United Kingdom (UK) : Imposition of a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain aluminium extrusions originating in the Mainland of China

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Ref. : EIC 294/3

17 August 2022

Dear Sirs,

The UK Government published a notice 2022/03 on 16 August 2022 to impose a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain aluminium extrusions originating in the Mainland of China. The notice is available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-remedies-notices-provisional-anti-dumping-duty-on-certain-aluminium-extrusions-from-china/taxation-notice-202203-provisional-anti-dumping-duty-on-certain-aluminium-extrusions-originating-from-china.

2.Salient points of the notice are set out below -

(a) Product	:	Bars, rods, profiles (whether or not hollow), tubes, pipes; unassembled; whether or not prepared for use in structures (e.g. cut to length, drilled, bent, chamfered, threaded) ; made from aluminium, whether or not alloyed, containing not more than 99.3% of aluminium, currently falling under UK Global Tariff commodity codes 7604101011, 7604101090, 7604109011, 7604109019, 7604109025, 7604109029, 7604109080, 7604109089, 7604210010, 7604210090, 7604291010, 7604291030, 7604291040, 7604291090, 7604299010, 7604299020, 7604299090, 7608100011, 7608100019, 7608100020, 7608100080, 7608100089, 7608208110, 7608208190, 7608208910, 7608208920, 7608208930, 7608208990 and 7610909010, originating in the Mainland of China (The following products are excluded: aluminium structures or parts of structures (with the exception of bars, rods, profiles (whether or not hollow), tubes, pipes, unassembled, not welded, made from aluminium, whether or not alloyed, containing not more than 99.3% of aluminium); subassemblies; products that are imported in 'finished goods kit'; welded tubes and pipes; and extrusions with a maximum cross-sectional diameter of more than 310mm.)
(b) Rate of duty	:	128.17% of estimated anti-dumping amount (except for a number of co-operating companies with individual duty rates from 9.50% to 22.35%)
(c) Effective date	:	17 August 2022 (the provisional remedy will end in six months; or when a definitive remedy is implemented, whichever is sooner)
(d) Collection of duty	:	All importers of the goods are required to give a guarantee in respect of the estimated anti-dumping amount during the period of the provisional remedy.

3.For traders involved in the exports of the subject product from the Guangdong Province, please contact GONG Zhihong, Director of Trade Remedy and Industry Injury Investigation Division under the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, at 86 20 3881 6201. The Division is responsible for, among others, guiding and coordinating enterprises in Guangdong Province in responding to anti-dumping investigations against products from the province.

4.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at 2398 5684.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Tracy MAK)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

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