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

6 October 2021

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 698/2021

European Union (EU)* : Impending expiry of the anti-dumping and countervailing measures on certain coated fine paper originating in the Mainland of China

Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 581/2017 of 7 July 2017, the European Commission published two notices 2021/C 398/11 and 2021/C 398/12 on 1 October 2021 concerning the impending expiry of the anti-dumping and countervailing measures on imports of certain coated fine paper originating in the Mainland of China. The notices are available at:

2021/C 398/11: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52021XC1001(03)&from=EN

2021/C 398/12: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52021XC1001(04)&from=EN

2.The product concerned is certain coated fine paper which is paper or paperboard coated on one or both sides (excluding kraft paper or kraft paperboard), in either sheets or rolls, and with a weight of 70 g/m2 or more but not exceeding 400 g/m2 and brightness of more than 84 (measured according to ISO 2470-1), currently falling within CN codes ex 4810 13 00, ex 4810 14 00, ex 4810 19 00, ex 4810 22 00, ex 4810 29 30, ex 4810 29 80, ex 4810 99 10 and ex 4810 99 80 (TARIC codes 4810 13 00 20, 4810 14 00 20, 4810 19 00 20, 4810 22 00 20, 4810 29 30 20, 4810 29 80 20, 4810 99 10 20 and 4810 99 80 20). Unless a review is initiated in accordance with the procedure set out in the notice, the anti-dumping and countervailing measures will expire at midnight of 5 July 2022.

3.Definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of the product originating in the Mainland of China have been imposed since 15 May 2011. The current rate of anti-dumping duty is 27.1% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty (except for a number of companies with individual duty rates from 8.0% to 35.1%). The current rate of countervailing duty is 12% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty (except for a number of companies with individual duty rates from 4.0% to 12%).

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.