An anti-dumping investigation has been launched into imports of Belarusian starch to Ukraine

According to the Government Courier newspaper on Wednesday, the Association of Potato and Starch Producers filed a complaint with the ICMT on behalf of the starch producer PBP Vimal about the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation into the import of potato starch from Ukraine to the Republic of Belarus. com.ua. Having considered the complaint, the ICMT found sufficient evidence that imports of Belarusian starch to Ukraine could be made at dumped prices, while the share of such imports increased during the study period 2017-2019, ranging from 25.1% to 84.6%. During the same period, the share of dumped imports in the total consumption of potato starch in Ukraine ranged from 9.7% to 27.8%, and for its production - from 15.8% to 54%. At the same time, the prices of dumped imports during the study period were lower than the price level and the cost level of products produced at Vimal. The ICMT reported that the association provided sufficient evidence in the complaint that imports ...