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Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13

18 March 2008

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 178/2008

European Union (EU)* : Imposition of a Definitive Anti-dumping Duty on Imports of Coke of Coal Originating in the Mainland of China

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 352/2007 of 19 September 2007, the Council of the EU has published a regulation to impose a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of coke of coal in pieces with a diameter of more than 80 mm (Coke 80+) originating in the Mainland of China. The regulation can be accessed through the following link :
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:075:0022:0032:EN:PDF.

DETAILS

  1. Salient points are set out below -
(a) Product :

Coke of coal in pieces larger than 80mm in maximum diameter (Coke 80+), falling within CN code ex 2704 00 19 (TARIC code 2704 00 19 10).
The diameter of the pieces shall be determined in accordance with the norm ISO 728:1995.
(b) Rate of Duty :

(i) The difference between the minimum import price of EUR 197 per tonne and the net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty, in all cases where the latter is less than the minimum import price.

(ii) Anti-dumping duty shall also apply, pro rata, when the shipment of coke of coal contains mixtures of coke of coal in pieces with a diameter of more than 80mm and coke of coal in pieces with smaller diameters, unless it is determined that the quantity of coke of coal in pieces with a diameter of more than 80mm does not constitute more than 20% of dry net weight of the mixed shipment.

(iii) In case where goods have been damaged before entry into free circulation and, therefore, the price actually paid or payable is apportioned for the determination of the customs value, the minimum import price shall be reduced by a percentage which corresponds to the apportioning of the price actually paid or payable. The duty payable will then be equal to the difference between the reduced minimum import price and the reduced net, free-at-Community-frontier price, before customs clearance.
(c) Effective Date : 19 March 2008
(d) Duration : Five years
(e) Collection of Duty :

Amounts secured by way of provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of coke of coal since 20 September 2007 shall be definitively collected. The amounts secured in excess of the amount of the definitive duties shall be released.

ENQUIRIES

  1. For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5351.


Yours faithfully,

 


(TANG Yu Him)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.



Note ：

  • (1) 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.
  • (2) The biweekly newsletter "Business Alert - EU" of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations. The newsletter is available for free e-subscription and can be accessed through
    http://www.tdctrade.com/alert/eualert.htm.