Commercial Information Circular

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

26 January 2023

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 89/2023

European Union (EU)* : Impending expiry of the anti-dumping measures on imports of certain pneumatic tyres, new or retreaded, of rubber, of a kind used for buses or lorries, with a load index exceeding 121 originating in the Mainland of China

Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 1024/2018 of 12 November 2018, the European Commission published a notice 2023/C 29/09 on 26 January 2023 concerning the impending expiry of the anti-dumping measures on imports of certain pneumatic tyres, new or retreaded, of rubber, of a kind used for buses or lorries, with a load index exceeding 121 originating in the Mainland of China. The notice is available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:JOC_2023_029_R_0009&from=EN.

2.The product concerned is certain pneumatic tyres, new or retreaded, of rubber, of a kind used for buses or lorries, with a load index exceeding 121, currently falling within CN codes 4011 20 90 and ex 4012 12 00 (TARIC code 4012 12 00 10). Unless a review is initiated in accordance with the procedure set out in the notice, the anti-dumping measures will expire at midnight of 23 October 2023.

3.Definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of the product originating in the Mainland of China have been imposed since 23 October 2018. The current rate of anti-dumping duty is EUR 4.48 per item (except for a number of companies with individual duty rates from EUR 0 to EUR 38.98 per item).

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.