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Trade and Industry Department The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Brand Hong Kong - Asia world city

Commercial Information Circular

24-hour hotline : 23 922 922

e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk

Ref. : EIC 294/3

31 March 2023

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 249/2023

United Kingdom (UK) : Initiation of a transition review of the anti-dumping measure on imports of steel ropes and cables originating in the Mainland of China

The UK Government published a notice on 30 March 2023 initiating a transition review of the anti-dumping measure on imports of steel ropes and cables originating in the Mainland of China, including consignments from, whether or not declared as originating in, Morocco or Korea. The notice is available at: https://www.trade-remedies.service.gov.uk/public/case/TD0034/submission/0f5990f9-590e-41d5-bcd0-62a8cf439da8/.

2.The product under review is steel ropes and cables including locked coil ropes, excluding ropes and cables of stainless steel, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 3mm, currently falling under UK Global Tariff commodity codes 73 12 10 81 12, 73 12 10 81 13, 73 12 10 81 19, 73 12 10 83 12, 73 12 10 83 13, 73 12 10 83 19, 73 12 10 85 12, 73 12 10 85 13, 73 12 10 85 19, 73 12 10 89 12, 73 12 10 89 13, 73 12 10 89 19, 73 12 10 98 12, 73 12 10 98 13 and 73 12 10 98 19.

3.All interested parties may register their interest in the review by 17 April 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.