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Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
6 October 2009
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 504/2009
European Union (EU)* : Imposition of a Definitive Anti-dumping Duty on Imports of Certain Seamless Pipes and Tubes of Iron or Steel Originating in the Mainland of China
Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 184/2009 of 9 April 2009, the Council of the EU has published a regulation to impose a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel 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:2009:262:0019:0035:EN:PDF
DETAILS
- Salient points are set out below -
| (a) Product | : |
Seamless pipes and tubes, of iron or steel, of circular cross section, of an external diameter not exceeding 406.4 mm with a Carbon Equivalent Value (CEV) not exceeding 0.86 according to the International Institute of Welding (IIW) formula and chemical analysis, falling within CN codes ex 7304 19 10, ex 7304 19 30, ex 7304 23 00, ex 7304 29 10, ex 7304 29 30, ex 7304 31 20, ex 7304 31 80, ex 7304 39 10, ex 7304 39 52, ex 7304 39 58, ex 7304 39 92, ex 7304 39 93, ex 7304 51 81, ex 7304 51 89, ex 7304 59 10, ex 7304 59 92 and ex 7304 59 93 (TARIC codes 7304 19 10 20, 7304 19 30 20, 7304 23 00 20, 7304 29 10 20, 7304 29 30 20, 7304 31 20 20, 7304 31 80 30, 7304 39 10 10, 7304 39 52 20, 7304 39 58 30, 7304 39 92 30, 7304 39 93 20, 7304 51 81 20, 7304 51 89 30, 7304 59 10 10, 7304 59 92 30 and 7304 59 93 20). |
| (b) Rate of Duty | : | 39.2% of the net, free-at-Community-frontier price, before duty (except for a number of companies whose individual duty rates range from 17.7% to 27.2%). |
| (c) Effective Date | : | 7 October 2009 |
| (d) Duration | : | 5 years |
| (e) Collection of Duty | : | Amounts secured by way of the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of the product concerned since 9 April 2009 shall be definitively collected. |
ENQUIRIES
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For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5684.
Yours faithfully,
(Alex LI)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
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