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Ref : EIC 631/3/2/1

11 December 2009

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No.622/2009

The Mainland of China : Preliminary Finding of Anti-dumping Investigation Against Imports of Grain Oriented Flat-rolled Electrical Steel from the United States and Russia and Countervailing Investigation Against Imports of Grain Oriented Flat-rolled Electrical Steel from the United States

The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) issued Notice No. 99/2009 on 10 December 2009, announcing the preliminary finding of the anti-dumping investigation against imports of grain oriented flat-rolled electrical steel from the United States and Russia and the countervailing investigation against imports of grain oriented flat-rolled electrical steel from the United States. The relevant tariff codes are 7225 1100 and 7226 1100.

DETAILS

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  2. The preliminary finding reveals that dumping existed regarding the investigated products originated in the United States and Russia, with dumping margin ranged from 4.6% to 25%; and subsidy existed regarding the investigated products originated in the United States, with countervailing duty rate ranged from 11.7% to 12%. It is found that such dumping and subsidy had caused material injury to the domestic industry and that causal link existed. With effect from 11 December 2009, importers have to provide deposit according to the dumping margin and countervailing duty rate as guarantee to the General Administration of Customs for importation of the products concerned.
     

  3. Interested parties may submit written representation and supporting evidence to the MOC within 20 days from the date of announcement (i.e.10 December 2009) for their consideration. For details, please make reference to MOC notice at: http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/aarticle/b/c/200912/20091206661020.html (Chinese version only).
     

  4. For details of the initiation of the subject anti-dumping and countervailing investigation, please refer to CIC No. 286/2009 dated 2 June 2009 and CIC No. 291/2009 dated 8 June 2009.

ENQUIRIES

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

Yours faithfully,




(Ivan LO)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry