Pursuant to section 10D(4) of the Trade (Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duties) Act 1988 (“Act”) the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (“Minister”) gives the following notice.

On 16 November 2020:

• Pursuant to section 10C of the Act, the chief executive of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (“chief executive”) completed an investigation step 1, and found that certain of the goods described in Schedule 1 (“subject goods”), when imported from China, are dumped and that material injury to an industry has been or is being caused because of the dumping, but that the subject goods, when imported from some Chinese suppliers and all imports from Indonesia, are not dumped and material injury to an industry has not been or is not being caused because of dumping of such goods.

On 21 November 2020:

• Pursuant to section 10D(1) of the Act the Minister determined, in relation to certain of the subject goods when imported from China, that the goods are dumped and material injury to an industry has been and is being caused because of the dumping (affirmative determination); and determined that in relation to the subject goods when imported from some Chinese suppliers and all imports from Indonesia, that the goods are not dumped and material injury to an industry has not been and is not being caused because of dumping of such goods (negative determination).
• Pursuant to section 10D(2)(a) of the Act, having made an affirmative determination under section 10D(1) with regard to imports of certain of the subject goods from China, the Minister determined the rates of anti-dumping duty that will form the basis for an investigation step 2, applicable to the subject goods on the basis set out in Schedule 2.
• Pursuant to section 10D(2)(b) of the Act, the Minister directed the chief executive to immediately start an investigation step 2 in accordance with sections 10F and 10G of the Act.
• Pursuant to section 10D(3) of the Act, having made a negative determination under section 10D(1) with regard to imports of the subject goods from China supplied by Bekaert (Qingdao) Wire Products Ltd, Tianjin Bluekin Industries Ltd and Ocean King Industries Ltd; and all imports of the subject goods from Indonesia, the Minister terminated the investigation under section 11 of the Act.
• Pursuant to section 16 of the Act, and having made a negative determination under section 10D(1) with regard to imports of the subject goods from China supplied by Bekaert (Qingdao) Wire Products Ltd, and in accordance with section 16(3)(b) of the Act, the provisional direction given on 26 August 2020 in respect of those goods under section 16(1) ceased to have effect from the date of the Minister’s negative determination.

Schedule 1

Goods Subject to Investigation

Country of Origin

China, Indonesia

Description of Goods

The subject goods that this notice applies to are described as:

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

The subject goods also exclude galvanised wire covered with PVC (polyvinyl chloride).

The goods are currently classified under the following tariff items ex 7217.20.10 and ex 7217.20.90 of the Tariff of New Zealand, which classification is provided for convenience and Customs purposes only, the written description being dispositive.

Schedule 2

Amount of Anti-dumping Duty

The rates of anti-dumping duty to form the basis for investigation step 2 in respect of the subject goods imported or intended to be imported into New Zealand from China shall be the rates listed below, calculated as a percentage of the declared New Zealand Customs value for duty of the subject goods.

No duty applies in respect of the subject goods imported from Indonesia.

Dated at Dunedin this 21st day of November 2020.

Hon Dr DAVID CLARK, Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

Note: A copy of the non-confidential version of the Step 1 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/business-and-employment/business/trade-and-tariffs/trade-remedies/trade-remedy-investigations/.