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

4 October 2021

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 689/2021

US : Seeking Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation into Neodymium-Iron-Boron (NdFeB) Permanent Magnets

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) issued a Federal Register (FR) notice dated 27 September 2021 seeking public comments on a Section 232 national security investigation into imports of Neodymium-Iron-Boron (NdFeB) Permanent Magnets. Written comments should be submitted to the US by 12 November 2021.

DETAILS

2.On 21 September 2021, 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 NdFeB permanent magnets. Subsequently, the US DoC issued an FR notice dated 27 September 2021 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 12 November 2021 and the Docket Number is BIS 2021-0035 or RIN 0694-XC083.

3.For details, please refer to the FR notice: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-09-27/pdf/2021-20903.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.