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• Galvanised Wire: China

May 2004

Contents

• Type of Investigation
• Description of Goods
• Country of Origin
• History of Determination
• Minister's Decision
• Summary
  • Background
  • [Conclusion]
• Further Information

Type of Investigation

Dumping Investigation.

Description of Goods

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

Country of Origin

People's Republic of China

History of Determination

Minister's Decision

The Minister of Commerce was satisfied that there was insufficient evidence of dumping to justify proceeding with the investigation under section 11(1)(a) of the Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 1988 due to both actual and potential volumes of dumped imports from China being negligible.

Summary

Background

Based on an application from the New Zealand industry, the Ministry of Economic Development initiated a dumping investigation on 31 October 2003. The application alleged that galvanised wire from China and Malaysia was being imported at dumped prices and that this was threatening to cause material injury to the New Zealand industry in the near future.

[Conclusion]

The termination report concluded that:

• Due to negligible actual and potential volumes of dumped imports from China, there was insufficient evidence of dumping to justify proceeding with the investigation in relation to China.

Section 11(1)(a) of the Act provides that where the Minister is satisfied that there is insufficient evidence of dumping to justify proceeding with the investigation, the Minister shall terminate the investigation with respect to those goods.

On 29 March 2004 the Minister of Commerce terminated the investigation in relation to China.

The Minister of Commerce made a final determination in relation to imports from Malaysia on 27 April 2004.

Further Information

Any queries or requests for further information should be directed to the Trade Remedies Group on telephone +64-4-470 0030, or facsimile +64-4-499 8508. Enquiries by e-mail should be directed to traderem@med.govt.nz.

¹Notice to parties to investigation - Section 10A (1) of the Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 1988 ("the Act") provides that subject to subsection (2) of this section, within 150 days after the initiation of an investigation under section 10 of this Act, the Chief Executive shall give to the parties to the investigation referred to in section 9(b) of this Act written advice of the essential facts and conclusions that will likely form the basis for any final determination to be made under section 13 of this Act.