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

8 June 2015

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 464/2015

European Union (EU) * : Results of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures on imports of certain PSC wires and strands originating in the Mainland of China

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 418/2014 of 9 May 2014, the European Commission has published an implementing regulation to maintain the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of certain pre- and post-stressing wires and wire strands of non-alloy steel (PSC wires and strands) originating in the Mainland of China following an expiry review. The implementing regulation can be accessed through the following link:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:JOL_2015_139_R_0002&from=EN.

DETAILS

2.Salient points are set out below:

(a) Product	:	Not plated or not coated wire of non-alloy steel, wire of non-alloy steel plated or coated with zinc and stranded wire of non-alloy steel whether or not plated or coated with not more than 18 wires, containing by weight 0.6% or more of carbon, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 3 mm, currently falling within CN codes ex 7217 10 90, ex 7217 20 90, ex 7312 10 61, ex 7312 10 65 and ex 7312 10 69 (TARIC codes 7217 10 90 10, 7217 20 90 10, 7312 10 61 11, 7312 10 61 91, 7312 10 65 11, 7312 10 65 91, 7312 10 69 11 and 7312 10 69 91) and originating in the Mainland of China. Galvanised (but not with any further coating material) seven wire strands in which the diameter of the central wire is identical to or less than 3% greater than the diameter of any of the 6 other wires shall not be covered by the definitive anti-dumping duty
(b) Rate of Duty	:	46.2% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty (except for a number of companies with individual duty rates ranging from 0% to 31.1%)
(c) Effective Date	:	6 June 2015
(d) Duration	:	5 years

BACKGROUND

3.Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain PSC wires and strands originating in the Mainland of China has been imposed since 14 May 2009 and the duty in force is 46.2% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty (except for two companies whose individual duty rates are 0% and 31.1% respectively). Consequent to a partial interim review initiated in 2011, the scope of the products subject to the concerned anti-dumping duty has been clarified and amended with effect from 27 October 2012. On 8 May 2014, the European Commission initiated an expiry review.

ENQUIRIES

4.For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5684.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Stella CHAN)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU member countries are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, 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.