The European Commission has started expiry review for the existing anti-dumping duties in place against certain corrosion resistant coils originating from China. The expiry review has been requested by European Steel Association EUROFER, explaining that the termination of the measures in place will result in a recurrence of dumping and injury to the European industry. The investigation will cover 1 January 2022 to31 December 2022 periodInterested parties have 37 days from today to comment on the request and initiation of the investigation, or within 15 days to request a hearing. The investigation will be concluded within 12 months and certainly no later than 15 months from the date of the initiation notice.EUROFER has alleged that the likelihood of recurrence of injury from China and has provided evidence that, should measures be allowed to lapse, the current import level of the product under review from China to the Union is likely to increase due to the existence of unused capacity in China.EUROFER has submitted “In addition, the surplus of supply due to low steel demand in China due to post COVID-19 developments, the measures imposed from other third countries against imports of certain corrosion resistant steels from the China, as well as the significant and continuous decrease of the freight costs from China to the Union is likely to lead to the redirection of the imports of the product concerned to the Union market, if measures expire.”Eurofer also provided evidence that Chinese exporters are selling their products in other markets at prices much lower than the one seen in the EU market, confirming therefore that the latter remains an attractive market for Chinese exporters.The original measures were first imposed in late 2017 with a provisional decision, made definitive in 2018. Currently duties range from 17.2-27.9% depending on the mill. The measures currently do not include automotive grade HDG and have last been reviewed in 2020.The product under review currently falls under EU Customs Tariff Codes 7210410020, 7210490020, 7210610020, 7210690020, 7212300020, 7212506120, 7212506920, 7225920020, 7225990022, 7225990092, 7226993010 and 7226997094.
The European Commission has started expiry review for the existing anti-dumping duties in place against certain corrosion resistant coils originating from China. The expiry review has been requested by European Steel Association EUROFER, explaining that the termination of the measures in place will result in a recurrence of dumping and injury to the European industry. The investigation will cover 1 January 2022 to31 December 2022 periodInterested parties have 37 days from today to comment on the request and initiation of the investigation, or within 15 days to request a hearing. The investigation will be concluded within 12 months and certainly no later than 15 months from the date of the initiation notice.EUROFER has alleged that the likelihood of recurrence of injury from China and has provided evidence that, should measures be allowed to lapse, the current import level of the product under review from China to the Union is likely to increase due to the existence of unused capacity in China.EUROFER has submitted “In addition, the surplus of supply due to low steel demand in China due to post COVID-19 developments, the measures imposed from other third countries against imports of certain corrosion resistant steels from the China, as well as the significant and continuous decrease of the freight costs from China to the Union is likely to lead to the redirection of the imports of the product concerned to the Union market, if measures expire.”Eurofer also provided evidence that Chinese exporters are selling their products in other markets at prices much lower than the one seen in the EU market, confirming therefore that the latter remains an attractive market for Chinese exporters.The original measures were first imposed in late 2017 with a provisional decision, made definitive in 2018. Currently duties range from 17.2-27.9% depending on the mill. The measures currently do not include automotive grade HDG and have last been reviewed in 2020.The product under review currently falls under EU Customs Tariff Codes 7210410020, 7210490020, 7210610020, 7210690020, 7212300020, 7212506120, 7212506920, 7225920020, 7225990022, 7225990092, 7226993010 and 7226997094.
