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Ref. ： EIC 619/2
15 April 2016
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 345/2016
Thailand : Extension of the Safeguard Measure on Hot Rolled Steel Flat Products with Certain Amounts of Alloying Elements
Traders were informed vide Commercial Information Circular No. 788/2013 dated 2 October 2013 of the imposition of safeguard measure on imports into Thailand of hot rolled steel flat products with certain amounts of alloying elements such as boron, chromium, etc., in coils and not in coils classified under the Thai Customs Tariff Code 7225 and 7226. Thailand announced the extension of safeguard measure on the imports of the products concerned. The communication circulated by the World Trade Organization (WTO) (with document number G/SG/N/10/THA/2/Suppl.3, G/SG/N/11/THA/2/Suppl.5) can be obtained from the WTO's website at <http://docsonline.wto.org>.
DETAILS
2.Salient points of Thailand's safeguard measure are set out below –
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Hot rolled steel flat products with certain amounts of alloying elements such as boron, chromium, etc., in coils and not in coils, with or without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 0.9 - 50.0 mm and a width of 100 - 3,048 mm classified under the Thai Customs Tariff Codes 7225.30.90.011, 7225.30.90.012, 7225.30.90.013, 7225.30.90.014, 7225.30.90.021, 7225.30.90.022, 7225.30.90.023, 7225.30.90.024, 7225.30.90.090, 7225.40.90.011, 7225.40.90.012, 7225.40.90.013, 7225.40.90.014, 7225.40.90.021, 7225.40.90.022, 7225.40.90.023, 7225.40.90.024, 7225.40.90.090, 7226.91.10.011, 7226.91.10.012, 7226.91.10.013, 7226.91.10.014, 7226.91.10.021, 7226.91.10.022, 7226.91.10.023, 7226.91.10.024, 7226.91.10.090, 7226.91.90.011, 7226.91.90.012, 7226.91.90.013, 7226.91.90.014, 7226.91.90.021, 7226.91.90.022, 7226.91.90.023, 7226.91.90.024, 7226.91.90.090.
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Extended Safeguard Duty
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: | Extended Duration | Extended Safeguard Duty |
| 27 February 2016 – 26 February 2017 | 41.67% of C.I.F. (cost, insurance and freight) price |
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| 27 February 2017 – 26 February 2018 | 40.42% of C.I.F. price | ||
| 27 February 2018 – 26 February 2019 | 39.21% of C.I.F. price | ||
| Application of Safeguard Measure | : | Imports of the concerned products originating from all economies, including Hong Kong and the Mainland of China, are subject to the safeguard measure unless otherwise excluded from the list as set out in the above-mentioned WTO communication. | |
ENQUIRIES
3.For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact us on 2398 5594.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Celine MOK)
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.