Trade and Industry Department Commercial Information Circular No. 399/2006

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Ref : CR EIC 693/3/2

11 October 2006

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 399/2006

India : Imposition of Provisional Anti-Dumping Duty on Imports of Compact
Discs-Recordable (CD-Rs) originating in or exported from certain economies
including Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China

Traders were informed vide Commercial Information Circular No. 347/2006 that the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India has published a notification on the preliminary findings of the anti-dumping investigation against Compact Discs-Recordable (CD-Rs) originating in or exported from certain economies including Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China.

The Indian Customs subsequently issued a notification dated 6 October 2006 to impose the provisional anti-dumping duty of US$0.049 per piece on imports of CD-Rs from Hong Kong. A copy of the notification is at Annex (pdf format) for reference. Salient points are set out below-

(a) Product Coverage

Compact Discs-Recordable (CD-Rs). The product is classified under India's Customs Classification No. 8523.90.50.

(b) Rate of Provisional Anti-dumping Duty

US$0.049 per piece

6 October 2006

ENQUIRIES

For traders involved in the exports of the subject product in the Guangdong Province, please contact CHEN Li-peng, Director-General of the Bureau of Fair Trade for Import and Export under the Guangdong Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, at telephone number +86-20-3881 9913, or SHUAI Hai-yan, Deputy Director-General, at telephone number +86-20-3881 9915. The Bureau is responsible for, among others, conducting anti-dumping investigations, and guiding and coordinating enterprises in the Guangdong Province in responding to anti-dumping investigations against products from the Guangdong Province.

For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5692.

Yours faithfully,

(Patrick CHAN)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

Electronic services for Production Notification and Certificate of Origin enable traders to make the relevant applications directly through their office computer faster and easier. Electronic service has now been extended to the submission of Cargo Manifests and Textiles Notifications. For details and enquiries,
please call the following service providers:

Global e-Trading Services Limited (Tel. : 8109 1820)
Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited (Tel. : 2599 1700)

Note : 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.