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Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
6 April 2006
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 132/2006
European Union (EU)* : Imposition of Provisional Anti-dumping Duty on Imports of Certain Footwear with Uppers of Leather Originating in, inter alia, the Mainland of China
Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 243/2005 of 7 July 2005, the European Commission (the Commission) has published a regulation to impose a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain footwear with uppers of leather originating in, inter alia, the mainland of China. A copy of the regulation is at Annex (pdf format) for reference. Salient points are set out below-
| (a) Product | : |
Certain footwear with uppers of leather or composition leather, excluding footwear involving special technology1 , children's footwear2 and footwear with a protective toecap3 , falling within CN codes : ex 6403 20 00, ex 6403 30 00, ex 6403 51 15, ex 6403 51 19, ex 6403 51 95, ex 6403 51 99, ex 6403 59 11, ex 6403 59 35,ex 6403 59 39, ex 6403 59 95, ex 6403 59 99, ex 6403 91 13, ex 6403 91 16, ex 6403 91 18, ex 6403 91 93, ex 6403 91 96, ex 6403 91 98, ex 6403 99 11, ex 6403 99 33, ex 6403 99 36, ex 6403 99 38, ex 6403 99 93, ex 6403 99 96, ex 6403 99 98, and ex 6405 10 00# (TARIC codes 6403 20 00 90, 6403 30 00 29, 6403 30 00 99, 6403 51 15 90, 6403 51 19 90, 6403 51 95 90, 6403 51 99 90, 6403 59 11 90, 6403 59 35 90, 6403 59 39 90, 6403 59 95 90, 6403 59 99 90, 6403 91 13 99, 6403 91 16 99, 6403 91 18 99, 6403 91 93 99, 6403 91 96 99, 6403 91 98 99, 6403 99 11 90, 6403 99 33 90, 6403 99 36 90, 6403 99 38 90, 6403 99 93 29, 6403 99 93 99, 6403 99 96 29, 6403 99 96 99, 6403 99 98 29, 6403 99 98 99 and 6405 10 00 90). (# As defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1719/2005 of 27 October 2005 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 286, 28.10.2005, p.1). The product coverage is determined in combing the product description stated above and the product description of the corresponding CN codes taken together.) |
| (b) Rate of Duty | : |
The rate of the provisional anti-dumping duty applicable, before duty, to the net free-at-Community-frontier price of the products concerned shall be as follows – from 7 April 2006 until 1 June 2006 : 4.8% from 2 June 2006 until 13 July 2006 : 9.7% from 14 July 2006 until 14 September 2006 : 14.5% from 15 September 2006 onwards : 19.4% |
| (c) Effective Date | : | 7 April 2006 (the duty will apply for 6 months). |
| (d) Collection of Duty | : | The release of the product for free circulation in the Community shall be subject to the provision of a security equivalent to the amount of the provisional duty. |
| (e) Time Limit for Comments | : | Interested parties may request disclosure of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which the regulation was adopted, make their views known in writing and apply to be heard by the Commission within one month from 7 April 2006. |
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.
1 "Footwear involving special technology" shall mean footwear having a cif price per pair of not less than EUR 9, for use in sporting activities, with a single- or multi-layer moulded sole, not injected, manufactured from synthetic materials specially designed to absorb the impact of vertical or lateral movements and with technical features such as hermetic pads containing gas or fluid, mechanical components which absorb or neutralise impact, or materials such as low-density polymers and falling within CN codes ex 6403 91 13, ex 6403 91 16, ex 6403 91 18, ex 6403 91 93, ex 6403 91 96, ex 6403 91 98, ex 6403 99 93, ex 6403 99 96 and ex 6403 99 98 (TARIC codes 6403 91 13 10, 6403 91 16 10, 6403 91 18 10, 6403 91 93 10, 6403 91 96 10, 6403 91 98 10, 6403 99 93 11, 6403 99 96 11 and 6403 99 98 11).
2 "children's footwear" shall mean footwear with a sole and heel combined having a height of 3 cm or less:
- with insoles of a length of less than 24 cm, or
- without inner sole and with an interior length of less than 24 cm when measured from toe to heel,
- and falling within CN codes: ex 6403 20 00, ex 6403 30 00 and ex 6405 10 00 (TARIC codes 6403 20 00 10, 6403 30 00 21, 6403 30 00 91 and 6405 10 00 10).
3 "footwear with a protective toecap" shall mean footwear incorporating a protective toecap and an impact resistance of at least 100 joules (the impact resistance shall be measured according to European norms EN 345 or EN 346) and falling within CN codes: ex 6403 30 00, ex 6403 51 15, ex 6403 51 19, ex 6403 51 95, ex 6403 51 99, ex 6403 59 11, ex 6403 59 35, ex 6403 59 39, ex 6403 59 95, ex 6403 59 99, ex 6403 91 13, ex 6403 91 16, ex 6403 91 18, ex 6403 91 93, ex 6403 91 96, ex 6403 91 98, ex 6403 99 11, ex 6403 99 33, ex 6403 99 36, ex 6403 99 38, ex 6403 99 93, ex 6403 99 96, ex 6403 99 98 and ex 6405 10 00 (TARIC codes 6403 30 00 21, 6403 30 00 91, 6403 51 15 10, 6403 51 19 10, 6403 51 95 10, 6403 51 99 10, 6403 59 11 10, 6403 59 35 10, 6403 59 39 10, 6403 59 95 10, 6403 59 99 10, 6403 91 13 91, 6403 91 16 91, 6403 91 18 91, 6403 91 93 91, 6403 91 96 91, 6403 91 98 91, 6403 99 11 10, 6403 99 33 10, 6403 99 36 10, 6403 99 38 10, 6403 99 93 21, 6403 99 93 91, 6403 99 96 21, 6403 99 96 91, 6403 99 98 21, 6403 99 98 91 and 6405 10 00 10).
- 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.