Notice

Suspension notice 2020/11: countervailing duty on certain organic coated steel products originating in the People's Republic of China

Published 31 December 2020

This notice is made under regulation 94D(2) of The Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

This notice suspends the application of a trade remedies measure in the event the goods covered by the measure are also subject to a safeguarding measure.

Trade remedies measure suspended

The trade remedies measures applied by Taxation Notice 2020/28: Anti-dumping duty on certain organic coated steel products originating in the People’s Republic of China and Taxation Notice 2020/29: Countervailing duty on certain organic coated steel products originating in the People’s Republic of China are suspended and not to be charged if the goods to which the measure applies, on importation into the United Kingdom, are also subject to the charge of a safeguarding measure applied by Taxation Notice 2020/06: Safeguard measures on certain steel products – application of tariff rate quotas.

The effect of this suspension is that anti-dumping and countervailing duties are charged on imports of certain organic coated steel products originating in the People’s Republic of China until such time as the relevant import quota is exceeded; after such time only the safeguard duty is charged or the portion of the combined anti-dumping and countervailing duty exceeding the safeguard duty (together with the safeguard duty) is charged. Further details are set out in Annex 1.

Trade remedies measure application period unaffected

This notice does not suspend the period, to which the anti-dumping duty applies, that is specified in Taxation Notice 2020/28: Anti-dumping duty on certain organic coated steel products originating in the People’s Republic of China and Taxation Notice 2020/29: Countervailing duty on certain organic coated steel products originating in the People’s Republic of China.

Annex 1: The additional amount of import duty (“the anti-dumping duty” and “the countervailing duty”) applicable once suspended.

Overseas exporter Additional TAP code Original AD duty amount Original CV duty amount AD duty amount once safeguard duty is charged CV duty amount once safeguard duty is charged
Union Steel China B311 0% 13.7% 0% 0%
Zhangjiagang Panhua Steel Strip Co., Ltd, Chongqing Wanda Steel Strip Co., Ltd, and Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone Jiaxinda International Trade Co., Ltd. B312 26.1% 29.7% 1.1% 29.7%
Zhejiang Huadong Light Steel Building Material Co. Ltd and Hangzhou P.R.P.T. Metal Material Company, Ltd. B313 5.9% 23.8% 0% 4.7%
Angang Steel Company Limited B314 16.2% 26.8% 0% 18%
Anyang Iron Steel Co., Ltd. B315 0% 26.8% 0% 1.8%
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. B316 0% 26.8% 0% 1.8%
Baoutou City Jialong Metal Works Co.,Ltd. B317 16.2% 26.8% 0% 18%
Changshu Everbright Material Technology Co.,Ltd. B318 16.2% 26.8% 0% 18%
Changzhou Changsong Metal Composite Material Co.,Ltd. B319 16.2% 26.8% 0% 18%
Cibao Modern Steel Sheet Jiangsu Co., Ltd. B320 0% 26.8% 0% 1.8%
Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co.,Ltd. B321 16.2% 26.8% 0% 18%
Jiangyin Ninesky Technology Co.,Ltd. B322 0% 26.8% 0% 1.8%
Jiangyin Zhongjiang Prepainted Steel Mfg Co.,Ltd. B323 0% 26.8% 0% 1.8%
Jigang Group Co., Ltd. B324 16.2% 26.8% 0% 18%
Maanshan Iron&Steel Company Limited B325 16.2% 26.8% 0% 18%
Qingdao Hangang Color Coated Sheet Co., Ltd. B326 16.2% 26.8% 0% 18%
Shandong Guanzhou Co., Ltd. B327 16.2% 26.8% 0% 18%
Shandong Guanzhou Co., Ltd. B328 16.2% 26.8% 0% 18%
Tangshan Iron And Steel Group Co.,Ltd. B329 16.2% 26.8% 0% 18%
Tianjin Xinyu Color Plate Co.,Ltd. B330 16.2% 26.8% 0% 18%
Wuhan Iron And Steel Company Limited B331 16.2% 26.8% 0% 18%
Wuxi Zhongcai New Materials Co.,Ltd. B332 0% 26.8% 0% 1.8%
Xinyu Iron And Steel Co.,Ltd. B333 0% 26.8% 0% 1.8%
Zhejiang Tiannu Color Steel Co., Ltd. B334 16.2% 26.8% 0% 18%
All other companies (residual amount) B999 13.6% 44.7% 0% 33.3%