Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Notice of Initiation: Investigation of the Alleged Dumping of Galvanised Wire From China and Indonesia

Pursuant to section 10A of the Trade (Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duties) Act 1988, and acting under delegated authority from the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, I have started an investigation of the alleged dumping of the goods described in the Schedule of this notice (the subject goods). This initiation follows the acceptance of a properly documented application made by the New Zealand industry providing sufficient evidence justifying the need for investigation.

Schedule

Goods Subject to Investigation

Countries of Origin

The People’s Republic of China.

Indonesia.

Description of Goods

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

The goods are currently classified under the Tariff items and statistical keys outlined below. This classification is provided for convenience and Customs’ purposes only, the written description being dispositive.

7217.20.10 05L
7217.20.10 07G
7217.20.10 08E
7217.20.10 09C
7217.20.10 11E
7217.20.10 13A
7217.20.10 15H
7217.20.10 16F
7217.20.10 17D
7217.20.10 18B
7217.20.10 25E
7217.20.10 27A
7217.20.10 28K
7217.20.10 29H
7217.20.10 31K
7217.20.10 33F
7217.20.10 35B
7217.20.10 36L
7217.20.10 37J
7217.20.10 39E
7217.20.90 05D
7217.20.90 07L
7217.20.90 08J
7217.20.90 09G
7217.20.90 11J
7217.20.90 13E
7217.20.90 15A
7217.20.90 16K
7217.20.90 17H
7217.20.90 18F


Dated at Wellington this 25th day of May 2020.

PRUE WILLIAMS, Acting General Manager, Science, Innovation and International, Labour, Science and Enterprise.

Invitation for Submissions

A non-confidential version of the Initiation Report, which contains details of the consideration of an application for the initiation of investigations, is available from the Trade and International team, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, PO Box 1473, Wellington, or by emailing traderem@mbie.govt.nz, or on the Ministry’s website at https://www.mbie.govt.nz/business-and-employment/business/trade-and-tariffs/trade-remedies/trade-remedy-investigations/.

Interested parties are invited to make submissions in relation to the investigations at the address given above.