Now Open: sunset review on antidumping duties in force against Brazilian automotive loudspeakers imports from China

SECEX (the Brazilian Secretariat of International Trade) initiated a sunset review on the antidumping duties in force against Brazilian imports of automotive loudspeakers from China on 29 November, commonly classified under the NCM codes 8518.21.00, 8518.22.00 and 8518.29.00.

The main applications for loudspeakers are automotive, professional, surround sound, home entertainment, and security.

The duties remain in force throughout the investigation and may be renewed for another five years at the end of the proceeding.

The original text of the Official Notice of Initiation of the antidumping investigation (in Portuguese) is available in the following link.

Relevance of stakeholder participation

Active participation of importers, exporters, and any other interested parties in the sunset review may be decisive in securing a more favorable outcome. Interested parties can request to be admitted as parties in the investigation until 20 December 2024[1], provided that they demonstrate the extent to which they could be affected by the imposition of the antidumping duty.

• Deadline for replying to the Importer’s Questionnaire: 06 January 2025, extendable until 03 February 2025, upon formal request.
• Deadline for replying to the Exporter’s Questionnaire: 06 January 2025, extendable until 03 February 2025, upon formal request.
• Deadline for response of Other National Producers: 06 January 2025, extendable until 03 February 2025, upon formal request.

Usually, a public interest assessment may be requested only after the conclusion of the trade remedies investigation, as established by SECEX Ordinance No. 282/2023 (additional information is available in our Legal Alert on the subject).

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