The European Commission (EC) has announced the preliminary results of its antidumping investigation on imports of tinplate from China, covering the period between April 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024
Accordingly, the EC has decided to impose provisional antidumping measures in order to prevent further injury to the domestic industry caused by the dumped imports.
The provisional antidumping duty rates are at 14.1 percent for Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. and WISCO-Nippon Steel Tinplate Co., Ltd., 47.1 percent for Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., and 62.6 percent for other Chinese companies. The duties will be applied for a period of six months.
The products subject to antidumping investigation currently fall under Customs Tariff Statistics Position Numbers 7210701015, 7210708020, 7210708092, 7210908020, 7212402010, 7212408012, 7212408030, 7212408080, and 7212408085.
As SteelOrbis reported previously, in May 2024, the investigation had been initiated following the complaint filed by the European Steel Association (EUROFER) on April 2, 2024, alleging that imports of the product in question had increased substantially and were thereby causing material injury to the EU industry.