2009-01-31

Anti-dumping regulation published.

Anti-dumping regulation 91/2009 applying anti-dumping duty on iron and steel fasteners imported to the European Union from People’s Republic of China was published in the EU Official Journal on 31 January 2009, becoming community law on that date. The duties came into force on the day following publication and apply to goods entering free circulation in the EU market after that date.

The full regulation can be found at the Official Journal on the EU website – reference L29 31 January 2009.

Key details are as expected:-

General tariff of 80 percent.

Around 100 cooperating companies (listed in Annex 1) accorded tariff of 77.5 percent

Eight companies granted “individual treatment” (IT) accorded specific tariffs.

These included Yantai Agrati Fasteners Co Ltd and CELO Suzhou Precision Fasteners Co Ltd, accorded 0 percent duty. 

One Chinese company obtained a tariff of 26.5 percent. Other IT companies have tariffs ranging from 63.1 to 79.5 percent.

The range of products affected by the tariffs is defined by the regulation as:

“...certain iron or steel fasteners, other than of stainless steel, i.e. wood screws (excluding coach screws), self-tapping screws, other screws and bolts with heads (whether or not with their nuts or washers, but excluding screws turned from bars, rods, profiles or wire, of solid section, of a shank thickness not exceeding 6 mm and excluding screws and bolts for fixing railway track construction material), and washers, originating in the People's Republic of China. 
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