Customs

On 10 July 2015 the International Trade Administration Commission (Itac ) published its final determination to not exclude tinted glass mirrors, classifiable in tariff subheading 7009.91, from existing anti-dumping duties applicable to unframed glass mirrors originating in or imported from the People’s Republic of China (China).

According to Itac, the initial investigation was conducted in 2013 and definitive anti-dumping duties were imposed on the subject product originating in or imported from China on 26 July 2013 with retrospective effect from 8 March 2013.

A request was received from Nelson Glass and Mirrors, the applicant, an importer of mirrors in the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu), to exclude mirrors made from tinted glass from the anti-dumping duty applicable to unframed glass mirrors originating in or imported from China. Nelson Glass and Mirrors stated that tinted glass was not manufactured domestically. Tinted glass is imported and a silver backing is applied to produce tinted mirrors.

An investigation was initiated on 21 November 2014.

Taking all comments received into consideration, Itac made a final determination that the inability to distinguish between the products, unless sent for laboratory testing, could lead to the circumvention of the anti-dumping duties on unframed mirrors originating in or imported from China. The Commission therefore decided to recommend to the minister of trade and industry not to exclude tinted glass mirrors from the existing anti-dumping duties on unframed glass mirrors originating in or imported from China

The minister of trade and industry approved Itac’s recommendation.