Huawei, ZTE both defenses EU investigation wireless card
Post reporter Zhou Ling
EU anti-dumping investigations against Chinese exports of the two big wireless network card - Huawei Technologies, ZTE Corporation (000063.SZ) yesterday in the National Electrical Product Import and Export Chamber of Commerce, the National Organization of the respondent was clear that the EU has started legal proceedings will be instituted defense; same time, China CCCME as industry associations and enterprises together with the EU will immediately investigate legal defense against the industry .
CCCME China Legal Services Center for Hui-Juan Liu yesterday told the Post reporter, was held yesterday, the industry will be a total of 20 responding wireless network card related businesses to participate, Huawei, ZTE, Nokia and other export scale large enterprises are responsible for sending the relevant participants. "Should not the defense, is certain defenses." Hui-Juan Liu says with certainty.
yesterday, responding to Council, Ministry of Commerce, Bureau of Fair Trade and local commerce departments send people to attend, for the defense of the respondent companies provide support and guidance.
"immediately start the defense of"
Hui-Juan Liu said yesterday that China's exports to the EU the largest wireless network card is two companies Huawei and ZTE. "Both business executives yesterday expressed the legal procedure to defend." Hui-Juan Liu said the defense needs of the market rate alone to complete their business, trade associations led the investigation against the defense industry enterprises, "the investigation against the defense industry, we are immediately launched. "
7 1st, the Ministry of Commerce to respond to the incident have said the investigation involved amounted to 4.1 billion U.S. dollars, the amount of large, China is of grave concern. China Machinery and Electronic Products Import and Export Chamber of Commerce estimates that the actual value of the affected products may not be as much 4.1 billion, but at least are over 2 billion U.S. dollars, both for enterprises and industry as a whole is a very important event.
"This should be the EU's first high-tech industry in China anti-dumping investigations, and largest with, before the anti-dumping only related to traditional industries, we are highly concerned about." Import and export of electromechanical products in China Gui-Qing Wang, vice president of Chamber of Commerce, said earlier.
publicly available data, many countries in Europe, Huawei data card market share of over 70%. Europe's biggest operator Vodafone has said publicly that the relevant parties, Huawei data card in the European market, "in short supply."
ZTE field in the data card is also doing well. Publicly available data, the data card ZTE 2009, global shipments of more than 20 million, representing more than 200% growth in 2008, growth was among the first in the world.
Hui-Juan Liu said that China's domestic export enterprises should be further investigated thoroughly, "Huawei, ZTE export value due to a legal investigation, a good time being disclosed to the media."
"anti-European Union prosecution "
Hui-Juan Liu specifically mentioned yesterday, the European Union is taken for the case of anti-dumping and safeguard measures to investigate the way at the same time, companies in addition to actively responding to anti-dumping investigations, while exports to the EU from now on these products Yao cautious, and "EU security measures can start at any time, may increase the temporary tariffs to protect local enterprises interests; In addition, current export products, the European Union to carry out mandatory local customs registration, if the Chinese company loses the case, the EU should to seek compensation. "
According to Hui-Juan Liu said yesterday that the meeting of many small businesses still do not know what the EU anti-dumping, and even many small businesses do not and get in touch CCCME," appeal to them to know that information as soon as possible after contact with the Chamber of Commerce. "
the outside world should have expected Chinese enterprises involved in the 100 or so.
an industry said yesterday that China's exports of wireless network card is able to hold the absolute market share, low price is the main reason, other, Huawei and ZTE are local operators in the European Union equipment suppliers, Both companies are mostly end-products bundled by the operator to make small companies very difficult to compete with these two companies. It is reported that Huawei, ZTE two data card Option price lower than 20%.
also view, Option is a small company, there may be behind its anti-dumping giant corporate support. Hui-Juan Liu said yesterday that the current understanding of the situation is that anti-dumping investigations instituted only Option one company, did not know there is no support behind it.
◎ News Background
Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturers
frequently anti-dumping investigations
Morning News following the equipment manufacturers in China, India start the synchronization digital transmission equipment of anti-dumping, the afternoon of June 30, suddenly announced that the European Commission will launch in the domestic wireless LAN survey of anti-dumping and safeguard measures. The anti-dumping investigations initiated is a Belgian company called Option's wireless network equipment manufacturers.
According to local media reports of Belgium, Option's complaint that he is the only European manufacturer of the product concerned, and clearly specify the object of anti-dumping investigations are China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE, as well as several other production in China foreign equipment manufacturers of wireless network card.
Belgian media reports, Option book in the complaint that the company's market share from 72% in 2006 to 5% in 2009. The firm in its announced first-quarter 2010 financial results clearly indicated that its market share in the reduction stage Youyushoudao the pressure of competition from Chinese companies.
the European Commission said that if the accusations related to the establishment of the unit then impose anti-dumping duty will be more than 60 euros.
EU anti-dumping investigation procedures usually last one year, a maximum of 15 months, in deciding whether to impose a formal anti-dumping duties, the EU Commission could take temporary anti-dumping measures.
