Notice

Taxation notice 2020/18: anti-dumping duty on ceramic tiles originating in the People's Republic of China

Published 31 December 2020

This notice is published under regulation 96A(1) of the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

Transition of EU trade remedies measure

This notice gives effect to the EU trade remedies measure specified in Notice of Determination 2020/18: Anti-dumping duty on ceramic tiles originating in the People’s Republic of China.

Duty amount and additional TAP codes

The additional amount of import duty (the anti-dumping duty) applicable to the net, free-at-the-frontier price, before other amounts of import duty, of goods subject to duty (described below) originating in the People’s Republic of China is specified in Table 1.

Table 1: duty amount and additional TAP codes

Overseas exporter Duty amount Additional TAP code
Dongguan City Wonderful Ceramics Industrial Park Co., Ltd 32% B938
Foshan Gani Ceramics Co. Ltd 13.9% B939
Guangdong Jiamei Ceramics Co., Ltd 32% B938
Guangdong Xinruncheng Ceramics Co. Ltd 29.3% B009
Qingyuan Gani Ceramics Co. Ltd 13.9% B939
Shandong Yadi Ceramics Co Ltd 36.5% B010
Overseas exporter specified in Annex 1 30.6%  (per Annex 1)
All other overseas exporters (residual amount) 69.7% B999

Declaration required to qualify for duty amount

In order to qualify for the duty amount applicable to goods produced by an overseas exporter specified in Table 1, a valid commercial invoice with an accompanying declaration must be presented to HMRC on importation of the goods. The text of the declaration is set out in Annex 2.

If an invoice is not presented, or the declaration is not made, the residual amount is the duty amount applicable to the goods.

Goods subject to duty

The duty specified in Table 1 applies to goods described, or imported under a commodity code specified, below.

Goods description

Description of goods is as follows:

  • glazed and unglazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles
  • glazed and unglazed ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing
Commodity codes
6907 2100 00 6907 2200 00 6907 2300 00
6907 3000 00 6907 4000 00  

Imposition date

This notice takes effect, and the duty applies, on replacement of EU trade duty.

Expiry date

The duty applies until either:

a 24 November 2022 or b the date the Secretary of State specifies in a notice published under regulation 101C(2)(a) of the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

Note:

Regulation 97C of the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 provides that a duty that would otherwise expire during a transition review continues to apply until the review concludes.

Duty subject to transition review

The duty applied by this notice is subject to a transition review under regulation 97(2)(b) Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

Information on investigations and reviews may be found on the Trade Remedies Service website.

The Rt Hon Liz Truss MP

Secretary of State for International Trade

Annex 1: overseas exporters subject to 30.6% duty amount

Overseas exporter Additional TAP code
Dongguan He Mei Ceramics Co. Ltd B132
Dongpeng Ceramic (Qingyuan) Co. Ltd B133
Eagle Brand Ceramics Industrial (Heyuan) Co. Ltd B134
Enping City Huachang Ceramic Co. Ltd B135
Enping Huiying Ceramics Industry Co. Ltd B136
Enping Yungo Ceramic Co. Ltd B137
Everstone Industry (Qingdao) Co., Ltd B998
Foshan Aoling Jinggong Ceramics Co. Ltd B138
Foshan Bailifeng Building Materials Co. Ltd B139
Foshan Bragi Ceramic Co. Ltd B140
Foshan City Fangyuan Ceramic Co. Ltd B141
Foshan Gaoming Shuncheng Ceramic Co. Ltd B142
Foshan Gaoming Yaju Ceramics Co. Ltd B143
Foshan Guanzhu Ceramics Co. Ltd B144
Foshan Huashengchang Ceramic Co. Ltd B145
Foshan Jiajun Ceramics Co. Ltd B146
Foshan Mingzhao Technology Development Co. Ltd B147
Foshan Nanhai Jingye Ceramics Co. Ltd B148
Foshan Nanhai Shengdige Decoration Material Co. Ltd B149
Foshan Nanhai Xiaotang Jinzun Border Factory Co. Ltd B150
Foshan Nanhai Yonghong Ceramic Co. Ltd B151
Foshan Oceanland Ceramics Co. Ltd B152
Foshan Oceano Ceramics Co. Ltd B153
Foshan Sanshui Hongyuan Ceramics Enterprise Co. Ltd B154
Foshan Sanshui Huiwanjia Ceramics Co. Ltd B155
Foshan Sanshui New Pearl Construction Ceramics Industrial Co. Ltd B156
Foshan Shiwan Eagle Brand Ceramic Co. Ltd B157
Foshan Shiwan Yulong Ceramics Co. Ltd B158
Foshan Summit Ceramics Co. Ltd B159
Foshan Tidiy Ceramics Co. Ltd B160
Foshan VIGORBOOM Ceramic Co. Ltd B161
Foshan Xingtai Ceramics Co. Ltd B162
Foshan Zhuyangyang Ceramics Co. Ltd B163
Fujian Fuzhou Zhongxin Ceramics Co. Ltd B164
Fujian Jinjiang Lianxing Building Material Co. Ltd B165
Fujian Minqing Jiali Ceramics Co. Ltd B166
Fujian Minqing Ruimei Ceramics Co. Ltd B167
Fujian Minqing Shuangxing Ceramics Co. Ltd B168
Gaoyao Yushan Ceramics Industry Co. Ltd B169
Guangdong Bode Fine Building Materials Co. Ltd B170
Guangdong Foshan Redpearl Building Material Co. Ltd B171
Guangdong Gold Medal Ceramics Co. Ltd B172
Guangdong Grifine Ceramics Co. Ltd B173
Guangdong Homeway Ceramics Industry Co. Ltd B174
Guangdong Huiya Ceramics Co. Ltd B175
Guangdong Juimsi Ceramics Co. Ltd B176
Guangdong Kaiping Tilee’s Building Materials Co. Ltd B177
Guangdong Kingdom Ceramics Co. Ltd B178
Guangdong Luxury Micro-crystal stone Technology Co., Ltd B195
Guangdong New Zhong Yuan Ceramics Co. Ltd (Shunde Yuezhong Branch) B180
Guangdong Ouya Ceramics Co. Ltd B181
Guangdong Overland Ceramics Co. Ltd B182
Guangdong Qianghui (QHTC) Ceramics Co. Ltd B183
Guangdong Sihui Kedi Ceramics Co. Ltd B184
Guangdong Summit Ceramics Co. Ltd B185
Guangdong Tianbi Ceramics Co. Ltd B186
Guangdong Winto Ceramics Co. Ltd B187
Guangdong Xinghui Ceramics Group Co. Ltd B188
Guangning County Oudian Art Ceramic Co. Ltd B189
Guangzhou Cowin Ceramics Co. Ltd B190
Hangzhou Nabel Ceramics Co. Ltd B191
Hangzhou Nabel Group Co. Ltd B192
Hangzhou Venice Ceramics Co. Ltd B193
Heyuan Becarry Ceramics Co. Ltd B194
Hitom Ceramics Co. Ltd B196
Huiyang Kingtile Ceramics Co. Ltd B197
Jiangxi Ouya Ceramics Co. Ltd B198
Jingdezhen Tidiy Ceramics Co. Ltd B199
Kim Hin Ceramics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd B200
Lixian Xinpeng Ceramic Co. Ltd B201
Louis Valentino (Inner Mongolia) Ceramic Co. Ltd B202
Louvrenike (Foshan) Ceramics Co. Ltd B203
Mona Lisa Group Ltd. (formerly Tianjin (TEDA) Honghui Industry & Trade Co. Ltd B221
Nabel Ceramics (Jiujiang City) Co. Ltd B204
Onna Ceramic Industries (China) Co., Ltd B293
Ordos Xinghui Ceramics Co. Ltd B205
Qingdao Diya Ceramics Co. Ltd B206
Qingyuan Guanxingwang Ceramics Co. Ltd B207
Qingyuan Oudian Art Ceramic Co. Ltd B208
Qingyuan Ouya Ceramics Co. Ltd B209
RAK (Gaoyao) Ceramics Co. Ltd B210
Shandong ASA Ceramic Co. Ltd B211
Shandong Dongpeng Ceramic Co. Ltd B212
Shandong Jialiya Ceramic Co. Ltd B213
Shandong Tongyi Ceramics Co. Ltd B229
Shanghai CIMIC Holdings Co., Ltd B214
Sinyih Ceramic (China) Co. Ltd B215
Sinyih Ceramic (Penglai) Co. Ltd B216
Southern Building Materials and Sanitary Co. Ltd of Qingyuan B217
Tangshan Huida Ceramic Group Co. Ltd B218
Tangshan Huida Ceramic Group Huiquin Co. Ltd B219
Tegaote Ceramics Co. Ltd B220
Tianjin Honghui Creative Technology Co. Ltd (formerly Guangdong Monalisa Ceramics Co. Ltd.) B179
Topbro Ceramics Co. Ltd B222
Xingning Christ Craftworks Co. Ltd B223
Zhao Qing City Shenghui Ceramics Co. Ltd B224
Zhaoqing Jin Ouya Ceramics Company Limited B225
Zhaoqing Zhongheng Ceramics Co. Ltd B226
Zhuhai Xuri Ceramics Co,. Ltd C505
Zibo Hualiansheng Ceramics Co. Ltd B227
Zibo Huaruinuo Ceramics Co. Ltd B228

Annex 2: declaration required to qualify for specified overseas exporter duty amount

The following declaration must be completed, dated and signed by an official of the entity issuing the valid commercial invoice who is identifiable by name and function:

“I, the undersigned, certify that the [volume] of [goods] sold for export to the United Kingdom included in this invoice was produced by [company name and address] ([TAP additional code]) in [country]. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.

Date:

Signature:

Name (printed):”

Note: If an invoice is not presented, or the declaration is not made, the residual amount is the duty amount applicable to the goods.