Pursuant to section 13(1) of the Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 1988 (“Act”), I hereby give notice that I have made a final determination that, the subject goods described in the Schedule to this notice (“subject goods”):

1. are subsidised only to de minimis levels; and
2. that by reason thereof the subsidisation is not causing material injury to the domestic industry.

Therefore countervailing duties will not be imposed.

Schedule

Goods Subject to Determination

Country of Origin

People’s Republic of China.

Description of Goods

Galvanised steel coil with a thickness equal to or greater than 0.3mm and less than or equal to 1.9mm and a width greater than 600mm but not greater than 1260mm, with a hot dipped galvanised (zinc) coating.

The subject goods are classified under Tariff Item 7210.49.31 and Statistical Keys 43, 45, 47, 49, and 53 of the Tariff of New Zealand, which classification is provided for convenience and Customs’ purposes only, the written description being dispositive.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of July 2017.

Hon JACQUI DEAN, Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

Note: A copy of the non-confidential version of the Final Report, which contains details of the investigation and the conclusions reached, is available on the website of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment: www.mbie.govt.nz/info-services/business/trade-tariffs/trade-remedies/dumping-of-imported-goods/investigations-into-goods-dumping-or-subsidisation.