Canned tomatoes of Egyptian origin will be subject to a final anti-dumping duty of 29.93%, a government decision said. Egypt is the main foreign supplier of canned tomatoes to the Moroccan market with a market share of 75%.
The Executive took this decision following consultation between the Ministers of Industry and Trade and Economy and Finance for the application of anti-dumping duties on the import of Egyptian canned tomatoes.
The decision published in the latest issue of the Official Journal No. 7363, must be effective for 5 years, the text indicates. It was taken following consultation of the opinion of the Import Surveillance Commission meeting on November 14.
The amount deposited as provisional anti-dumping duty under the joint decision will be collected for the benefit of the Public Treasury, and the implementation of the provisions of this joint decision has been entrusted to the Director General of the Administration of Customs and Indirect Taxes.
Note that the normal value was determined on the basis of “ex-factory” prices obtained from the publications of supermarket magazines on the Egyptian market, while the export price was established on the basis of prices of imports collected from sales data from supermarkets in Morocco, indicated the same source.
It is explained in the annex to the joint decision that the reasons for choosing the methodology followed to determine the dumping margin were due to the lack of cooperation of the Egyptian exporting producers and the Moroccan importers during the investigation.
As a reminder, Egyptian producers and exporters of canned tomatoes have been suspected of unfair commercial practices since 2023. An investigation was opened on August 7, 2023 by the Moroccan authorities supported by the National Agri-Food Federation (FENAGRI) and concluded that imports from Egypt had negative effects on the sales price levels in Morocco of similar products produced locally, as well as on the quantities sold.
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