European Commission Imposes Definitive Countervailing Duty on Organic Coated Steel Products from China

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The European Commission has issued a regulation imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain organic coated steel products originating in the People's Republic of China. This decision follows an expiry review, which was initiated in response to a request from the European Steel Association (EUROFER) on behalf of the Union industry. The investigation covered the period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023, and 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.

Key Takeaways:

  • The European Commission imposed a definitive countervailing 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 initiated in response to a request from the European Steel Association (EUROFER) on behalf of the Union industry.
  • 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 Union producers was selected from a total of 14 Union producers who provided information and expressed their willingness to cooperate with the Commission. The sample represented 26% of the estimated total production of the Union industry and 28% of the total sales volume of the Union industry to unrelated customers in the Union during the review investigation period.
  • No exporting producers returned the sampling form, and the Commission applied the provisions of Article 28 of the basic Regulation with regard to the findings of continuation of subsidisation.
  • The Commission also initiated a parallel investigation of the definitive anti-dumping measures in force with regard to imports into the Union of certain organic coated steel products originating in China.
  • The anti-dumping duties currently in force range from 0% to 26.1%, and the countervailing duties currently in force range from 13.7% to 44.7%.

Statistics:

  • The sample of Union producers represented 26% of the estimated total production of the Union industry and 28% of the total sales volume of the Union industry to unrelated customers in the Union during the review investigation period.
  • The review investigation period covered 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 anti-dumping duties currently in force range from 0% to 26.1%.
  • The countervailing duties currently in force range from 13.7% to 44.7%.
  • The level of the combined anti-dumping and countervailing duties ranges from 13.7% to 58.3%.

Sources:

  • COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2025/1506 of 24 July 2025
  • Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016
  • Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016
  • Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 215/2013
  • Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 214/2013
  • Regulation (EU) No 2019/688 (the 'previous expiry review')