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 (see para 3(e)(i) of Schedule 3) and in accordance with (the 鈥楻egulations鈥�).
The public notice:
- relates to continuous filament glass fibre products originating from Egypt (the 鈥榞oods鈥� it relates to, are described under the heading 鈥榞oods description鈥� 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 鈥榤ats made of glass fibre filaments鈥�
- 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 鈥榤ats made of glass fibre filaments鈥�. The countervailing duty on 鈥榤ats made of glass fibre filaments鈥� is amended from 13 March 2024.
The description of the goods to which removal of the measure applies is 鈥榤ats made of glass fibre filaments excluding mats of glass wool鈥�. 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 ().
Summary of the scope review
The TRA conducted the scope review in accordance with regulation .
In accordance with of the Regulations, the TRA聽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聽also considered whether injury to UK producers of glass fibre was likely to occur if the countervailing measure was no longer applied (the 鈥榣ikelihood of injury assessment鈥�).
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 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
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 鈥榤ats made of glass fibre filaments鈥� from the application of the measure, given effect to by Taxation Notice 2020/37.
- 罢丑别听TRA聽made the recommendation in accordance with聽the Regulations.