Taxation notice 2020/03: anti-dumping duty on certain pre- and post-stressing wires and wire strands of non-alloy steel (PSC wires and strands) originating in the People's Republic of China
Published 31 December 2020
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This public notice was superseded on 2 August 2021 by trade remedies notice 2021/07: anti-dumping duty on PSC wires and strands from China (revocation).
This notice is published under regulation 96A(1) of the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
Transition of EU trade remedies measure
This notice gives effect to the EU trade remedies measure specified in Notice of Determination 2020/03: Anti-dumping duty on certain pre- and post-stressing wires and wire strands of non-alloy steel (PSC wires and strands) originating in the People’s Republic of China.
Duty amount and additional TAP codes
The additional amount of import duty (“the anti-dumping duty”) applicable to the net, free-at-the-frontier price, before other amounts of import duty, of goods subject to duty (described below) originating in the People’s Republic of China is specified in Table 1.
Table 1: Duty amount and additional TAP codes
| Overseas exporter | Duty amount | Additional TAP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Kiswire Qingdao, Ltd, Qingdao | Nil | A899 |
| Ossen Innovation Materials Co. Joint Stock Company Ltd, Maanshan | 31.1% | A952 |
| Ossen Jiujiang Steel Wire Cable Co. Ltd, Jiujiang | 31.1% | A952 |
| All other overseas exporters (residual amount) | 46.2% | A999 |
Declaration required to qualify for duty amount
In order to qualify for the duty amount applicable to goods produced by an overseas exporter specified in Table 1, a valid commercial invoice with an accompanying declaration must be presented to HMRC on importation of the goods. The text of the declaration is set out in the Annex.
If an invoice is not presented, or the declaration is not made, the residual amount is the duty amount applicable to the goods.
The duty specified in Table 1 applies to goods described, or imported under a commodity code specified, below.
Goods description
The goods descriptions are:
- not plated or not coated wire of non-alloy steel, wire of non-alloy steel plated or coated with zinc and stranded wire of non-alloy steel whether or not plated or coated with not more than 18 wires, containing by weight 0.6% or more of carbon, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 3mm
- galvanised (but not with any further coating material) 7-wire strands in which the diameter of the central wire is identical to or less than 3% greater than the diameter of any of the 6 other wires are excluded
Commodity codes
- 72 17 10 90 10
- 72 17 20 90 10
- 73 12 10 61 91
- 73 12 10 65 91
- 73 12 10 69 91
Imposition date
This notice takes effect, and the duty applies, on replacement of EU trade duty.
Expiry date
The duty applies until either:
- 30 days after replacement of EU trade duty (if the duty is revoked following transition review); or
- the date the Secretary of State specifies in a notice published under regulation 101C(2)(a) of the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
Note: Regulation 97C of the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 provides that a duty that would otherwise expire during a transition review continues to apply until the review concludes.
Duty subject to transition review
The duty applied by this notice is subject to a transition review, initiated on 30 July 2020, under regulation 97(2)(b) Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
Information on investigations and reviews may be found on the Trade Remedies Service website.
The Rt Hon Liz Truss MP
Secretary of State for International Trade
Annex: Declaration required to qualify for specified overseas exporter duty amount
The following declaration must be completed, dated and signed by an official of the entity issuing the valid commercial invoice who is identifiable by name and function:
“I, the undersigned, certify that the [volume] of [goods] sold for export to the United Kingdom included in this invoice was produced by [company name and address] ([TAP additional code]) in [country]. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.
Date:
Signature:
Name (printed):”
Note: If an invoice is not presented, or the declaration is not made, the residual amount is the duty amount applicable to the goods.