Commercial Information Circular
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Ref. : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
4 July 2023
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 451/2023
European Union (EU)* : Imposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty on imports of stainless steel refillable kegs originating in the Mainland of China
Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 45/2023 of 13 January 2023, the European Commission published an Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1404 on 4 July 2023 to impose a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collect the provisional duty on imports of stainless steel refillable kegs originating in the Mainland of China. The Implementing Regulation is available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32023R1404.
2.Salient points of the regulation are set out below -
| (a) Product | : | Kegs, vessels, drums, tanks, casks and similar containers, refillable, of stainless steel, commonly known as 'stainless steel refillable kegs', with bodies approximately cylindrical in shape, with a wall thickness of 0.5 mm or more, of a kind used for material other than liquefied gas, crude oil, and petroleum products, of a capacity of 4.5 litres or more, regardless of the type of finish, gauge, or stainless steel grade, whether or not with additional components (extractors, necks, chimes or any other component), whether or not painted or coated with other materials, currently falling under CN codes ex 7310 10 00 and ex 7310 29 90 (TARIC codes 7310 10 00 10 and 7310 29 90 10) and originating in the Mainland of China, excluding necks, spears, couplers or taps, collars, valves and other components imported separately |
| (b) Rate of duty | : | 69.6% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty (except for a number of companies with individual duty rates from 62.6% to 66.7%) |
| (c) Effective date | : | 5 July 2023 |
| (c) Collection of duty | : | The amounts secured by way of the provisional anti-dumping duty under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/100 shall be definitively collected. The amounts secured in excess of the definitive rates of the anti-dumping duty shall be released. |
3.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.
4.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
* 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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| Note 2 | "Regulatory Alert - EU" of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations. It is available at: https://research.hktdc.com/en/regulatory-alerts/eu. |