Guidance

Imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings of malleable cast iron, originating in the People’s Republic of China and Thailand (Anti-Dumping Duty 2320)

Published 21 February 2019

Following the Court of Justice ruling in cases C397/17 & C398/17 regarding the classification of spheroidal cast iron, the Commission by regulation 2019/262 is amending the commodity codes in Regulation 430/2013, imposing Anti-Dumping Duty on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron and spheroidal graphite cast iron, excluding bodies of compression fittings using ISO DIN 13 metric thread and malleable iron threaded circular junction boxes without having a lid, originating in the People’s Republic of China and Thailand.

This regulation takes effect from 16 February 2019.

The products, which in regulation 430/2013 were classified within in commodity code 7307 1910 10 will also be classified within commodity code 7307 1990 10.

China

Company Definitive Anti-Dumping Duty rate TARIC additional code
China Shanxi Taigu County Jingu Cast Co. Ltd, Taigu County 41.1% B341
Hebei Jianzhi Casting Group Ltd – Yutian County 57.8% B335
Hebei XinJia Casting Co. Ltd – XuShui County 41.1% B338
Jinan Meide Casting Co. Ltd – Jinan 40.8% B336
Langfang Pannext Pipe Fitting Co. Ltd – Langfang, Hebei 41.1% B343
Linyi Oriental Pipe Fittings Co. Ltd – Linyi City 41.1% B340
Qingdao Madison Industrial Co. Ltd – Qingdao 24.6% B337
Shijiazhuang Donghuan Malleable Iron Castings Co. Ltd – Xizhaotong Town 41.1% B339
Taigu Tongde Casting Co. Ltd – Nanyang Village, Taigu 41.1% B346
Tangshan Daocheng Casting Co. Ltd – Hongqiao Town, Yutian County 41.1% B344
Tangshan Fangyuan Malleable Steel Co. Ltd – Tangshan 41.1% B345
All other companies 57.8% B999

Thailand

Company Definitive Anti-Dumping Duty rate TARIC additional code
BIS Pipe Fitting Industry Co. Ltd – Samutsakorn 15.5% B347
Siam Fittings Co. Ltd – Samutsakorn 14.9% B348
All other companies 15.5% B999

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