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Trade and Industry Department The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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Commercial Information Circulars

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Ref. : EIC 111/2/18
EIC 111/3
EIC 111/3/13

20 May 2020
(updated on 15 June 2020)

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 405/2020

US : Seeking Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation into Certain Transformer Components

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) issued a Federal Register (FR) notice on 19 May 2020 seeking public comments on a Section 232 national security investigation into imports of certain transformer components, covering laminations for stacked cores for incorporation into transformers, stacked cores for incorporation into transformers, wound cores for incorporation into transformers, electrical transformers, and transformer regulators. The public comment period, originally due on 9 June 2020, is subsequently extended to 3 July 2020.

DETAILS

2.On 11 May 2020, the US DoC initiated an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, to determine the effect of imports of certain transformer components on the national security. The products cover laminations for stacked cores for incorporation into transformers, stacked cores for incorporation into transformers, wound cores for incorporation into transformers, electrical transformers, and transformer regulators.

3.On 19 May 2020, the US DoC issued a FR notice to invite written comments, data, analyses, or other information pertinent to the investigation. All written comments must be submitted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal (http://www.regulations.gov). The public comment period, originally due on 9 June 2020, is subsequently extended to 3 July 2020. Rebuttal comments should be submitted by 24 July 2020. The Docket Number is BIS-2020-0015.

4.For details, please refer to the FR notices:

  • FR notice on seeking public comments on Section 232 national security investigation into certain transformer components (19 May 2020):
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-05-19/pdf/2020-10715.pdf
  • FR notice on extending the public comment period (12 June 2020):
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-06-12/pdf/2020-12759.pdf

ENQUIRIES

5.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact Miss K Y HO at telephone number 2398 5405.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Arcadia LAU)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

Note: While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.