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Posted on 30 Oct 2024

EU starts registering HRC imports from four countries for AD probe

The European Commission (EC) has begun registering the imports of certain hot-rolled flat steel products from Egypt, India, Japan and Vietnam that are under its ongoing anti-dumping investigations, Mysteel Global learned from the EU's Official Journal published on October 25.

This import registration, which will last for nine months, allows for retroactive collection of anti-dumping duties if deemed necessary. The registration procedure took effect on October 26. 

According to the EC document, "the conditions for retroactive duties will be evaluated in the regulatory act that imposes any final duties." 

The products subject to registration are specific flat-rolled iron, non-alloy, or alloy steel products, whether in coils or not (including "cut-to-length" and "narrow strip" products), hot-rolled but not further worked, clad, plated, or coated. 

These items fall under customs codes: 7208 10 00, 7208 25 00, 7208 26 00, 7208 27 00, 7208 36 00, 7208 37 00, 7208 38 00, 7208 39 00, 7208 40 00, 7208 52 10, 7208 52 99, 7208 53 10, 7208 53 90, 7208 54 00, 7211 13 00, 7211 14 00, 7211 19 00, ex 7225 19 10, 7225 30 90, ex 7225 40 60, 7225 40 90, ex 7226 19 10, 7226 91 91, and 7226 91 99. 

The investigation was launched in August following a complaint filed by the European Steel Association on behalf of its member mills on June 24. The complaint requested estimate dumping margins of 30-40% for the EU's imports of the targeted products in 2023 from Egypt, 10-20% for those from Japan, around 10% from India, and 5-15% from Vietnam, and average injury elimination levels of 26%, 29.3%, 27.3%, and 34.7%, respectively. 

The final duty rate will generally align with the lower of these two levels. However, if the investigation reveals evidence of raw material distortion, the future duty may be set at the level of the dumping margin if a lower rate would not adequately remedy harm to the EU industry. 

The EU imported a total of 9.2 million tonnes of hot-rolled coils last year, of which 45% were from these four countries, Mysteel Global has learned.

Source:Mysteel Global