NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 176

1 DECEMBER 2009

Extracts from New Zealand Gazette, 26 November 2009, No. 171, pages 4129 and 4130

Economic Development

Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 1988

Reassessment of Anti-Dumping Duty: Galvanised Wire From Malaysia

Pursuant to section 14(6) of the Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 1988 (“the Act”), the Minister of Commerce, having carried out a reassessment of the anti-dumping duty applying to imports into New Zealand of galvanised wire from Malaysia, following the completion of a review under section 14(8) of the Act, and having determined a new rate of anti-dumping duty applicable to those goods, gives the following notice.

Notice

Title and commencement—(1) This notice may be cited as the “Reassessment of Anti-Dumping Duty: Galvanised Wire from Malaysia”.

(2) This notice replaces and supersedes all previous notices in relation to the subject goods described below in the First Schedule.

(3) Pursuant to section 17 of the Act, the reassessed anti-dumping duty, set out in the Second Schedule to this notice, shall apply to imports of the goods specified in the First Schedule with effect from the day after the date of this notice.

First Schedule
Subject Goods
Country of Origin
Malaysia.

Description of Goods
The subject goods that the reassessed anti-dumping duty rate applies to are described as:

Galvanised steel wire of high, medium and low tensile strength between (and including) 2mm and 4.5mm in diameter.

The goods are currently classified under Tariff Item 7217.20.10 and Statistical Keys 05L, 07G, 08E, 09C, 11E, 13A, 15H, 16F, 17D, 18B, 25E, 27A 28K, 29H, 31K, 33F, 35B, 36L, 37J and 39E, and Tariff Item 7217.20.90 and Statistical Keys 05D, 07L, 08J, 09G, 11J, 13E, 15A, 16K, 17H and 18F of the Tariff of New Zealand, which classifications are provided for convenience and Customs purposes only, the written description being dispositive.

Second Schedule
Amount of Anti-dumping Duty

The amount of anti-dumping duty to be paid on demand in respect of each importation of the subject goods imported shall be an ad valorem rate of 15 per cent.

The ad valorem (percentage) rate will apply to all imports of the subject goods from Malaysia (excluding those from RCI Wire Sdn. Bhd.), on the basis of the Customs’ value for duty (VFD) of the subject goods when imported into New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of November 2009.

HON SIMON POWER, Minister of Commerce.

Note: A non-confidential version of the final review and reassessment report, which contains details of the conclusions reached, is available from the Trade Rules, Remedies and Tariffs Group, Competition, Trade and Investment Branch, Ministry of Economic Development, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140.

Reassessment of Anti-Dumping Duty: Reinforcing Steel Bar and Coil From Thailand

Pursuant to section 14(6) of the Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 1988 (“the Act”), the Minister of Commerce, having carried out a reassessment of the anti-dumping duty applying to imports into New Zealand of reinforcing steel bar and coil from Thailand, and following the completion of a review under section 14(8) of the Act, and having determined a new rate of anti-dumping duty applicable to those goods, gives the following notice.

Notice

Title and commencement—(1) This notice may be cited as the “Reassessment of Anti-Dumping Duty: Reinforcing Steel Bar and Coil from Thailand”.

(2) This notice replaces and supersedes all previous notices in relation to the subject goods described below in the First Schedule.

(3) Pursuant to section 17 of the Act, the reassessed anti-dumping duty, set out in the Second Schedule to this notice, shall apply to imports of the goods specified in the First Schedule with effect from the day after the date of this notice.

First Schedule
Subject Goods
Country of Origin
Thailand.

Description of Goods
The subject goods that the reassessed anti-dumping duty rate applies to are described as:

Reinforcing steel bar and coil with a diameter equal to or greater than 5mm and less than or equal to 40mm.

The goods are currently classified under Tariff Item 7213.10.90 and Statistical Keys 01E and 09L, Tariff Item 7213.91.90 and Statistical Keys 01J, 05A and 09D, Tariff Item 7213.99.90 and Statistical Keys 01E, 05H and 09L, Tariff Item 7214.20.90 and Statistical Keys 01G and 05K, Tariff Item 7214.99.90 and Statistical Keys 01C, 03K, 11L, 13G and 21H, Tariff Item 7227.90.00 and Statistical Key 19H, Tariff Item 7228.30.00 and Statistical Key 19D, Tariff Item 7228.50.00 and Statistical Key 19A and Tariff Item 7228.60.00 and Statistical Key 19E of the Tariff of New Zealand, which classifications are provided for convenience and Customs purposes only, the written description being dispositive.

Second Schedule
Amount of Anti-dumping Duty

The amount of anti-dumping duty to be paid on demand in respect of each importation of the subject goods imported shall be an ad valorem rate of 28 per cent.

The ad valorem percentage rate will apply to all imports of the subject goods from Thailand on the basis of the value for duty (VFD) of the subject goods when imported into New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of November 2009.

HON SIMON POWER, Minister of Commerce.

Note: A non-confidential version of the Final Reassessment Report which contains details of the conclusions reached, is available from the Trade Rules, Remedies and Tariffs Group.