.