Guidance

Steel products imported from China and Russia (Anti-Dumping Duty 2140)

Published 1 September 2016

The Commission have advised by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1329 OJ L210, of the retroactive collection of ADD on imports, during the registration period, see notice AD2085, of flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, or other alloy steel but excluding of stainless steel, of all widths, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Russian Federation, for the period 13 December 2015 to 12 February 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 ADD applicable to the registration period shall be:

Country Company Duty (%) TARIC additional code
PRC Angang Steel Company Limited, Anshan 13.7 C097
  Tianjin Angang Tiantie Cold Rolled Sheets Company Limited, Tianjin 13.7 C098
  Hebei Iron and Steel Company Limited, Shijiazhuang 14.5 C103
  Handan Iron and Steel Group Han-Bao Company Limited, Handan 14.5 C104
  Baoshan Iron and Steel Company Limited, Shanghai 14.5 C105
  Shanghai Meishan Iron and Steel Company Limited, Nanjing 14.5 C106
  BX Steel POSCO Cold Rolled Sheet Company Limited, Benxi 14.5 C107
  Bengang Steel Plates Company Limited, Benxi 14.5 C108
  WISCO International Economic and Trading Company Limited, Wuhan 14.5 C109
  Maanshan Iron and Steel Company Limited, Maanshan 14.5 C110
  Tianjin Rolling-one Steel Company Limited, Tianjin 14.5 C111
  Zhangjiagang Yangtze River Cold Rolled Sheet Company Limited, Zhangjiagang 14.5 C112
  Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Company Limited, Baotou City 14.5 C113
  All other companies 16.0 C999
Russia Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works OJSC, Magnitogorsk 18.7 C099
  PAO Severstal, Cherepovets 25.4 C100
  All other companies 26.2 C999

Customs authorities are hereby instructed to collect the duty on imports during the registration period shown above.

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