The European Commission (EC) has announced that it has decided to impose definitive antidumping (AD) duty on certain corrosion-resistant steel imports from China, with antidumping duty rates ranging between 17.2 percent and 27.9 percent for Chinese companies.
The investigation was initiated on December 9, 2016 following a complaint lodged on October 25, 2016 by the European Steel Association (EUROFER).
The products subject to definitive antidumping duty currently fall within CN codes ex 7210 41 00, ex 7210 49 00, ex 7210 61 00, ex 7210 69 00, ex 7212 30 00, ex 7212 50 61, ex 7212 50 69, ex 7225 92 00, ex 7225 99 00, ex 7226 99 30 and ex 7226 99 70.
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Country |
Exporter/Producer |
Definitive dumping margins |
Definitive AD duty rate |
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HBIS: — Hesteel Co., Ltd Handan Branch — Handan Iron & Steel Group Han-Bao Co., Ltd — Hesteel Co., Ltd Tangshan Branch — Tangshan Iron & Steel Group High Strength Automotive Strip Co., Ltd |
62.9% |
27.8% |
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Shougang Group: — Beijing Shougang Cold Rolling Co., Ltd — Shougang Jingtang United Iron and Steel Co., Ltd |
46.2% |
17.2% |
|
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Shagang Group: — Zhangjiagang Shagang Dongshin Galvanized Steel Sheet Co., Ltd — Zhangjiagang Yangtze River Cold Rolled Sheet Co., Ltd |
58.7% |
27.9% |
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Other cooperating companies |
58.7% |
26.1% |
|
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All other companies |
62.9% |
27.9% |