On 21 December 2002, I made a final determination that, in relation to the importation or intended importation of the goods specified in the First Schedule to this notice ("the subject goods"):
(a) the subject goods are being dumped; and
(b) by reason thereof, material injury to the New Zealand industry has been caused.
Notice is hereby given that, acting pursuant to sections 14 (1) and (4) of the Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 1988,
I have determined the amount of anti-dumping duty to be imposed on the subject goods to be the amount set out in the Second Schedule to this notice and detailed in the Third and Fourth Schedules to this notice.
First Schedule
Goods Subject to Determination
Country of Origin
South Africa
Description of Goods
Galvanised steel wire of high, medium and low tensile strength between 2mm and 4.5mm in diameter, but EXCLUDING
the following:
galvanised steel spring wire AS1472 exceeding 4.00mm 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 classification is 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 galvanised wire, imported or intended to be imported into New Zealand from South Africa, shall be:
A. For subject goods from the suppliers and exporters listed in the Third Schedule to this notice, for which the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Economic Development has established Non-Injurious-Free-On-Board or Normal Value (Value For Duty Equivalent) amounts, the amount by which the Non-Injurious-Free-On-Board amount or Normal Value (Value For Duty Equivalent) amount exceeds the New Zealand Value For Duty of the goods when entered for home consumption.
B. For all other suppliers of subject goods, the rate of duty set out in the Fourth Schedule to this notice.
Third Schedule
List of Suppliers and Exporters
Suppliers and exporters for which Non-Injurious-Free-On-Board and Normal Value (Value For Duty Equivalent) amounts have been established, and the amounts, are as follows:
Category 1 Category 2 Category 3
Greater than or equal
to 2.0mm but less than 2.5mm (per kg) Greater than or equal
to 2.5mm but less than 4.0mm (per kg) Greater than or equal to 4.0mm but less than or equal to 4.5mm (per kg)
Independent Galvanising (Pty) Limited * * *
Consolidated Wire Industries (Pty) Limited * * *
Cape Gate Export Dvn (Pty) Limited ** ** **
*Normal Value (Value For Duty Equivalent) amount in South African Rands.
**Non-Injurious-Free-On-Board amount in NZ dollars.
1. The Normal Value (Value for Duty Equivalent) amounts for exports by Consolidated Wire Industries (Pty) Limited and Independent Galvanising (Pty) Limited are confidential. The New Zealand Customs Service holds the confidential Normal Value (Value for Duty Equivalent) amounts.
2. Suppliers and exporters for which a specific duty amount has not been established may lodge a request for a reassessment, backed by the necessary supporting evidence, that either Non-Injurious-Free-On-Board or Normal Value (Value for Duty Equivalent) amounts be established.
Fourth Schedule
Rate of Duty for Other Suppliers
The rates of duty established for other suppliers (except African Gabions (Pty) Limited and Finmesa Investment Corporation), calculated as an ad valorem percentage of the declared value for duty of the subject goods, is as follows:
Category 1 Category 2 Category 3
Greater than or equal
to 2.0mm but less than 2.5mm (per kg) Greater than or equal
to 2.5mm but less than 4.0mm (per kg) Greater than or equal to 4.0mm but less than or equal to 4.5mm (per kg)
Other Suppliers (except African Gabions (Pty) Limited and Finmesa Investment Corporation) 39% 31% 22%
Dated at Wellington this 21st day of January 2003.
LIANNE DALZIEL, Minister of Commerce.
A copy of the non-confidential version of the Final Report, which contains details of the investigation and the conclusions reached, is available from the Manager, Trade Remedies Group, Ministry of Economic Development, P.O. Box 1473, Wellington.