Guidance

Cold-rolled flat steel products imported from China and Russia (Anti-Dumping Duty 2139)

Published 17 August 2016

The Commission has published Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1328 OJ L210, imposing definitive Anti-Dumping Duty (ADD) on imports of flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, or other alloy steel. Excluding of stainless steel, of all widths, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated and not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced), originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Russian Federation, with effect from 5 August 2016.

The following products are excluded:

• flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of all width, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated, not further worked than cold-rolled, whether or not in coils, of all thickness, electrical

• flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of all width, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated, in coils, of a thickness of less than 0.35mm, annealed (known as ‘black plates’)

• flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of all width, of silicon-electrical steel

• flat-rolled products of alloy steel, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced), of high-speed steel

The products are classified within the following commodity codes:

• 7209 1500 90
• 7209 1690 00
• 7209 1790 00
• 7209 1891 00
• 7209 1899 90
• 7209 2500 90
• 7209 2690 00
• 7209 2790 00
• 7209 2890 00
• 7211 2330 10
• 7211 2330 91
• 7211 2330 99
• 7211 2380 19
• 7211 2380 95
• 7211 2380 99
• 7211 2900 19
• 7211 2900 99
• 7225 5080 00
• 7226 9200 10
• 7226 9200 90

The rates of the definitive ADD applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty and produced by the following companies shall be:

Country	Company	Provisional duty (%)	TARIC additional code
PRC	Angang Steel Company Limited, Anshan	19.7	C097
	Tianjin Angang Tiantie Cold Rolled Sheets Company Limited, Tianjin	19.7	C098
	Hebei Iron and Steel Company Limited, Shijiazhuang	20.5	C103
	Handan Iron and Steel Group Han-Bao Company Limited, Handan	20.5	C104
	Baoshan Iron and Steel Company Limited, Shanghai	20.5	C105
	Shanghai Meishan Iron and Steel Company Limited, Nanjing	20.5	C106
	BX Steel POSCO Cold Rolled Sheet Company Limited, Benxi	20.5	C107
	Bengang Steel Plates Company Limited, Benxi	20.5	C108
	WISCO International Economic and Trading Company Limited, Wuhan	20.5	C109
	Maanshan Iron and Steel Company Limited, Maanshan	20.5	C110
	Tianjin Rolling-one Steel Company Limited, Tianjin	20.5	C111
	Zhangjiagang Yangtze River Cold Rolled Sheet Company Limited, Zhangjiagang	20.5	C112
	Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Company Limited, Baotou City	20.5	C113
	All other companies	22.1	C999
Russia	Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works OJSC, Magnitogorsk	18.7	C099
	PAO Severstal, Cherepovets	34.0	C100
	All other companies	36.1	C999

The application of the individual duty rate specified for the named companies shall be conditional upon presentation to customs authorities of the Member States of a valid commercial invoice, on which shall appear a declaration dated and signed by an official of the entity issuing such invoice, identified by his or her name and function, drafted as follows:

‘I the undersigned, certify that the (volume) of cold rolled flat steel products sold for export to the EU covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in (country concerned). I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’

If no such invoice is presented, the duty rate applicable to ‘all other companies’ in the appropriate country of origin shall apply.

Customs authorities are hereby instructed to collect the amounts secured against provisional duty. Amounts secured in excess of the definitive rates shall be released.

CHIEF has been updated. The printed Tariff will be updated in the October 2016 amendment.

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