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Ref. : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
19 April 2021
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 261/2021
European Union (EU)* : Result of expiry review of anti-dumping measure on certain welded pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloyed steel originating in the Mainland of China
Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 225/2020 of 17 March 2020, the European Commission published an Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/635 on 19 April 2021 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain welded pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloyed steel originating in the Mainland of China following the expiry review. The Implementing Regulation is available at:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021R0635&from=EN.
2.Salient points of the regulation are set out below -
| (a) Product | : | Certain welded tubes and pipes, of iron or non-alloy steel, of circular cross-section and of an external diameter not exceeding 168.3 mm, excluding line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas, precision tubes and tubes and pipes with attached fittings suitable for conducting gases or liquids for use in civil aircraft, currently falling under CN codes ex 7306 30 41, ex 7306 30 49, ex 7306 30 72 and ex 7306 30 77 (TARIC codes 7306 30 41 20, 7306 30 49 20, 7306 30 72 80 and 7306 30 77 80), originating in the Mainland of China. |
| (b) Rate of Duty | : | 90.6% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty. |
| (c) Effective Date | : | 20 April 2021 |
3.For traders involved in the exports of the subject product from the Guangdong Province, please contact GONG Zhihong, Director of Trade Remedy and Industry Injury Investigation Division under the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, at 86 20 3881 6201. 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 5556.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Serena YUEN)
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.
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