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Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
15 September 2010
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 420/2010
European Union (EU)* : Results of the Partial Reopening of the Anti-dumping Investigation Concerning the Anti-dumping Measures on Imports of Ironing Boards Originating in, inter alia, the Mainland of China
Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 638/2009 of 18 December 2009, the Council of the EU has published a regulation announcing the decision to re-impose a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ironing boards originating in, inter alia, the Mainland of China manufactured by a Mainland company, namely, Foshan Shunde Yongjian Housewares and Hardware Co. Ltd, consequent to a partial reopening of the anti-dumping investigation. The regulation can be accessed through the following link :
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:242:0001:0005:EN:PDF.
- Salient points are set out below :
(a) Product | : | Ironing boards, whether or not free-standing, with or without a steam soaking and/or heating top and/or blowing top, including sleeve boards, and essential parts thereof, i.e. the legs, the top and the iron rest, currently falling within CN codes ex 3924 90 00, ex 4421 90 98, ex 7323 93 90, ex 7323 99 91, ex 7323 99 99, ex 8516 79 70 and ex 8516 90 00 (TARIC codes 3924 90 00 10, 4421 90 98 10, 7323 93 90 10, 7323 99 91 10, 7323 99 99 10, 8516 79 70 10 and 8516 90 00 51) and manufactured by Foshan Shunde Yongjian Housewares and Hardware Co. Ltd, Foshan (TARIC additional code A785). |
(b) Rate of Duty | : | 18.1% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty. |
(c) Effective Date | : | 16 September 2010. |
BACKGROUND
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Definitive anti-dumping duty on ironing boards originating in, inter alia, the Mainland of China has been imposed since 27 April 2007. The current duty in force is 42.3% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty (except for six companies whose individual duty rates range from 0% to 39.6%).
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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