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FACT
SHEET
August
7, 2000
ANTIDUMPING
DUTY INVESTIGATION OF NOTE COUNTERS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA,THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM
On Monday, August 7, 2000, the Department of Commerce ("DOC") announced
the initiation of an antidumping duty investigation of Desktop Note
Counters and Scanners from the People's Republic of China, the Republic
of Korea and the United Kingdom.
PETITIONER
The petitioner in these investigations is Cummins-Allison Corporation.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
The products covered by these investigations are commonly referred
to as desktop note counters ("counters") and desktop note scanners
("scanners"), whether assembled, partially assembled or unassembled,
with or without operation-enabling software loaded. Counters and
scanners are document handling machines that employ an electro-mechanical
processing mechanism to accurately count currency bills, bank notes,
coupons, script, or other value-based paper documents and to stack
them in an organized fashion. Both counters and scanners can incorporate
a sensor device for detecting suspect (i.e., counterfeit)
documents. Scanners have additional sensors, or scanning devices,
that enable the machines to distinguish documents by denomination.
The counters and scanners subject to these investigations are portable
and typically weigh less than 100 pounds. The technical language
describing the scope of the investigation will be included in the
notice of initiation which will be published in the Federal Register.
CASE CALENDAR
Petition filed: July 17, 2000Petition Supplements filed: July 26
and 28, 2000 and August 2, 2000DOC initiation: August 7, 2000 ITC
preliminary injury determination: August 31, 2000DOC preliminary
determination: December 26, 2000DOC final determination (statutory):
March 9, 2001ITC final determination (estimated): April 23, 2001Order,
if final is affirmative (estimated): April 30, 2001
If the DOC makes an affirmative final determination, the International
Trade Commission must make a final injury determination within 45
days. If that determination is affirmative, the DOC will issue an
antidumping duty order.
ALLEGED MARGIN PERCENTAGES
(as amended by the petitioner and DOC):
Republic of
China: 66.44 to 354.34 percent
Republic of
Korea:
0 to 66.43 percent
United Kingdom:
35.93 to 173.14 percent
VOLUME AND VALUE OF IMPORTS:
Year PRC Korea UK Units/US$ Units/US$ Units/US$
| 1996 |
1,000 / $650,000
|
0 / $0
|
0 / $0 |
| 1997 |
1,000 / $650,000 |
0 / $0 |
10,000 / $6,500,000 |
| 1998 |
1,000 / $650,000 |
5,000 / $3,250,000 |
10,000 / $8,000,000 |
| 1999 |
3,000 / $1,950,000 |
7,000 / $4,550,000 |
10,430 / $8,279,500 |
| January to April 2000 |
1,333 / $866,667 |
4,356 / 2,831,400 |
1,348 / $1,149,000 |
Source: Petition Exhibit 8 |
