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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
17
June 2010
Dear Sirs,
Commercial
Information Circular No. 280/2010
European
Union (EU)* : Imposition of a Definitive Anti-dumping
Duty on Imports of
Certain Cargo Scanning Systems Originating in the Mainland of China
Further to the
Commercial Information Circular No. 628/2009 of 17 December 2009, the
Council of the EU has published a regulation to impose a definitive
anti-dumping duty on imports of certain cargo scanning systems 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:2010:150:0001:0016:EN:PDF
DETAILS
- Salient points
are set out below -
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Product |
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Systems
for the scanning of cargo, based on the use of neutron technology
or based on the use of X-rays with an X-ray source of 250 KeV or
more or based on the use of gamma radiations, currently falling
within CN codes ex 9022 19 00, ex 9022 29 00, ex 9027 80 17 and
ex 9030 10 00 (TARIC codes 9022 19 00 10, 9022 29 00 10, 9027 80
17 10 and 9030 10 00 91) and motor vehicles equipped with such systems
currently falling within CN code ex 8705 90 90 (TARIC code 8705
90 90 10).
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| (b)
Rate of Duty |
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34%
of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty.
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| (c)
Effective Date |
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17
June 2010
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| (d)
Duration |
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5
years
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(e) Collection
of Duty
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Amounts secured by way of the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed
on imports of the product concerned since 18 December 2009 shall
be definitively collected. The amounts secured in excess of the
amount of the definitive anti-dumping duty shall be released.
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ENQUIRIES
- For enquiries
concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned
at telephone number 2398 5350.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Karen CHAN)
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.
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Electronic
services for Production Notification, Certificate of Origin, Textiles
Notifications, and Cargo Manifests enable traders to lodge/make
the relevant applications directly through their office computer
faster and easier. Tradelink Electronic Commerce Ltd runs services
for all the above documents. Brio Electronic Commerce Ltd provides
services for Cargo Manifests and Certificate of Origin. Global
e-Trading Services Ltd provides services for Cargo Manifests.
Please call the service providers for enquiries on their services:
Brio Electronic Commerce Limited (Tel: 2111 1288)
Global e-Trading Services Limited (Tel: 8109 1820)
Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited (Tel: 2599 1700)
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| 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.
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| Note
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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.
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