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Ref. : EIC 111/3/10/1

11 January 2021
(updated on 8 March 2021)

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 36/2021

US : Antidumping and Countervailing Actions against Certain Vertical Shaft Engines and Parts Thereof from the Mainland of China: Final Determinations

Further to Commercial Information Circulars No. 647/2020 of 21 August 2020 and 486/2020 of 24 June 2020 respectively regarding the preliminary determinations of antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations by the US Department of Commerce (DoC) against certain vertical shaft engines between 225cc and 999cc, and parts thereof from the Mainland of China, the DoC announced in the Federal Register (FR) notices of 11 January 2021 the final determinations that imports of the Chinese products were being, or were likely to be sold in the US at less than fair value; and that countervailable subsidies were being provided to producers and exporters of the products. The final estimated weighted-average dumping margins are found to be 177.65% - 468.33%, and the estimated subsidy rates are 17.75% - 19.29%. The FR notices are available at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-01-11/pdf/2021-00213.pdf and https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-01-11/pdf/2021-00212.pdf.

2.DoC subsequently announced in the FR notices of 4 March 2021 the issue of AD and CVD orders. The final estimated weighted-average dumping margins are amended to 185.65% - 468.33%, and the final subsidy rates are amended to 18.96% - 20.38%. The FR notices are available at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-03-04/pdf/2021-04476.pdf and https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-03-04/pdf/2021-04477.pdf.

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3.For traders involved in the export of the subject product produced in Guangdong, please contact Li Xuefei, Director of Trade Remedy and Industry Injury Investigation Division under the Guangdong Department of Commerce at 8620 3881 6201 . The Division is responsible for, among others, guiding and coordinating enterprises in the Guangdong Province in responding to antidumping investigations against products of the Province.

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.