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Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
25 August 2004
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 207/2004
European Union (EU)* : Imposition of a Definitive Anti-dumping Duty on Imports of Polyethylene Terephthalate Originating in, inter alia, the Mainland of China
Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 56/2004 of 4 March 2004, the Council of the
EU has published a regulation to impose a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of polyethylene terephthalate originating in, inter alia, the mainland of China. A copy of the regulation is at Attachment (pdf format) for reference. Salient points are set out below-
(a) Product | : | Polyethylene terephthalate having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higher, according to the ISO Standard 1628-5, classified under CN code 3907 60 20. |
(b) Rate of Duty | : | EUR 184 per tonne (except for eight companies with individual duty rates ranging from EUR 0 to EUR 184 per tonne). |
(c) Effective Date | : | 20 August 2004 |
(d) Collection of Provisional Duty | : | Amounts secured by way of the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed since 22 February 2004 will be definitively collected at the rate of the definitive anti-dumping duty. Any amount secured in excess of the definitive duty rate will be released. |
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For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned
at telephone number 2398 5351.
Yours faithfully,
(Ricky CHENG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
*The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.- 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.