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

1 April 2020

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 275/2020

European Union (EU)* : Impending expiry of anti-dumping measures on tube and pipe fittings of iron or steel originating in the Mainland of China

Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 1007/2015 of 29 October 2015, the European Commission published a notice 2020/C 38/02 concerning the impending expiry of the anti-dumping measures on imports of tube and pipe fittings of iron or steel originating in the Mainland of China. The notice is available at:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52020XC0205(01)&from=EN.

2.The product concerned is tube and pipe fittings (other than cast fittings, flanges and threaded fittings), of iron or steel (not including stainless steel) with a greatest external diameter not exceeding 609.6 mm, of a kind used for butt-welding or other purposes, currently falling within CN codes ex 7307 93 11, ex 7307 93 19 and ex 7307 99 80 (TARIC codes 7307 93 11 91, 7307 93 11 93, 7307 93 11 94, 7307 93 11 95, 7307 93 11 99, 7307 93 19 91, 7307 93 19 93, 7307 93 19 94, 7307 93 19 95, 7307 93 19 99, 7307 99 80 92, 7307 99 80 93, 7307 99 80 94, 7307 99 80 95 and 7307 99 80 98). Unless a review is initiated in accordance with the procedure set out in the notice, the anti-dumping duty will expire at midnight of 29 October 2020.

3.Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the product originating in the Mainland of China has been imposed since 29 October 2015. The current rate of anti-dumping duty is 58.6% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty.

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

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Ronnie CHUI)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU comprises of 27 member countries, namely, 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 and Sweden. The United Kingdom (UK) withdrew from the EU with effect from 31 January 2020, and has entered an implementation period which is due to last until 31 December 2020. During the implementation period, the EU law will continue to apply in the UK generally.