This decision will allow the imposition of retroactive duties if the ongoing anti dumping investigation confirms that the products in question are being imported at dumped prices.
Under the instructions sent by the Commission to customs authorities, flat products that are cold rolled, uncoated, and not further worked beyond cold rolling produced from iron or non-alloy steel and including alloy steels other than stainless steel will be subject to registration. Magnetic steel, annealed black plate under 0.35 mm, silicon steel, and high-speed steels are excluded from this scope.
The Commission notes that shipments from the five countries in question have increased significantly in recent periods and that these products may have entered the EU market at potentially dumped prices. With the introduction of the registration requirement, anti-dumping duties may be applied retroactively for up to 90 days if provisional or definitive measures are imposed in the future. It is stated that the regulation will enter into force the day after its publication and will remain valid for a maximum of nine months. This period may be shortened if the investigation is concluded early or if definitive measures enter into force.
The investigation, launched on 18 September following an application by EUROFER, covers the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. According to the complaint included in the case file, the dumping margins for the products concerned range from 3.2% to 31.3%.
At later stages of the investigation, the Commission has the authority to propose provisional measures. If definitive measures are adopted, duties may be applied retroactively up to the date on which registration began.
The products under investigation fall under various subheadings of the Customs Tariff Statistics Position ex 7209 and 7211 series, as well as codes 7225 50 80 and 7226 92 00.
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