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

1. are subsidised only to de minimis levels
2. and 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

Steel reinforcing bar and coil with a diameter equal or greater than 5mm.

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of March 2018.

Hon KRIS FAAFOI, 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.