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Commercial Information Circular

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

14 February 2018

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 179/2018

European Union (EU)* : Imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain cast iron articles originating in the Mainland of China

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 723/2017 of 22 August 2017, the European Commission has published an implementing regulation to impose a definitive anti‑dumping duty on imports of certain cast iron articles originating in the Mainland of China.  The regulation is available at:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32018R0140&from=EN. 

2.Salient points of the regulation are set out below -

(a) Product Concerned : Certain articles of lamellar graphite cast iron (grey iron) or spheroidal graphite cast iron (also known as ductile cast iron), and parts thereof currently falling within CN codes ex 7325 10 00 (TARIC code 7325 10 00 31) and ex 7325 99 10 (TARIC code 7325 99 10 51)

These articles are of a kind used to: 

  • cover ground or sub-surface systems, and/or openings to ground or sub-surface systems, and 
  • give access to ground or sub-surface systems and/or provide view to ground or sub-surface systems. 

The articles may be machined, coated, painted and/or fitted with other materials such as but not limited to concrete, paving slabs, or tiles. 

The following product types are excluded from the definition of the product concerned: 

  • channel gratings and cast tops subject to standard EN 1433, to be fitted as a component on channels in polymer, plastic, galvanised steel or concrete allowing surface water to flow into the channel, 
  • floor drains, roof drains, cleanouts and covers for cleanouts, subject to standard EN 1253, 
  • step irons, lifting keys, and fire hydrants.
(b) Rate of Duty : 38.1% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty (except for a number of companies with individual duty rates from 15.5% to 38.1%)
(c) Effective Date : 31 January 2018
(d) Duration : 5 years

3.For traders involved in the exports of the subject product from the Guangdong Province, please contact Yue Yang, Director of Trade Remedy Division under the Fair Trade Bureau of the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, at 8620 3881 9083.  The Division is responsible for, among others, guiding and coordinating enterprises in Guangdong Province in responding to anti‑dumping investigations against products from the province.

4.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at 2398 5350.

Yours faithfully,

(Y K So)
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.

Note 1 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.
Note 2 The biweekly newsletter "Regulatory Alert - EU" of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations. It is available at:
http://economists-pick-research.hktdc.com/business-news/subindex/en/Regulatory-Alert-EU/1X2ZT68A/1/0.htm.