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Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
18 April 2012
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 284/2012
European Union (EU)* : Imposition of a Definitive Anti-dumping Duty on Imports of Oxalic Acid Originating in, inter alia, the Mainland of China
Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 651/2011 of 20 October 2011, the Council of the EU has published a regulation to impose a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of oxalic acid originating in, inter alia, the Mainland of China. The regulation can be accessed through the following link: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:106:0001:0010:EN:PDF
DETAILS
2.Salient points are set out below -
(a) Product | : | Oxalic acid, whether in dihydrate (CUS number 0028635-1 and CAS number 6153-56-6) or anhydrous form (CUS number 0021238-4 and CAS number 144-62-7) and whether or not in aqueous solution, currently falling within CN code ex 2917 11 00 (TARIC code 2917 11 00 91). |
(b) Rate of Duty | : | 52.2% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty (except for three companies whose individual duty rates range from 14.6% to 37.7%). |
(c) Effective Date | : | 19 April 2012 |
(d) Duration | : | 5 years |
(e) Collection of Duty | : | The amounts secured by way of the provisional anti-dumping duty pursuant to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1043/2011 shall be definitively collected. The amounts secured in excess of the amount of the definitive anti-dumping duties shall be released. |
ENQUIRIES
3.For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5684.
Yours faithfully,
(Ms Wendy LAU)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
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