European Union (EU)* : Making imports of certain prepared or preserved sweetcorn in kernels originating in the Mainland of China subject to registration

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Ref. : EIC 230/2/3/2/13

17 February 2025

Dear Sirs,

Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 1012/2024 of 9 December 2024, the European Commission published Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/309 on 17 February 2025 to make imports of certain prepared or preserved sweetcorn in kernels 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_202500309. Salient points of the Implementing Regulation are set out below.

2.The product concerned is sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata) in kernels, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen and sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata) in kernels prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006, currently classified under CN codes ex 2001 90 30 (TARIC code 2001 90 30 10) and ex 2005 80 00 (TARIC code 2005 80 00 10).

3.The Implementing Regulation will enter into force on 18 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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