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Ref : CR EIC 744/2/3
17 July 1999
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 107/99
South Africa : Imposition of Definitive Anti-Dumping Duty on Imports of Blankets of Acrylic Fibre or Blankets Partially Containing Acrylic Fibre Originating in the Mainland of China or Originating in the Mainland of China and Exported from Hong Kong
Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 64/98 of 15 May 1998, the Department has received information that the Board on Tariffs and Trade of South Africa has announced in its Government Gazette imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of blankets of acrylic fibre or blankets partially containing acrylic fibre (acrylic blankets) originating in the mainland of China or originating in the mainland of China and exported from Hong Kong. A copy of the Government Gazette is appended (pdf format) to this circular for reference. Details are set out below.
DETAILS
| 2. | (a) | Product Coverage : | Blankets of acrylic fibres, classifiable under tariff subheading 6301 40 and blankets containing acrylic fibre, classifiable under tariff subheading 6301 90. Electric blankets are excluded from the anti-dumping measures. |
| (b) | Rate of Duty: | R20.55/kg for products originating in the mainland of China or originating in the mainland of China and exported from Hong Kong (except for one company at R13.09/kg) | |
| (c) | Effective Date: | 18 June 1999 |
Background
| 3. | South Africa initiated the investigation on 4 April 1998. Povisional anti-dumping duty at a rate of R30/kg was imposed on acrylic blankets originating in the mainland of China or originating in the mainland of China and exported from Hong Kong on 18 December 1998. |
ENQUIRIES
| 4. | For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5351. |
Yours faithfully,
(Thomas CHEUNG)
for Director-General of Trade
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.