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Ref. : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
3 February 2025
Dear Sirs,
Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 815/2020 of 6 November 2020, the European Commission published notice C/2025/862 on 3 February 2025 concerning the impending expiry of the anti-dumping measures on imports of certain prepared or preserved citrus fruits originating in the Mainland of China. The notice is available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:C_202500862.
2.The product concerned is prepared or preserved mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), clementines, wilkings and other similar citrus hybrids, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, and as currently defined under HS heading 2008, currently falling under CN codes 2008 30 55, 2008 30 75 and ex 2008 30 90 (TARIC codes 2008 30 90 61, 2008 30 90 63, 2008 30 90 65, 2008 30 90 67 and 2008 30 90 69). Unless a review is initiated in accordance with the procedure set out in the notice, the anti-dumping measures will expire at midnight of 23 October 2025.
3.Definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of the product originating in the Mainland of China have been imposed since 31 December 2008. The current rate of anti-dumping duty is EUR 531.2 per tonne net product weight (except for a number of companies whose applicable amounts of duty ranging from EUR 361.4 to EUR 531.2 per tonne net product weight).
4.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at 2398 5684.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Jenny MOK)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
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