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Ref : EIC 631/3/2/1

22 August 2002

Dear Sirs,

 

Commercial Information Circular No. 168/02

The Mainland of China:Implementation Details of the Provisional
Safeguard Measures on Imports of Certain Steel Products

 

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC) initiated the imposition of provisional safeguard measures on imports of certain steel products on 24 May 2002. Details have been set out in CIC No. 113/02 dated 10 June 2002. The Customs General Administration recently announced the implementation details of the provisional safeguard measures.

  1. Steel products subject to the provisional safeguard measures are divided into 9 categories, 17 sub-categories and 48 tariff lines. Implementation of the measures are based on the 17 sub-categories, which are non alloy plates, non alloy hot rolled sheets and coils, non alloy cold rolled sheets and coils, tin mill products, galvanized sheets, organic coated sheets, silicon-electrical steel, stainless plates, stainless hot rolled sheets and coils, stainless cold rolled sheets and coils, non alloy wires, non alloy hot rolled bars and rebars, non alloy cold rolled bars and rebars, non alloy hot rolled sections, non alloy cold rolled sections, seamless pipes, and slabs.
     

  2. Enterprises should present import licences and certificates of origin during importation of the steel products concerned. If the importers cannot present the certificates of origin, the Mainland Customs will inspect other supporting documents such as contract, invoice, bill of lading, etc. to substantiate the origin of the steel imports. If the Customs cannot verify the origin of the goods based on the above documents, they may refer the case to the tariff department for a professional assessment. Additional duty will be levied on imports where origin cannot be verified.

ENQUIRIES

  1. If you have any questions on the content of this circular, please contact Ms　Eugenia CHAN at 2398 5444.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

(Miss Cindy C K CHENG)

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.