Commercial Information Circular
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Ref. : EIC 294/3
3 February 2023
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 110/2023
United Kingdom (UK) : Initiation of a transition review of the anti-dumping measure on imports of certain corrosion resistant steels originating in the Mainland of China
The UK Government published a notice on 2 February 2023 initiating a transition review of the anti-dumping measure on imports of certain corrosion resistant steels originating in the Mainland of China. The notice is available at: https://www.trade-remedies.service.gov.uk/public/case/TD0031/submission/cf47ab29-e0b4-45db-a70b-78b12aa52682/.
2.The product under review is flat-rolled products of iron or alloy steel or non-alloy steel; plated or coated by hot dip galvanisation with zinc and/or aluminium and/or magnesium, whether or not alloyed with silicon; chemically passivated; with or without any additional surface treatment such as oiling or sealing; containing by weight: not more than 0.5% of carbon, not more than 1.1% of aluminium, not more than 0.12% of niobium, not more than 0.17% of titanium and not more than 0.15% of vanadium; presented in coils, cut-to-length sheets and narrow strips, currently falling under UK Global Tariff commodity codes 72 10 41 00 20, 72 10 41 00 30, 72 10 49 00 20, 72 10 49 00 30, 72 10 61 00 20, 72 10 61 00 30, 72 10 69 00 20, 72 10 69 00 30, 72 10 90 80 92, 72 12 30 00 20, 72 12 30 00 30, 72 12 50 61 20, 72 12 50 61 30, 72 12 50 69 20, 72 12 50 69 30, 72 12 50 90 14, 72 12 50 90 92, 72 25 92 00 20, 72 25 92 00 30, 72 25 99 00 22, 72 25 99 00 23, 72 25 99 00 41, 72 25 99 00 92, 72 25 99 00 93, 72 26 99 30 10, 72 26 99 30 30, 72 26 99 70 13, 72 26 99 70 93 and 72 26 99 70 94. The following products are excluded: of stainless steel, of silicon-electrical steel, and of high-speed steel; and not further worked than hot-rolled or cold-rolled (cold-reduced).
3.All interested parties may register their interest in the review by 17 February 2023 via the Trade Remedies Service at: https://www.trade-remedies.service.gov.uk/. They may submit comments on any issues relevant to the review and request a hearing through the Trade Remedies Service.
4.For traders involved in the exports of the subject product from the Guangdong Province, please contact ZHENG Jingmin, Director of Trade Remedy and Industry Injury Investigation Division under the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, at 86 20 3881 9797. 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.
5.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at 2398 5684.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Tracy MAK)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
Note: While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.