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Ref : EIC 631/3/2/1

 8 January 2005

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 18/2005

The Mainland of China : Preliminary Finding of Anti-dumping Investigation Against Imports of Trichloroethylene (C2HCl3) from Russia and Japan

The Ministry of Commerce issued Notice No. 101/2004 on 7 January 2005, announcing the preliminary finding of the anti-dumping investigation against imports of trichloroethylene (C2HCl3) from Russia and Japan. The relevant tariff code of the General Administration of Customs is 2903 2200.

PRELIMINARY FINDING

2. The preliminary finding revealed that dumping existed regarding the investigated products originated in Russia and Japan, with dumping margin ranged from 5% to 159%. It was found that such dumping had caused material injury to the domestic industry and that causal link existed. With effect from 7 January 2005, importers have to provide deposit according to the margin of dumping as guarantee to the General Administration of Customs during importation of the products concerned.
   
   

3. Interested parties may submit written representation and supporting evidence to the Ministry of Commerce within 20 days from the date of announcement (i.e. 7 January 2005) for their consideration.
   
   

4. For details of the initiation of the subject anti-dumping investigation, please refer to our CIC No. 98/2004 dated 19 April 2004.

ENQUIRIES

5. If you have any questions on the content of this circular, please contact Ms. Eugenia CHAN at 2398 5444.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Cindy CK CHENG)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry

Note : While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.