On February 5, 2007, the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) issued Announcement No.8 of 2007, deciding to conduct final anti-dumping measures against the imports of potato starch originating in the EU for five years from February 6, 2007. On April 18, 2011, MOFCOM issued Announcement No.16 of 2011, deciding to adjust the anti-dumping duty rate for the foregoing anti-dumping measures. On February 5, 2013, MOFCOM issued Announcement No.4 of 2013, deciding to continue the anti-dumping measures against the imports of potato starch originating in the EU for five years from February 6, 2013. On December 14, 2016, MOFCOM issued Announcement No.72 of 2016, legally affirming the name changes of the related companies. 

On February 5, 2018, in response to the application from the industry of potato starch in China, MOFCOM released Announcement No.2 of 2018, deciding to conduct final review investigation into the anti-dumping measures for the imports of potato starch originating in the EU. 

The MOFCOM conducted investigations with respect to the the continuance and reoccurrence possbilites of the dumping of the imports of potato starch originating the EU to China and those of its damge to China’s domestic starch industry , if the anti-dumping measures were terminated, and made a review ruling (See the Annex) in accordance with Article 48 of the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China (the "Anti-dumping Regulations"). Relevant matters are hereby announced as follows: 

I. Review Ruling 

MOFCOM ruled that dumping of imports of potato starch originating in the EU to China may continue or reoccur, and its damage to China’s domestic potao starch industry may continue or reoccur if the anti-dumping measures were terminated. 

II. Anti-dumping Measures 

MOFCOM, in accordance with Article 50 of the Anti-dumping Regulations and the investigation findings, proposed suggestions on the implementation of the anti-dumping measures to the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council. According to the suggestions of MOFCOM, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council then decided that from February 6, 2019, anti-dumping duties should be continued and imposed on the imports of potato starch originating in the EU for five years. 

Products subject to anti-dumping duties are those to which the anti-dumping measures apply, sharing the same the products coverage as was released in MOFCOM Announcement No.8 of 2007 and MOFCOM Announcement No.4 of 2013. The specific information is as follows: 

Product under investigation: 马铃薯淀粉, also known as 马铃薯原淀粉, 马铃薯精制淀粉, 马铃薯生粉, 土豆淀粉 or 洋芋淀粉, etc.(Name in English: Potato Starch). 

Details of the Products under Investigation are as follows: potato starch is a white powder made from potato and made up of glucose molecules. Its physical and chemical indices are: whiteness (457nm blue reflectance) is not less than 90%; water is not more than 20%; viscosity (4% concentration, 700cmg) is not less than1100BU and protein (content in dry matter) is not more than 0.15%. 

Main purposes: In China, potato starch is mainly used in food industry, and is an important raw material for producing emulsifiers, thickeners, stabilizers, bulking agents, excipients and etc. It is widely used in puffed food, convenient food, sausage, ham and other meat products, frozen food, sauce, mashed and soup foods, beverages, sauces, cooking, sugar, aquatic product processing and other industries.