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Trade and Industry Department The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Brand Hong Kong - Asia world city

Commercial Information Circulars

24-hour hotline : 23 922 922

e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk

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

25 May 2020

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 420/2020

US : Seeking Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation into Mobile Cranes

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) issued a Federal Register (FR) notice dated 26 May 2020 seeking public comments on Section 232 national security investigation into imports of mobile crane. Written comments should be submitted to the US by 10 July 2020.

DETAILS

2.On 19 May 2020, the US DoC initiated an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended, to determine the effect on the national security from imports of mobile cranes. Subsequently, the US DoC issued a FR notice dated 26 May 2020 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) by 10 July 2020 and the due date for rebuttal comments is 10 August 2020. The Docket Number is BIS-2020-0009.

3.For details, please refer to the FR notice: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-05-26/pdf/2020-11144.pdf

ENQUIRIES

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

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Ivy TAM)
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.