European Commission Imposes Definitive Anti-Dumping Duty on Chinese Organic Coated Steel Products

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The European Commission has imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain organic coated steel products originating in the People's Republic of China. The duty was imposed following an expiry review, which revealed that the anti-dumping measures in force would likely result in the continuation of dumping and recurrence of injury to the Union industry. The Commission determined that sufficient evidence existed for the initiation of an expiry review and selected a sample of three Union producers, which was found to be representative of the Union industry.

Key Takeaways:

  • The European Commission imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain organic coated steel products originating in the People's Republic of China.
  • The duty was imposed following an expiry review, which revealed that the anti-dumping measures in force would likely result in the continuation of dumping and recurrence of injury to the Union industry.
  • The Commission selected a sample of three Union producers, which was found to be representative of the Union industry and accounted for 28% of the estimated total production of the Union industry and 26% of the total sales volume of the Union industry.
  • The anti-dumping duties currently in force range from 0% to 26.1% and the combined anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties range from 13.7% to 58.3%.
  • The Commission has provisionally selected a sample of exporting producers in the PRC to gather information for the investigation.
  • The Commission did not receive a questionnaire reply from the Government of China on the existence of significant distortions in the PRC within the meaning of Article 2(6a)(b) of the basic Regulation.

Statistics:

  • The review investigation period covered the period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023.
  • The examination of the trends relevant for the assessment of the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of injury covered the period from 1 January 2020 to the end of the review investigation period.
  • The sample of three Union producers accounted for 28% of the estimated total production of the Union industry and 26% of the total sales volume of the Union industry.
  • The anti-dumping duties currently in force range from 0% to 26.1% and the combined anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties range from 13.7% to 58.3%.
  • The Commission did not receive cooperation from exporting producers in the PRC, as a result, it applied the provisions of Article 18 of the basic Regulation with regard to the findings of continuation or recurrence of dumping.

Sources:

  • Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union.
  • Implementing Regulation (EU) No 214/2013 of the Council imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain organic coated steel products originating in the People's Republic of China.
  • Implementing Regulation (EU) No 215/2013 of the Council imposing, in parallel, countervailing duties on imports of certain organic coated steel products originating in China.