Taxation notice 2020/37: countervailing duty on continuous filament glass fibre products originating in Egypt
Updated 12 March 2024
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This notice is published under regulation 96A(1) of the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
Transition of EU trade remedies measure
This notice gives effect to the EU trade remedies measure specified in Notice of Determination 2020/37: Countervailing duty on continuous filament glass fibre products originating in Egypt.
Duty amount and additional TAP codes
The additional amount of import duty (‘the countervailing duty’) applicable to the net, free-at-the-frontier price, before other amounts of import duty, of goods subject to duty (described below) originating in Egypt is specified in Table 1.
Table 1: Duty amount and additional TAP codes
| Overseas exporter | Duty amount | Additional TAP code |
|---|---|---|
| Jushi Egypt for Fiberglass Industry S.A.E. | 13.1% | C540 |
| All other overseas exporters (residual rate) | 13.1% | C999 |
Goods subject to duty
The duty specified in Table 1 applies to goods described, or imported under a commodity code specified, below.
Goods description
- chopped glass fibre strands, of a length of not more than 50mm
- glass fibre rovings, excluding glass fibre rovings which are impregnated and coated and have a loss on ignition of more than 3% (as determined by the ISO Standard 1887); and
- mats made of glass fibre filaments excluding mats of glass wool
Commodity codes
- 70 19 11 00 00
- 70 19 12 00 22
- 70 19 12 00 25
- 70 19 12 00 26
- 70 19 12 00 39
- 70 19 14 00
- 70 19 15 00
Imposition date
This notice takes effect, and the duty applies, on replacement of EU trade duty.
Expiry date
The duty applies until either a. 26 June 2025; or b. the date the Secretary of State specifies in a notice published under regulation 101C(2)(a) of the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
Note: Regulation 97C of the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 provides that a duty that would otherwise expire during a transition review continues to apply until the review concludes.
Duty subject to transition review
The duty applied by this notice is subject to a transition review under regulation 97(2)(b) Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
Information on investigations and reviews may be found on the Trade Remedies Service website.
The Rt Hon Liz Truss MP
Secretary of State for International Trade