On November 9, 2007, the European Commission (EC) initiated an antidumping proceeding concerning the imports of certain iron and steel fasteners from China. Given the need to further examine certain aspects of the investigation, it was decided to continue the investigation without the imposition of provisional measures on imports of certain products in question.
On August 4, 2008, all interested parties were provided the detailed preliminary findings of the investigation and invited to comment on those findings. A total of 120 companies or groups of companies in China came forward and provided the requested information
Accordingly, the definitive antidumping duty measures are the following:
Company | Definitive antidumping duty (%) |
Biao Wu Tensile Fastener Co., Ltd | 69.9 |
Kunshan Chenghe Standard Components Co., Ltd | 79.5 |
Ningbo Jinding Fastener Co., Ltd | 64.4 |
Ningbo Yonghong Fastener Co., Ltd | 78.3 |
Changshu City Standard Parts Factory and Changsu British Shangai International Fastener Co., Ltd | 63.1 |
CELO Suzhou Precision Fastener Co., Ltd | 0.0 |
Golden Horse (Dong Guan) Metal Manufactory Co., Ltd | 26.5 |
Yantai Agrati Fasteners Co., Ltd | 0.0 |
Other cooperating companies | 77.5 |
All other companies | 85.0 |
The investigation of dumping and injury covered the period from October, 1, 2006 through September, 30, 2007. With respect to the trends relevant for the injury assessment, data covering the period from January 1, 2003 to the end of the investigation period was analyzed. The product concerned is normally declared within CN codes 7318.12.90, 7318.14.91, 7318.14.99, 7318.15.59, 7318.15.69, 7318.15.81, 7318.15.89, ex 7318.15.90, ex 7318.21.00, and ex 7318.22.00.