G/SCM/N/349/NZL  
16 October 2019 
(19-6689) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Subsidies and  
Countervailing Measures  Original:  English  
 
  
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT UNDER  ARTICLE 25.11  
OF THE AGREEMENT  
NEW ZEALAND  
Reproduced herewith is the semi -annual report for the period 1 Januar y-30 June 2019 from 
New Zealand . 
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Reporting Member : New Zealand1 
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS2 
FOR THE PERIOD 1 J ANUAR Y-30 JUNE 2019 
Original Investigations  
Country 
or 
customs 
territory  Product  Initiation  Provisional 
measures and 
preliminary  
determinations  Final measures  No final 
measures / 
termination  Other  Trade data  
(from published report(s) ) Countervailed 
programme(s)  Definitive duty  Undertaking  
Description ;  
HS 6-digit category 
covering 
investigated 
product3; 
ID number;  
(*) if investigation  
of >1 country  Date;  
period of 
investigation  
(S-subsidization ;  
I-injury)  Date of measures ; 
range of individual 
amounts of subsidy ; 
"other" rates ; 
[range of applied 
rates if different, 
reason]  Date of duties ; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy ; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, 
reason]  Date of 
application ; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsid y 
or minimum 
prices  Date,  
reason  Date, 
explanation  Import volume or 
value (units/  
currency) ; 
product 
coverage, period, 
if different from 
cols. 2/3 Import volume 
as % of 
apparent 
domestic 
consumption 
or as % of 
total imports  Name(s) of the 
subsidy 
programme (s) 
countervailed  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
China  Hollow steel 
sections  
HS: 7306.30.19  
7306.61.00  
7306.69.00  
 
ID No. CV2018 -001 Initiated on 
9 April 2018.  
 
POI(S) = 
1 January  2017- 
31 December  2017;  
POI(Injury) = 
1 January  2012- 
31 December  2017.  26 July 2018- 
Provisional 
measures 
determination  
(no provisional 
measures)  
 No final duties 
imposed  No price 
undertaking  28 March  2019-
Final 
determination 
(de minimis  
subsidy levels 
only) Not 
applicable  19,265MT  
(at date of 
Final Report)  83% of total 
imports  
(at date of 
Final Report)  N/A ( de minimis  
subsidy levels only)  
 
  
                                                
1 Website address where published reports on investigations are available: https://www.mbie.govt.nz/business -and-employment/business/trade -and-tariffs/trade -
remedies/trade -remedy -investigations/ . 
2 All terms and column headings used in this format have the meanings assigned to them in the instructions.  
3 For reference purposes only.    
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Reviews/Other subsequent proceedings  
Country or 
customs 
territory  Product  Initiation  Preliminary 
results /  
determination  Final results  Revocation 
of Measures  Other (e.g., 
procedures 
not affecting 
the duty 
level)  Trade Data  
(if available from published 
report(s) on proceeding)  Countervailed 
programme(s)  Definitive duty  Undertaking  
Description;  
HS 6-digit category 
covering investigated 
product3;  
ID number;  
(*) if investigation  
of >1 country  Date, Type of 
Review or 
Procedure 
(code), Period 
Covered  Effective date ; 
range of individua l 
amounts of 
subsidy ; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, reason]  Effective date, 
range of individua l 
amounts of 
subsidy ; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, reason]  Effective date ; 
range of individual 
amounts of 
subsidy  
or minimum 
prices ; or other 
outcome (code) Date, 
reason  Date,  
explanation  Import vol ume 
or value 
(units /currency) ; 
product 
coverage, period, 
if different from  
cols. 2/ 3 Import 
volume as % 
of apparent 
domestic 
consumption 
or as % of 
total imports  Name(s) of the 
subsidy 
programme(s) 
countervailed  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
Nil 
CF  Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality  
n/a  not available  
LDR  Lesser duty  
SNR  Sunset review  
EXP  Measure expired without review  
P  Publication date  
C  Date of commencement of duty collection  
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  ANNEXES  
DEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING MEASURES IN FORCE  
AS OF 3 0 JUNE 2019 
Country/Customs 
Territory  Product,  
investigation ID 
number  Measure(s)  Date of original 
imposition ; 
publication 
reference  Date(s) of 
extension ; 
publication 
reference(s)  
Nil 
 
 
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD  
1 JANUAR Y THROUGH 3 0 JUNE 2019 
Country/Customs 
Territory  Product,  
investigation ID 
number  Date of termination  Reason for termination  
Nil 
 
 
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