The Ministry of Economy found that Costa Rican Dos Pinos had dumped, but ruled out sanctions, arguing that no damage was caused to sales or local production.
The investigation process was carried out by the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador, derived from the complaint filed in 2017 by the Salvadoran Cooperativa Ganadera de Sonsonate, de RL de CV against the Costa Rican Cooperativa de Productores de Leche Dos Pinos and the local distributor Comersal.
Arguing that dumping practices exist by China and are not competing on an equal basis, businessmen from the sector in Guatemala request the intervention of the authorities.
Through a statement from the Chamber of Industry of Guatemala (CIG), explained that in recent years, China, through its improper business practices including dumping and subsidized prices, has affected local production.
Arguing that in Guatemala, milk from other countries in the region is being traded at a lower price than that sold in the countries of origin, producers in the country announce that they will submit a complaint.
The Representatives of the Chamber of Milk Producers of Guatemala announced that the complaint they are preparing will be filed with the Ministry of Economy, through the Directorate of Foreign Trade Administration (DACE).
The legislation includes the implementation of anti-dumping, countervailing, anti-subsidy and safeguard actions against unfair trade practices.
From a statement issued by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador:
The National Assembly has passed, with 68 votes, the Special Law on Trade Remedies. This regulation was discussed within the Committee on Economy, after it was presented to the Legislative Assembly last October by the Minister of Economy and private sector representatives, who also accompanied the legislators during their studies.
Two companies in the sector have reported dumping of iron rods from China and are asking the government for temporary safeguards to be put on imports.
The companies Corporación Aceros de Guatemala (AG) and Aceros Suárez (ASSA) asked the Ministry of Finance to stop the importation of iron rods from China alleging unfair practices with prices of the material in the local market.
Florida Ice and Farm has complained that vast amounts of beer are entering Costa Rica at very low prices.
The complaint, originally made to the Directorate General of Taxation so that this institution could verify that the correct taxes were paid on these imports, was later presented to the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC) as a suspected case of dumping or unfair competition.
The Ministry of Economy of El Salvador has refused to impose antidumping duties on imports of wheat flour from Honduras.
A statement from the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador reads:
The Ministry of Finance informed that it has dismissed the complaint filed by the company MOLSA against the Honduran flour company UNIMERC, on alleged dumping of exports of wheat flour to El Salvador.