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Ref. : EIC 191/3/7/2
1 April 2022
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 269/2022
Canada : Antidumping Action against Certain Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Hong Kong : Initiation of Expiry Review
Further to Commercial Information Circular Nos. 348/2017 and 428/2018 of 8 May 2017 and 7 May 2018 respectively, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) published a notice on 30 March 2022 announcing the initiation of an expiry review investigation of the anti-dumping measure imposed on certain concrete reinforcing bar originating in or exported from, inter alia, Hong Kong. The notice is available at: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/er-rre/rb22022/rb22022-ni-eng.html
DETAILS
2.Salient points of the expiry review investigation are set out below -
| (a) Date of Publication of the Notice of Initiation | : | 30 March 2022 |
| (b) Product Coverage | : | The concerned goods are usually classified under the Harmonized System classification numbers 7213.10.00.11, 7213.10.00.12, 7213.10.00.13, 7213.10.00.90, 7214.20.00.11, 7214.20.00.12, 7214.20.00.13, 7214.20.00.14, 7214.20.00.21, 7214.20.00.22, 7214.20.00.23, 7214.20.00.24, 7214.20.00.31, 7214.20.00.32, 7214.20.00.33, 7214.20.00.34, 7214.20.00.90, 7215.90.00.20, 7215.90.00.30, 7215.90.00.50, 7228.30.00.51, 7228.30.00.52 and 7228.30.00.53. |
| (c) Procedures | : | The CBSA forwarded questionnaires to Canadian producers, importers, and exporters. Responses to all questionnaires are due by 6 May 2022. The CBSA will make a determination no later than 26 August 2022. |
BACKGROUND
3.The CBSA has imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain concrete reinforcing bar originating in or exported from, inter alia, Hong Kong, for a period of five years from 4 May 2017. The current rate of duty is 108.5%. As part of the ongoing enforcement of the case, a re-investigation was concluded on 4 May 2018 to update the normal values and export prices of the subject goods and the anti-dumping duty rate applicable to Hong Kong generally remains unchanged.
ENQUIRIES
4.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact Miss K Y HO at telephone number 2398 5405.
Yours faithfully,
(Ken NG)
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.