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.

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.