Pursuant to section 17J(2) of the Trade (Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duties) Act 1988 (“Act”), the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (“Minister”) gives the following notice.

Pursuant to section 17H of the Act, the chief executive of the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment completed full review stage 2 into whether the continued imposition of an anti-dumping duty on the goods described in Schedule 1 of this notice, at the rates set out in Schedule 2, is in the public interest; and pursuant to section 17I(4) of the Act provided a report of the findings of full review stage 2 to the Minister.

Pursuant to section 17J(1) and 17K(3) of the Act the Minister determined that continuing to impose an anti-dumping duty on the goods described in Schedule 1 of this notice, at the rates set out in Schedule 2 is in the public interest, and hereby gives notice of the continued imposition of the duty.

Schedule 1

Goods Subject to Review

Country of Origin

Malaysia

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 are:

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of December 2020.

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

Note: A copy of the Stage 2 Final Report, which contains details of the review 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/.