Commercial Information Circulars

Ref : CR EIC 744/2/3 III

15 May 1998

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 64/98

South Africa : Initiation of Anti-dumping Investigations on Blankets of Acrylic Fibre or Blankets Partially Containing Acrylic Fibre Originating in and/or Imported from Hong Kong and China

Our Department has received information that the Board on Tariffs and Trade (BTT) of South Africa intends to initiate an anti-dumping investigation on imports of blankets of acrylic fibre or blankets partially containing acrylic fibre originating in and/or imported from Hong Kong and China. The same proceeding also applies to such imports originating in India, Korea and Turkey.

DETAILS

The BTT has accepted a petition from the domestic industry of South Africa to initiate an anti-dumping investigation into blankets of acrylic fibre or blankets partially containing acrylic fibre (tariff headings 6301 40 and 6301 90) originating in and/or imported from Hong Kong and China. The exact date of initiation of the investigation is not yet known.

Exporters and other interested parties should request and respond to a questionnaire from the BTT as soon as possible. It is noted that the time limit for exporters and other interested parties to respond is usually set at 30 days following publication of the official notice initiating an investigation. All correspondence to the BTT should be sent to the following address :

The Director : Dumping Investigations
Board on Tariffs and Trade
Private Bag X753
Pretoria, 0001
South Africa
[Fax No. : (2712) 322 3279]

Enquiries may be directed to the investigating officers, Ms. Selma Tak cs at telephone (2712) 310 9827 or Mr. Theuns Botha at telephone (2712) 310 9618.

ENQUIRIES

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Priscilla LIU)
for Director-General of Trade

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.