The European Commission repealed antidumping duties on seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel from China in a June 28 implementing regulation. The repeal was done to comply with a European Court of Justice ruling invalidating the duties.
The European Commission kicked off an antidumping proceeding on imports of corrosion resistant steels from Russia and Turkey, the EC announced in a June 24 notice. In particular, the products under investigation are “flat-rolled products of iron or alloy steel or non-alloy steel; plated or coated by hot dip galvanisation with zinc and/or aluminium and/or magnesium, whether or not alloyed with silicon; chemically passivated; with or without any additional surface treatment such as oiling or sealing; containing by weight: not more than 0,5% of carbon, not more than 1,1% of aluminium, not more than 0,12% of niobium, not more than 0,17% of titanium and not more than 0,15% of vanadium; presented in coils, cut-to-length sheets and narrow strips,” according to the notice. Products of stainless steel, silicon-electrical steel, high-speed steel, steel not further worked than hot-rolled or cold-rolled are exempt from the investigation. To submit information to be considered, relevant parties must make their submissions within 70 days from the publication of the antidumping initiation notice.
Australia filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization over what it says are unfair Chinese antidumping duties on Australian wine. It filed the complaint after “extensive consultation” with Australia’s winemakers, who have been subject to high duties for months (see 2012100016 and 2011300022), it said June 19. Although Australia initiated a WTO dispute resolution process, it said it “remains open to engaging directly with China to resolve this issue.”
The European Commission implemented a provisional antidumping duty on aluminum converter foil imports from China, in a June 18 implementing regulation. In particular, duties will be levied against Chinese imports of aluminum converter foil of a thickness of less than 0.021 mm, not backed, not further worked than rolled, in rolls of a weight exceeding 10 kg, under CN code ex 7607 11 19. A number of exclusions apply, including to varietals of aluminum household foil. Tariff rates range from 16% to 29.1%, with all other companies than the respondents in the underlying inquiry receiving the 29.1% rate.
Japan imposed a final antidumping duty rate of 30.8% on dipotassium carbonate imports from South Korea, Japan's Ministry of Finance said in a June 18 news release. It takes effect June 24 and will remain effective through June 23, 2025. The rate continues the provisional rate that has been in force since March 25, the release said.
Customs authorities in the European Union will now be tasked with registering imports of certain fasteners of iron or steel, other than of stainless steel, from China, the European Commission said in a June 17 regulation. For instance, wood screws, self-tapping screws, other screw and bolts with heads and washers will be registered upon import. An antidumping investigation into the fasteners from China began Dec. 21. Should the commission determine dumping occurred, duties could be levied on the registered imports. The antidumping investigation petition alleges a dumping margin of 126% to 270% for the fasteners.
The Japanese government has requested consultations with the government of China at the World Trade Organization over Chinese antidumping duties on stainless steel billets, hot-rolled coils and hot-rolled plates from Japan, it said in a June 15 consultation request. The measures are inconsistent with China's commitments in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, Japan said. The antidumping duties were not based on positive evidence, were imposed without proper analyses and were put in place without demonstrating a harm to domestic industry, the request said.
The European Commission implemented provisional antidumping duties on imports of mono ethylene glycol from the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, according to a June 11 notification. The duties range from 8.5% to 52%, with the U.S. companies receiving the higher antidumping rates. The following is a list of the companies, their provisional dumping duties, country of origin and TARIC code.
The European Commission imposed a provisional antidumping duty on imports of birch plywood from Russia, according to a June 11 regulation notification. The duties range from 15% to 15.9%. The Sveza Group, made up of seven exporting manufacturers, received a rate of 15.9%; Syktyvkar Plywood Mill Ltd., 15%; and Zheshartsky LPK, 15.3%. The rate is 15.7% for other cooperating companies and 15.9% for all other companies.
The European Commission in a June 11 notice announced the impending expiration of antidumping duty measures on certain graphite electrode systems from India unless a review of the duties is initiated. European Union manufacturers can submit a written request for a review up to three months before the duty's March 11, 2022, expiration date.