Japan protests as China slaps new measures against its exports of a key chipmaking material
Importers must post deposits of up to 99.2% as Beijing says Japanese DCS is unfairly priced and harming domestic producers.
- On Tuesday, Japan protested China's new tariff-like controls on dichlorosilane, a chemical essential for computer chip fabrication, saying Tokyo is studying the potential impact on Japanese companies.
- China's Commerce Ministry alleged on Monday that DCS prices were kept unfairly low and hurt domestic producers, launching an anti-dumping probe in January that led to this provisional measure.
- Importers of DCS from companies including Shin-Etsu Chemical and Denal Silane must provide 'extra deposits' ranging from 80.8 percent to 99.2 percent. The chemical creates thin layers in semiconductor chips.
- Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara responded by stating Tokyo would 'respond appropriately' to avoid unfair harm to Japanese companies and lodged a strong protest calling for a retraction.
- These curbs follow Beijing's previous export restrictions on rare earth materials and dual-use goods, as relations remain strained since late last year when Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae suggested possible military intervention over Taiwan.
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China hits Japanese chip chemical with 99.2% duty
China has imposed a cash deposit of up to 99.2% on imports of a Japanese chemical that chip fabs use to build the films inside logic and memory chips. The rate is close to prohibitive. It took effect on Tuesday. China’s Ministry of Commerce published the preliminary determination on 7 September as Announcement No. 37 […] This story continues at The Next Web
Starting this Tuesday, importers must pay cash deposits to Chinese customs at rates ranging from 80.8% to 99.2%, depending on each company's profit margin, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced on Monday. China had launched an unfair competition investigation into dichlorosilane from Japan on January 7. The investigations revealed that imports of this chemical had “given rise to dumping practices that caused significant harm to the Chinese …
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