Pursuant to section 14(8) of the 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 initiated a review of the imposition of anti-dumping duty in respect of the goods described in the Schedule to this notice ("the goods").
This initiation follows the receipt of an application made
by the New Zealand industry providing positive evidence justifying the need for a review.
Anti-dumping duty was imposed on the goods as the result of an anti-dumping investigation in 2007.
The current rate of duty on the goods was published in
the New Zealand Gazette, 20 September 2007, No. 102, page 2759.
Schedule
Goods Subject to Review
Country of Origin
Malaysia
Description of Goods
Exercise books, note books, project books, sketch pads
and pads of a type intended for the purpose of writing/printing/drawing, suited primarily for primary,
post-primary schools and commercial sectors, having the following specifications:
HEIGHT: Not less than 75 millimetres ("mm") and not more than 450mm
WIDTH: Not less than 75mm and not more than 450mm
LEAF: Not less than 20 and not more than 300
PAGES: Not less than 40 and not more than 600
- Includes perforated or hole punched pages
- Can be printed/unprinted
- All colours
PAPER WEIGHT: Not less than 45 grams per square metre ("gsm") and not more than 150gsm
LINES: Ruled or un-ruled; print any colour
COVER: Can be hard or soft covered
- Pads, sketch and other types, may/may not be covered
- Can be printed/unprinted
BINDING: Stapled, sewn, glued or wire bound
The goods are classified under the following tariff items
and statistical keys: 4820.10.00 11H, 4820.10.00 21E, 4820.10.00 29L, 4820.00.00 00F, 4820.90.01 00H, 4820.90.09 01G and 4820.90.09 29G of the Tariff of
New Zealand, which classifications are provided for convenience and Customs purposes only, the written description being dispositive.
Dated at Wellington this 11th day of September 2012.
IAIN SOUTHALL, Acting Manager, Trade Rules, Remedies and Tariffs Group, Competition, Trade and Investment Branch, Economic Development Group, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
Invitation for Submissions
A copy of the non-confidential version of the Initiation Memorandum, which details the consideration of the application for initiation of a review, is available from
the Trade Rules, Remedies and Tariffs Group, Competition, Trade and Investment Branch, Economic Development Group, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140, or by email
traderem@med.govt.nz
or on the Ministry’s website
www.med.govt.nz
Interested parties are invited to make submissions in relation to the review at the address given above.