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Commercial
Information Circulars
24-hour hotline : 23 922 922
e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk
Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
15 July 2005
Dear Sirs,
Commercial
Information Circular No. 258/2005
European
Union (EU)* : Result of an Interim Review of the Anti-dumping
Measures
Imposed on Imports of Bicycles Originating in the Mainland of China
Further to Commercial
Information Circular No. 120/2004 of 12 May 2004, the Council of the
EU has published a regulation to amend the definitive anti-dumping duty
imposed on imports of bicycles originating in the mainland of China
consequent to an interim review. A copy of the regulation is at Annex
(pdf format) for reference. Salient points are set out below-
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(a) Product |
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Bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles but
excluding unicycles), not motorised, falling within CN codes
ex 8712 00 10 (TARIC code 8712 00 10 90), 8712 00 30 and ex
8712 00 80 (TARIC code 8712 00 80 90). |
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(b) Rate of Duty |
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48.5% of the net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty |
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(c) Effective Date |
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15 July 2005 |
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(d) Duration |
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Five years |
BACKGROUND
- Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of bicycles originating in
the mainland of China has been imposed since 10 September 1993 at a
rate of 30.6% of the net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty.
Consequent to an expiry review, the duty has been extended for another
five years since 15 July 2000.
- On the basis of a request lodged by the European Bicycles Manufacturers
Association (the applicant), the European Commission (the Commission)
initiated the interim review on 29 April 2004. The applicant claimed
that dumping and injury had recurred and that the existing measures
were no longer sufficient to counteract the injurious dumping.
- Subsequent to
the interim review, the Commission concluded that the product concerned
was still being dumped on the Community market and was causing material
injury to the Community industry. Furthermore, the dumping margin was
found to have increased to 48.5% from 30.6%, as established in the original
investigation. The level of the anti-dumping duty should therefore be
modified and imposed for a new five-year period.
ENQUIRIES
- For enquiries
concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned
at telephone number 2398 5351.
Yours
faithfully,
(Ricky CHENG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
* The EU includes
Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
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Electronic
services for Production Notification and Certificate of Origin
enable traders to make the relevant applications directly through
their office computer faster and easier. Electronic service has
now been extended to the submission of Cargo Manifests and Textiles
Notifications. For details and enquiries,
please call Tradelink at 2599 1700.
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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.
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