BEIJING - China's Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday announced a preliminary ruling on its anti-dumping probe into imported rapeseed from Canada.

The probe was launched on Sept 9, 2024.

The ministry made a preliminary decision that rapeseed imports originating in Canada had been dumped, that China's domestic sector had been materially injured, and that there was a causal link between the dumping and the material injury, and therefore decided to impose provisional anti-dumping measures in the form of deposits on those imports.

Starting Thursday, importers of the above-mentioned product should provide deposits to Chinese customs authorities based on a deposit rate of 75.8 percent.

Halogenated butyl rubber

The ministry also announced preliminary rulings on its anti-dumping investigations into halogenated butyl rubber from Canada, Japan and India.

According to a statement, the ministry has decided to terminate its probes into halogenated butyl rubber imports from India due to their low market share, while confirming anti-dumping violations in such products from Canada and Japan.

Under China's anti-dumping regulations, importers of Canadian and Japanese halogenated butyl rubber must pay security deposits of up to 40.5 percent to Chinese customs, starting Thursday, the statement said.

China launched the investigations on Sept 14, 2024.

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Halogenated butyl rubber is mainly used in products including airtight layers of tubeless tires, heat-resistant inner tubes, as well as medicinal bottle stoppers, shockproof pads, adhesives and sealing materials.