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Ref. : EIC 413/3

4 August 2021

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 564/2021

Brazil : Renewal of An Anti-dumping Duty Order on Certain Disposable Syringes Originating in the Mainland of China

The Ministry of Economy of Brazil issued Resolution No. 216/2021 to announce its determination to renew the anti-dumping (AD) order on certain disposable plastic syringes for general use, with or without needles, with a capacity of 1ml, 3ml, 5ml, 10ml or 20ml, classified under Southern Common Market (Mercosur1) Common Classification (NCM) codes 9018.31.11 and 9018.31.19 originating in the Mainland of China. Imports of subject merchandise would be subject to an AD duty of US$3.99 per kilogramme for a period of five years. However, the AD duty will be suspended through 20 June 2022 for public interest to facilitate the fight against COVID-19. The Brazilian Resolution (in Portuguese) is available at: https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/-/resolucao-gecex-n-216-de-21-de-junho-de-2021-327332721.

ENQUIRIES

2.For traders involved in the export of the subject product produced in Guangdong, please contact Gong Zhihong, 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 AD investigations against products of the Province.

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

Yours faithfully,

(Ms Sandra FUNG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

1 The Southern Common Market (Mercosur) includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela. Membership of Venezuela has been temporarily suspended since 2 December 2016.

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.