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In the first instance, the Commission on Dumping, Subsidies, and Elimination of Non-Tariff Trade Barriers of Indecopi applied anti-dumping duties to imports of 'one piece' ceramic toilets from the People's Republic of China for a period of five years.
It stated that the decision seeks to correct distortions caused by the entry of these products at prices below their real value in their market of origin (dumping).
Through Resolution No. 244-2026/CDB-Indecopi, the Commission determined that between January and December 2024, unfair trade practices existed that directly harmed the national production branch (RPN), which is made up of the companies VSI Industrial S.A.C. (Vainsa) and Corporación Cerámica S.A. (Trebol).
The investigation confirmed a substantial volume of Chinese imports at reduced prices, negatively impacting the sales, margins, and financial performance of local manufacturers.
The Commission's provision sets surcharges for three Chinese companies after confirming dumping margins of 15.2% for Chaozhou Romance Ceramic Technology Co., Ltd., 45.2% for Chaozhou Farns Ceramics Industrial Co., Ltd., and 26.8% for Chaozhou Yatao Ceramics Co., Ltd., as well as a dumping margin of 45.2% for the rest of the Chinese companies.
The technical analysis concluded that the toilets imported from China and those manufactured nationally are similar products under the criteria of the Anti-Dumping Agreement (Article 2.6), meaning they share raw materials, manufacturing processes, physical characteristics, final use, and distribution channels in the Peruvian market.
According to Indecopi, the procedure was initiated at the request of the Vainsa company. With this trade defense measure, equitable conditions of competition in the local sanitary market are re-established against unfair foreign trade.
