Notice

Trade remedies notice 2024/02: scope review of countervailing duty on certain continuous filament glass fibre products originating from Egypt

Updated 12 March 2024

This public notice was published on 12 March 2024 with effect from the day after the date of publication.

This public notice is published by the Secretary of State under section 13 of the Taxation (Cross Border Trade) Act 2018 (see para 3(e)(i) of Schedule 3) and in accordance with regulation 76(5) of the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the ‘Regulations’).

The public notice:

• relates to continuous filament glass fibre products originating from Egypt (the ‘goods’ it relates to, are described under the heading ‘goods description’ below)
• gives effect to the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) recommendation to vary the goods to which the countervailing measure is applicable by excluding the goods known as ‘mats made of glass fibre filaments’
• this notice varies the effect of the Taxation Notice 2020/37

Variation of countervailing duty

This notice does not vary or otherwise affect the level of duty or the period for which the countervailing measure, given effect to by Taxation Notice 2020/37, has effect in relation to continuous filament glass fibre products that remain in scope of the measure.

Goods description

Goods subject to countervailing duty

From 13 March 2024, the goods that will remain subject to the countervailing measure are:

• 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)

Categories of the product subject to the countervailing duty are imported into the UK under the following UK Global Tariff (UKGT) commodity codes will be as follows:

• 7019 11 00 00
• 7019 12 00 22
• 7019 12 00 25
• 7019 12 00 26
• 7019 12 00 39

Amendment of the countervailing duty on glass mats

Goods no longer subject to countervailing duty from 13 March 2024, the countervailing measure no longer applies to ‘mats made of glass fibre filaments’. The countervailing duty on ‘mats made of glass fibre filaments’ is amended from 13 March 2024.

The description of the goods to which removal of the measure applies is ‘mats made of glass fibre filaments excluding mats of glass wool’. This product was classified under the following UK general tariff commodity code:

• 7019 14 00 10
• 7019 14 00 90
• 7019 15 00 10
• 7019 15 00 90

Scope review SC0039: scope review of countervailing duties on imports of continuous filament glass fibre products originating from Egypt

On 7 July 2023 the TRA initiated a scope review of the countervailing duty on continuous filament glass fibre products originating from Egypt (Notice of Initiation SC0039).

Summary of the scope review

The TRA conducted the scope review in accordance with regulation 74(1) of the Regulations.

In accordance with regulation 74(4) of the Regulations, the TRA considered the relationship between the goods subject to review and the like goods in the domestic market in the United Kingdom; the impact, or potential impact, of any change in scope on the intended effects of the countervailing amount; whether any prejudice could be caused to the interests of any interested party or contributor; and whether the application of rules of customs would resolve the issues raised by the review applicant.

The TRA also considered whether injury to UK producers of glass fibre was likely to occur if the countervailing measure was no longer applied (the ‘likelihood of injury assessment’).

One domestic importer, one domestic producer, 2 domestic trade associations, one overseas exporter and one foreign government participated in the scope review.

TRA assessed the scope of the transition review under regulations 74(4) of the Regulations. This assessment concluded that, on the basis that glass fibre mats are not produced in the UK and the lack of planned production in the UK, there would be no prejudice caused to interested parties or contributors and varying the description of the goods to remove mats from the scope of the measure would not undermine the intended effects of the countervailing amount.

Further information on the investigation can be found on the TRA’s public file.

Recommendation of the TRA

The TRA recommended to the Secretary of State of Business and Trade that the description of the goods to which the countervailing amount applies should be varied to exclude the goods known as ‘mats made of glass fibre filaments’ from the application of the measure, given effect to by Taxation Notice 2020/37.

• The TRA made the recommendation in accordance with the Regulations.