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European Commission Amends Regulation on Anti-Dumping Duty for Certain Iron or Steel Fasteners

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The European Commission has made amendments to the implementing regulation regarding anti-dumping duties imposed on certain iron or steel fasteners originating in China. The changes come after a request from Moregood Hardware Technology (Nanjing) Co., Ltd., a company related to Shanghai Moregood Hardware Co., Ltd., which was included as a non-sampled cooperating exporting producer in the original regulation. The amendments include the addition of Moregood Hardware Technology (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. as a related exporting producer to Shanghai Moregood Hardware Co., Ltd. listed under TARIC additional code C837.

Key Takeaways:

  • The European Commission issued a regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/191, which imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating in China.
  • The regulation was amended in response to a request from Moregood Hardware Technology (Nanjing) Co., Ltd., a company related to Shanghai Moregood Hardware Co., Ltd.
  • The amendment adds Moregood Hardware Technology (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. as a related exporting producer to Shanghai Moregood Hardware Co., Ltd. listed under TARIC additional code C837.
  • The TARIC additional code C837, previously only attributed to Shanghai Moregood Hardware Co., Ltd., should also apply to Moregood Hardware Technology (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
  • The changes were made after considering the opinion of the Committee established by Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.
  • The regulation will enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
  • The amendment affects the anti-dumping duty rates for imports of certain iron or steel fasteners from companies in China, including those from Moregood Hardware Technology (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.

Statistics:

  • 22.1% to 48.4%: individual anti-dumping duty rates imposed on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners from sampled exporting producers in China.
  • 39.6%: duty rate applied to non-sampled Chinese exporting producers not included in the sample.
  • 86.5%: country-wide duty rate imposed on fasteners from companies in China that did not cooperate with the investigation.
  • 17 February 2022: date when the original Commission imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners from China.
  • 25 July 2025: date when the amended regulation was issued.
  • 2016/1036: the basic Regulation on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union.
  • 2022/191: the original Commission Implementing Regulation imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners from China.

Sources:

  • COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2025/1501 of 25 July 2025
  • Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/191 of 16 February 2022

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