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

14 October 2020

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 747/2020

European Union (EU)* : Impending expiry of anti-dumping measures on molybdenum wires originating in the Mainland of China

Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 541/2016 of 30 June 2016, the European Commission published a notice 2020/C 327/08 on 5 October 2020 concerning the impending expiry of the anti-dumping measures on imports of molybdenum wires originating in the Mainland of China.  The notice is available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52020XC1005(02)&from=EN.

2.The product concerned is molybdenum wire, containing by weight at least 99.95% of molybdenum, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1.35mm but does not exceed 4.0mm, currently falling within CN code ex 8102 96 00 (TARIC codes 8102 96 00 11 and 8102 96 00 19).  Unless a review is initiated in accordance with the procedure set out in the notice, the anti-dumping duty will expire at midnight of 30 June 2021.

3.Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the product originating in the Mainland of China has been imposed since 30 June 2016.  The current rate of anti-dumping duty is 64.3% 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.