The tax, imposed on Feb. 6 2007, is set to expire on Feb. 6 2012. But domestic producers of potato starch could request a review on ending the tax some 60 days before Feb. 6, the MOC said in a notice on its website.
The anti-dumping measure requires importers to pay a tax of 17 to 35 percent to Chinese customs.
EU-Chinese trade relations have been strained in recent weeks by a World Trade Organization ruling that gives China fresh power to challenge EU tariffs on goods Europe says are being dumped on its market. A separate WTO ruling against Chinese export curbs on coveted raw materials is likely to be appealed by Beijing in coming weeks. (Reuters)
