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Ref : EIC 411/3
6 July 2017
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 576/2017
Argentina : Renewal of Anti-dumping Duty Order against Iron Pipe Fittings Originating in the Mainland of China
The Ministry of Economy and Public Finance ("Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas Públicas" in Spanish) of Argentina issued Resolution No. 204/2017 announcing its determination to extend the anti-dumping (AD) duty order on malleable iron pipe and tube fittings with an inner diameter of less than 600 millimetres classified under Southern Common Market (Mercosur1) Common Classification (NCM) codes 7307.19.10 and 7307.19.90 originating in the Mainland of China for additional five years. Chinese imports are subject to an AD duty of 295%, while imports from certain Chinese companies are subject to the price undertaking.
2.For details of the Argentine measure and the products involved, traders are advised to consult their importers in Argentina and/or the relevant Argentine Resolution (in Spanish) which is available at http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/270000-274999/274879/norma.htm.
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3.For traders involved in the export of the subject product produced in Guangdong, please contact Yue Yang, Director of Trade Remedy Division under the Guangdong Department of Commerce at 8620 3881 9083. The Division is responsible for, among others, guiding and coordinating enterprises in the Guangdong Province in responding to AD investigations against products of the Province.
4.For enquiries concerning this circular, please contact Mr Lewis LAU at telephone number 2398 5405.
Yours faithfully,
(Ms Lydia CHAN)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
1 The Southern Common Market (Mercosur) includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela. Membership of Venezuela has been temporarily suspended since 2 December 2016.
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