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Ref. : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
10 November 2026
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 980/2026
European Union (EU)* : Making imports of certain cellulose ethers originating in, inter alia, Chinese Mainland subject to registration
Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 828/2026 of 24 September 2026, the European Commission published Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2391 on 30 October 2026 to make imports of certain cellulose ethers originating in, inter alia, Chinese Mainland 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_202602391.
2.The product concerned is certain cellulose ethers, namely methyl cellulose (CAS number 9004-67-5), hydroxyethyl cellulose (CAS number 9004-62-0 and 80455-45-4), hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose (CAS number 9032-42-2), hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (CAS number 9004‑65‑3), ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose (CAS number 9004-58-4) and methyl ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose (CAS number 71714-29-9), regardless of colour, physical form, or grade, currently classified under CN code ex 3912 39 85 (TARIC codes 3912 39 85 30, 3912 39 85 60, 3912 39 85 70, 3912 39 85 71, 3912 39 85 72, 3912 39 85 73, 3912 39 85 74 and 3912 39 85 75).
3.The Implementing Regulation entered into force on 31 October 2026. 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 trade remedy 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
* The EU comprises 27 member countries, namely, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
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