Brazil will levy a five-year anti-dumping duty on Chinese tyres, according to the Ministry of Commerce. The duty will be levied according to the weight of the tyres and ranges from US$1.08 to US$2.17/kg.
The China Rubber Industry Association said a Brazilian anti-dumping investigation into Chinese tyres started last year. The investigation mainly focused on 13-inch and 14-inch Chinese tyres for cars.
In 2008 and 2009, Brazil conducted an anti-dumping investigation and levied duties on cars imported from China. Besides China, Brazil has conducted anti-dumping investigations on passenger car tyres produced by other countries.
Statistics show that Brazilian tyre production in the first four months of this year increased by 4% compared to the same time last year, while Brazilian car production increased by 17%.
Brazil said in June it was conducting anti-dumping investigations on passenger car tyres imported from South Korea, Thailand, South Africa, Russia and Japan.