EPR 350 - Resealable can end closures from India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore

Goods Covered by the Investigation

Resealable can end closures (TRFs) comprising:

• a tinplate outer ring with or without compound;
• an aluminium foil membrane for attachment to the outer ring; and
• a plug or tagger, which fits into the outer ring.

The applicant provided further details as follows:

TRFs are commonly manufactured by the TRF industry in the following nominal sizes (diameters):

• 73 mm;
• 99 mm;
• 127 mm; and
• 153/4 mm.

The goods may be coated or uncoated and/or embossed or not embossed.

The goods are referred to locally as TRF ends (Tagger, Ring and Foil ends, or TRFs) and can also be known as RLTs (Ring, Lid, Tagger), RLFs (Ring, Lid, Foil) or Penny Lever Ends.

Exclusions

Goods specifically excluded from the description of the goods are TRFs of nominal size:

• 52 mm;
• 65 mm;
• 189 mm; and
• 198 mm.

There are typical specifications of the goods, however there may be some variation in the specifications which does not affect the end use of the TRF.

Public Record Documents

The public record EPR 350 includes non-confidential versions of documents such as the application, submissions, questionnaire responses, Commission visit reports and letters.

Key Dates

Questionnaires

Exporter Questionnaire (DOCX 191KB)

Exporter Questionnaire Spreadsheets (XLSX 45KB)

Contacts for this Investigation

Case manager: Tel (03) 8539 2471

Fax: +61 3 8539 2499

Email:operations2@adcommission.gov.au

Mailing address:The Director

Operations 2

Anti-Dumping Commission

GPO Box 1632

Melbourne VIC 3001