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Ref. : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
11 February 2025
Dear Sirs,
Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 950/2024 of 21 November 2024, the European Commission published Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/260 on 11 February 2025 to make imports of fused alumina originating in the Mainland of China currently under the anti-dumping investigation subject to registration. The Implementing Regulation is available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202500260. Salient points of the Implementing Regulation are set out below.
2.The product concerned is artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined, also known as fused alumina, currently classified under CN codes 2818 10 11, 2818 10 19, ex 2818 10 91, and 2818 10 99 (TARIC codes 2818 10 91 20, 2818 10 91 90), excluding artificial corundum currently classified under TARIC code 2818 10 91 30 (i.e. sintered corundum with a micro crystalline structure consisting of aluminium oxide (CAS RN 1344-28-1), magnesium aluminate (CAS RN 12068-51-8) with a content by weight (calculated as oxides) of 92% or more, but not more than 94% of aluminium oxide, and 7% (±1%) of magnesium oxide and mechanical mixtures of artificial corundum and other substances, currently classified under heading 3824.
3.The Implementing Regulation will enter into force on 12 February 2025. For further details, please refer to the above Implementing Regulation.
4.For traders involved in the exports of the subject product from the Guangdong Province, please contact ZHENG Jingmin, Director of Trade Remedy and Industry Injury Investigation Division under the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, at 86 20 3881 9797. 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.
5.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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