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

24 August 2021

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 611/2021

European Union (EU)* : Impending expiry of the anti-dumping measures on certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron (other than cast iron) or steel (other than stainless steel), of circular cross section, of an external diameter exceeding 406.4mm, originating in the Mainland of China

Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 393/2017 of 18 May 2017, the European Commission published a notice 2021/C 337/05 on 23 August 2021 concerning the impending expiry of the anti-dumping measures on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron (other than cast iron) or steel (other than stainless steel), of circular cross section, of an external diameter exceeding 406.4mm, originating in the Mainland of China. The notice is available at:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52021XC0823(02)&from=EN.

2.The product concerned is certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron (other than cast iron) or steel (other than stainless steel), of circular cross section, of an external diameter exceeding 406.4 mm, currently falling within CN codes 7304 19 90, ex 7304 29 90, 7304 39 98 and 7304 59 99 (TARIC code 7304 29 90 90). Unless a review is initiated in accordance with the procedure set out in the notice, the anti-dumping measures will expire at midnight of 13 May 2022.

3.Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the product originating in the Mainland of China has been imposed since 13 May 2017. The current rate of anti-dumping duty is 54.9% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty (except for a number of companies with individual duty rates from 29.2% to 54.9%).

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.