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Ref : EIC 413/3

8 December 2014

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 1041/2014

Brazil : Amendment on Anti-dumping Orders against Certain Tyres of  Motor Cars, Bicycles, Buses and Lorries Originating in the Mainland of China

The Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC) of Brazil issued Resolutions No. 108/2014, No. 109/2014 and No. 110/2014 on 24 November 2014 announcing its amendments to the anti-dumping (AD) duty orders on (a) motor car tyres classified under Southern Common Market (Mercosur¹) Common Classification (NCM) code 4011.10.00; (b) bicycle tyres classified under NCM code 4011.50.00; and (c) buses or lorries tyres classified under NCM code 4011.20.90.

1. Motor cars tyres
   The name of one of the producers/exporters which is subject to AD duty is revised.  The AD duty of the subject  products originating in the Mainland of China remains at US$1.08 to US$2.17 per kilogram for certain Mainland suppliers, and US$2.17 per kilogram for other Mainland suppliers. 
2. Bicycles tyres
   Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 241/2014 of 14 March 2014 regarding the final determination of AD investigation against certain bicycle tyres, the MDIC announced that the name of one of the producers/exporters which is subject to AD duty is revised.  The AD duty of the subject products originating in the Mainland of China remains at US$0.28 to US$3.85 per kilogram for certain Mainland suppliers, and US$3.85 per kilogram for other Mainland suppliers. 
3. Buses or Lorries tyres
   The name of one of producers/exporters which is subject to AD duty is revised.  The AD duty of the subject products originating in the Mainland of China remains at US$1.12 to US$1.42 per kilogram for certain Mainland suppliers, and US$2.59 per kilogram for other Mainland suppliers.

2.For details, traders are advised to consult their importers in Brazil and/or the above Brazilian Resolutions (in Portuguese), which are available at:

Resolution No. 108/2014(relevant to item (a) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1310

Resolution No. 109/2014 (relevant to item (b) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1311

Resolution No. 110/2014 (relevant to item (c) above):
http://www.camex.gov.br/legislacao/interna/id/1312.

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3.For traders involved in the export of the subject product in the Guangdong Province, please contact Zhang Ping, Director of Trade Remedy Division under the Guangdong Department of Commerce at  8620 3881 9936.  The Division is responsible for, among others, conducting antidumping investigations, and guiding and coordinating enterprises in the Guangdong province in responding to antidumping investigations against products from the Guangdong Province.

4. For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Mr Lewis LAU at telephone number 2398 5405.

Yours faithfully,

(Ms Cindy CHENG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

^1. The Southern Common Market (Mercosur) includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.