Les importations originaires d'autres pays tiers tels que la République tchèque, la Pologne et la République slovaque, qui n'étaient pas encore membres de la Communauté pendant la période d'enquête, et celles en provenance de Roumanie ou de Russie auraient également pu y contribuer.
Imports originating in other third countries, such as the Czech Republic, Poland and the Slovak Republic, which were during the investigation period not yet members of the Community, as well as imports from Romania or Russia could also have contributed to the injury suffered by the Community industry.