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Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
16 May 2011
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 283/2011
European Union (EU)* : Imposition of a Definitive Anti-dumping Duty on Imports of Coated Fine Paper Originating in the Mainland of China
Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 527/2010 of 17 November 2010, the Council of the EU has published a regulation to impose a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of coated fine paper originating in the Mainland of China. The regulation can be accessed through the following link : http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:128:0001:0017:EN:PDF.
DETAILS
2. Salient points are set out below –
(a) Product | : | Coated fine paper, which is paper or paperboard coated on one or both sides (excluding kraft paper or kraft paperboard), in either sheets or rolls, and with a weight of 70 g/m2 or more but not exceeding 400 g/m2 and brightness of more than 84 (measured according to ISO 2470-1), currently falling within CN codes ex 4810 13 20, ex 4810 13 80, ex 4810 14 20, ex 4810 14 80, ex 4810 19 10, ex 4810 19 90, ex 4810 22 10, ex 4810 22 90, ex 4810 29 30, ex 4810 29 80, ex 4810 99 10, ex 4810 99 30 and ex 4810 99 90 (TARIC codes 4810 13 20 20, 4810 13 80 20, 4810 14 20 20, 4810 14 80 20, 4810 19 10 20, 4810 19 90 20, 4810 22 10 20, 4810 22 90 20, 4810 29 30 20, 4810 29 80 20, 4810 99 10 20, 4810 99 30 20 and 4810 99 90 20). |
(b) Rate of Duty | : | 27.1% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty (except for four companies whose individual duty rates range from 8% to 35.1%). |
(c) Effective Date | : | 15 May 2011 |
(d) Duration | : | 5 years |
ENQUIRIES
3. For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5684.
Yours faithfully,
(Alex LI)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
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