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Ref : EIC 413/3
2 March 2016
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 226/2016
Brazil : Amendments on Terms of Price Agreement for Imported Ceramic Tableware Originating in the Mainland of China
On 17 January 2014, Brazil established an AD duty order of US$1.84/kilogramme (kg), US$2.76/kg or US$5.14/kg, depending on the producer/exporter. The Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC) of Brazil issued Circular No. 5/2016 on 15 January 2016 announcing the amendments on terms of price agreement of ceramic tableware classified under Southern Common Market (Mercosur1) Common Classification (NCM) codes 6911.10.10, 6911.10.90, 6911.90.00 and 6912.00.00, originating in the Mainland of China. Imports of subject merchandise produced by members of the China Ceramics Industrial Association are subject to a minimum insurance and freight (CIF) price of US$3.77/kg and a 27.56 million kg limit in 2016. The terms and CIF price will apply to subject merchandise shipped on or after 11 February 2016. The Brazilian Circular (in Portuguese) is available at: http://www.mdic.gov.br/arquivos/dwnl_1452868846.pdf.
ENQUIRIES
2.For traders involved in the export of the subject product produced in Guangdong, please contact Yue Yang, Deputy Director of Trade Remedy Division under the Guangdong Department of Commerce at 8620 3881 9936. The Division is responsible for, among others, guiding and coordinating enterprises in the Guangdong Province in responding to AD investigations against products of the Province.
3.For enquiries concerning this circular, please contact Mr Lewis LAU at telephone number 2398 5405.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Janice LAU)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
1 The Southern Common Market (Mercosur) includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.