Guidance

Aluminium flat-rolled products from China (anti-dumping duty 2420)

Published 21 August 2020

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The Commission has announced in the Official Journal ref. 2020/C268/05 the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of aluminium flat-rolled products, originating in the People’s Republic of China.

1. Product description

Products that are under investigation are:

  • aluminium products, flat rolled
  • whether or not alloyed
  • whether or not further worked than flat rolled
  • in coils or in coiled strips
  • in cut-to-length sheets
  • in the form of circles
  • of a thickness of 0,2 millimetres (mm) more but not more than 6 mm
  • in plates, of a thickness of more than 6 mm
  • in coils or in coiled strips, of a thickness of not less than 0,03 mm but less than 0,2 mm

2. Products affected

For information only, these products are classified within TARIC codes:

  • 7606 1110 00
  • 7606 1191 00
  • 7606 1199 00
  • 7606 1220 00
  • 7606 1292 95
  • 7606 1299 25
  • 7606 1299 86
  • 7607 1190 44
  • 7607 1190 48
  • 7607 1190 51
  • 7607 1190 53
  • 7607 1190 60
  • 7607 1190 71
  • 7607 1190 73
  • 7607 1190 75
  • 7607 1190 77
  • 7607 1190 91
  • 76071190 93

The following products are excluded:

  • aluminium beverage can body stock, end stock and tab stock, currently falling under Combined Nomenclature (CN) codes:
    • 7606 1211
    • 7606 1219
  • aluminium products, flat rolled, alloyed, whether or not further worked than flat rolled, of a thickness of not less than 0,2 mm and not more than 6 mm, for use as body panels in the automotive industry, currently falling under CN codes:
    • ex 7606 1292
    • ex 7606 1293
    • ex 7606 1299
    • ex 7606 9200
  • aluminium products, flat rolled, alloyed, whether or not further worked than flat rolled, of a thickness of not less than 0,8 mm, for use in the manufacture of aircraft parts, currently falling under CN codes:
    • ex 7606 1292
    • ex 7606 1293
    • ex 7606 1299
    • ex 7606 9200

This investigation could result in provisional anti-dumping duty being imposed within 7 to 8 months and definitive anti-dumping duty in 12 to 14 months.

Interested parties wishing to make their views known to the Commission, make submissions and request a hearing (within the short timescale available) should refer to 2020/C268/05 for further details.

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