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

6 October 2011

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 607/2011

European Union (EU)* : Results of an Expiry Review of the Anti-dumping Measures on Imports of Bicycles Originating in the Mainland of China

Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 320/2010 of 13 July 2010, the Council of the EU has published a regulation announcing the decision to maintain the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of bicycles originating in the Mainland of China consequent to an expiry review. The regulation can be accessed through the following link :
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:261:0002:0018:EN:PDF.

DETAILS

2. Salient points are set out below –

(a) Product

Bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles, but excluding unicycles), not motorised, currently falling within CN codes ex 8712 00 10 (TARIC code 8712 00 10 90), 8712 00 30 and ex 8712 00 80 (TARIC code 8712 00 80 90).

(b) Rate of Duty

48.5% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty.

7 October 2011

(d) Duration

Five years

BACKGROUND

3. Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of bicycles originating in the mainland of China had been imposed since 10 September 1993 at a rate of 30.6% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty. Based on the findings of a circumvention investigation, with effect from 19 January 1997, the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of bicycles originating in the Mainland of China was extended to imports of certain bicycle parts originating in the Mainland of China.

4. Consequent to an expiry review, the duty had been extended for another five years since 15 July 2000. On the basis of an interim review, the subject anti-dumping duty has been increased from 30.6% to 48.5%, and imposed for a new five-year period since 15 July 2005. Consequent to another expiry review initiated in July 2010, the duty has been extended for a further five years with effect from 7 October 2011.

ENQUIRIES

5. 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

* 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.

Note ：

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