Guidance

Bicycle parts imported from China (anti-dumping duty 2426)

Published 22 September 2020

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Amending the exemption terms concerning certain bicycle parts, originating in China, from the anti-dumping duty imposed on bicycles.

The Commission announced in regulation 2020/1296, Official Journal ref. L303, amendments to the exemption scheme on imports of certain bicycle parts, originating in the People’s Republic of China. The provisions of the scheme have been widened to include cycle parts used to assemble cycles or other vehicles, whether or not electric.

The regulation applies to all new and pending investigations from 18 September 2020.

Regulation (EC) No 88/97 is amended as follows.

Article 1

The definition:

  • ‘assembly operation` means an operation in which essential bicycle parts are brought in for the assembly or completion of bicycles

is replaced by the following:

  • ‘assembly operation’ means an operation in which essential bicycle parts are brought in for the assembly or completion of bicycles, or for the production or assembly of bicycle parts

Article 4(1)(a)

A request shall be admissible where:

  • it contains evidence that the applicant is using essential bicycle parts for the production or assembly of bicycles in quantities above the threshold set out in Article 14(c) or that he has entered into a irrevocable contractual obligation to do so

is replaced by the following:

  • it contains evidence that the applicant is using essential bicycle parts for the production or assembly of bicycles or bicycle parts in quantities above the threshold set out in Article 14(c) or that the applicant has entered into an irrevocable contractual obligation to do so

Article 8(1)(b)

An exempted party shall ensure that, at all times:

  • (b) where it receives deliveries of essential bicycle parts which have been exempted from the extended duty pursuant to Article 2, those parts are either used in its assembly operations, destroyed, re-exported, or resold to another exempted party

is replaced by the following:

  • (b) where it receives deliveries of essential bicycle parts which have been exempted from the extended duty pursuant to Article 2, those parts are either used in its assembly operations or assembly of other products, destroyed, re-exported, or resold to another exempted party

Article 14(d)

Added by regulation 512/2013:

  • (d) the essential bicycle parts are for use in the assembly of cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor (TARIC additional code 8835)

is replaced by the following:

  • (d) the essential bicycle parts are used in the assembly of cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor (TARIC additional code 8835) or of vehicles other than cycles, whether or not fitted with an auxiliary motor (TARIC additional code C549)

TARIC codes

The parts currently fall within TARIC codes:

  • 8714 9110 31
  • 8714 9110 33
  • 8714 9110 39
  • 8714 9130 35
  • 8714 9130 39
  • 8714 9300 19
  • 8714 9420 99
  • 8714 9490 19
  • 8714 9630 90
  • 8714 9910 89
  • 8714 9910 99
  • 8714 9950 91
  • 8714 9950 99
  • 8714 9990 19

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