Article 1
United Kingdom
A provisional anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of candles, tapers and the like, other than memory lights and other outdoor burners,, falling within CN codes ex 3406 00 11, ex 3406 00 19 and ex 3406 00 90 (TARIC codes 3406 00 11 90, 3406 00 19 90 and 3406 00 90 90), originating in the People’s Republic of China.
For the purposes of this Regulation ‘memory lights and other outdoor burners’ means candles, tapers and the like which have one or more of the following characteristics:
their fuel contains more than 500 ppm of toluene;
their fuel contains more than 100 ppm benzene;
they have a wick with a diameter of at least 5 millimetres;
they are individually contained in a plastic container with vertical walls of at least 5 cm in height.
The rate of the provisional anti-dumping duty shall be a fixed amount of euro per tonne of the fuel (usually but not necessarily in the form of tallow, stearin, paraffin wax or other waxes, including the wick) content of the products manufactured by the companies as shown below:
| Company | Amount of dutyEURO per tonne of fuel | TARIC additional code |
|---|---|---|
| Aroma Consumer Products (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. | 593,17 | A910 |
| Dalian Bright Wax Co., Ltd. | 81,87 | A911 |
| Dalian Talent Gift Co., Ltd. | 375,9 | A912 |
| Gala-Candles (Dalian) Co., Ltd. | 202,6 | A913 |
| Ningbo Kwung's Home Interior & Gift Co., Ltd. | 0 | A914 |
| Ningbo Kwung's Wisdom Art & Design Co., Ltd. | 0 | A915 |
| Qingdao Kingking Applied Chemistry Co., Ltd. | 0 | A916 |
| Companies listed in Annex | 396,93 | A917 |
| All other companies | 671,41 | A999 |
The release for free circulation in the Community of the product referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the provision of a security, equivalent to the amount of the provisional duty.
In cases where goods have been damaged before entry into free circulation and, therefore, the price actually paid or payable is apportioned for the determination of the customs value pursuant to Article 145 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93f1, the amount of anti-dumping duty, calculated on the amounts set above, shall be reduced by a percentage which corresponds to the apportioning of the price actually paid or payable.
Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.