I. Professional, experienced and qualified team
1. The earliest bird in China antidumping practice:
In
1997, T&D represented its first client in the first antidumping
investigation initiated by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s
Republic of China (“MOFCOM”). Since then, T&D antidumping team has
been involved in 53 out of the total 75 antidumping cases initiated by
MOFCOM, and therefore have accumulated extraordinarily abundant
experience in counseling clients in China’s antidumping proceedings.
2. Committed team with strong leadership and qualified professionals:
John
Yong Ren, the founder and managing partner of T&D, before studying
abroad and working with an outstanding international firm, served in a
Chinese governmental authority for many years. Mixed education and
career background always makes John in a good position to serve as a
communication bridge between the investigation authority and the
responding companies. Under the strong leadership of John, the T&D
team, comprising of qualified professionals with both law background and
economic background, is committed to providing long-term assistance for
each of its clients.
II. Impressive achievements
Over
the past 15 years, on behalf of its clients, T&D team has got a
wealth of impressive achievements as below which make it stand out among
competitors:
0% dumping margin for 7 companies out of the total 8 before MOFCOM;
successful non-injury defense in 4 out of the total 4;
3 price undertakings out of the total 5;
participation in the first AD/CVD case of China;
representing 9 respondents in China’s sole safeguard case.
Specifically
on the margin side, T&D assisted Corning Inc. in the investigation
against Optical Fiber from the U.S., Japan and Korea and received a de
minimis margin (1.51%) in the final determination in 2005. Corning got
the lowest margin among all the respondents and was the only one that
paid no duty on that case.
On February 2, 2010, assisted by
T&D, Hyosung got a 2.7% margin (one of the lowest among all the
respondents) in the preliminary determination of the TPA case.
On
December 23, 2010, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, represented by
T&D, participated in MOFCOM’s anti-dumping investigation of Methanol
originated from Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Indonesia and New Zealand.
MOFCOM finally decided to terminate the anti-dumping investigation
against Saudi Arabia.
On April 21, 2011, assisted by T&D,
Corning Incorporated got a 5.4% margin in MOFCOM’s anti-dumping
investigation into dispersion unshifted single-mode optical fiber
originated from the EU and the US.
On October 18, 2011, assisted
by T&D, UBE CHEMICAL EUROPE, S.A got a 2.6% margin in MOFCOM’s
anti-dumping Investigation against caprolactam imports from the E.U. and
the U.S. Also represented by T&D, DOMO Caproleuna GmbH got a 3.2%
margin in the same case.
On the injury side, T&D in 2007
successfully assisted Dow and Optimal to get the Butanol case concluded
with non-injury determination. And the same also happened to Hanwha and
Mitsubishi in the case against Octanol in the same year.
III. Favorable reputation
Through
its long-lasting commitment, T&D has built very good reputation not
only among its clients but also among the overall antidumping society.
1. Strong and loyal clients base
Over
the past 15 years, T&D has won high-level trust from its clients
all over the world including Dow, BASF, Corning, ExxonMobil, GE, Dupont,
Shell, DOMO, DSM, Mitsubishi, Hanwha, Hyosung, SABIC, PETRONAS, etc.
Particularly, Dow and BASF have been assisted by T&D in China’s antidumping proceedings for more than 10 years.
2. Favorable comments from third-party institution
T&D’s
great performance in antidumping field was noted and reported by quite a
lot of third-party institutions, such as CNN, Reuters, LexisNexis, and
USA Today.
What is noteworthy is that T&D was shortlisted
for Chambers Asia Award China 2010 in international trade. The awards
recognize a law firm’s pre-eminence in key practice areas in China.
IV. Ability to provide sweeping service
T&D
participated in all the phases of antidumping investigations, including
original investigation, interim review, and sun-set review and is
capable of assisting the clients in all aspects relating to an
antidumping investigation.
Particularly, in order to achieve the
best result for its clients, T&D always dispatches a team to the
domicile of the responding company to provide on-site assistance in
filling out MOFCOM’s questionnaires. This arrangement will on one hand
help the clients quickly understand the investigation authority’s
practice, on the other hand allows T&D work group to have a good
knowledge of the company’s sales channel, merchandise flow, manufacture
costs/expenses, and all other aspects important for responding to an
investigation. As such, with T&D’s assistance, the company will be
able to decide the best responding strategy and avoid any possible
negligence caused by lack of full communication with its outside counsel
at the very initial stage and also can finish the response in an
efficient manner with reduced time input.
V. Smooth and effective communication with MOFCOM
Through
its 15-year commitment, T&D has established a very smooth and
effective communication channel with the investigation authority by
always taking a cooperative approach and responding to the authority’s
request with satisfactory work in a timely manner.
Furthermore,
familiarity with the authority’s internal work procedure, normal
practice and even the case official’s personality will help clients act
in an appropriate manner before the authority.
In 2015, T&D Associates assisted FUJIFILM Manufacturing Europe B.V. and FUJIFILM Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc. in responding to the interim review regarding photographic paper and paper board from the EU, the US and Japan.
In 2017, T&D Associates assisted Lucite
International Singapore Pte. Ltd. in responding to the interim review
regarding MMA from Singapore, Thailand and Japan.