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Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13

24 March 2011

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 187/2011

European Union (EU)* : Results of an Expiry Review of the Anti-dumping Measures on Imports of Tungsten Carbide, Tungsten Carbide Simply Mixed with Metallic Powder and Fused Tungsten Carbide Originating in the Mainland of China

Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 667/2009 of 30 December 2009, the Council of the EU has published a regulation announcing the decisions to maintain the anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of tungsten carbide, tungsten carbide simply mixed with metallic powder and fused tungsten carbide originating in the Mainland of China following an expiry review. The regulation can be accessed through the following link : http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:078:0001:0012:EN:PDF

DETAILS

2. Salient points are set out below –

(a) Product

Tungsten carbide, tungsten carbide simply mixed with metallic powder and fused tungsten carbide currently falling within CN codes 2849 90 30 and ex 3824 30 00 (*) (TARIC code 3824 30 00 10).

(*) The particles are irregular and not free flowing in contrast to 'ready to press powder' particles, which are spherical or granular shaped, homogeneous and free flowing. The lack of flowability can be measured and established by using a calibrated funnel e.g. a HALL flow meter according to ISO standard 4490.

(b) Rate of Duty

33% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty.

25 March 2011

(d) Duration

Five years

BACKGROUND

3. Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of tungsten carbide and fused tungsten carbide originating in the Mainland of China has been imposed since 10 April 1998 at a rate of 33% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty. On 8 April 2003, the Commission initiated an expiry review on the anti-dumping measures. Based on the results of the review investigations, the anti-dumping duty was maintained for another five years since 1 January 2005.

4. The Commission initiated a second expiry review on 30 December 2009. As a result of the review, the definitive anti-dumping duty is maintained for a further five years with effect from 25 March 2011.

ENQUIRIES

5. For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5350.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Karen CHAN)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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