Pursuant to section 17J(2) and section 17K(3) of the Trade (Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duties) Act 1988 (“Act”), I hereby give notice that, on completion of full review stage 2 in relation to the dumping of the goods described in Schedule 1 (subject goods), I have determined that continuing to impose an anti-dumping duty on the subject goods at the rates determined under section 17G(2)(a) of the Act is in the public interest (as defined in section 17H(2) of the Act), and I have continued the imposition of anti-dumping duty at the rates described in Schedule 2 in respect of the subject goods.

Schedule 1

Subject Goods

Country of Origin

Spain

Description of Goods

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

Peaches in preserving liquid, in containers up to and including 4.0kg.

The goods are currently classified under Tariff Item 2008.70.09 and Statistical Key 00L, which classification is provided for convenience and New Zealand Customs Service purposes only, the written description being dispositive.

Schedule 2

Rates of Anti-Dumping Duty

The rates of anti-dumping duty for the subject goods imported or intended to be imported into New Zealand from Spain shall be the rates listed below, calculated as a percentage of the declared New Zealand Customs value for duty of the subject goods.

Note: These rates of duty will come into force on 24 May 2022.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of May 2022.

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

Note: A copy of the non-confidential version of the Stage 2 Final Report, which contains details of the full 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/.