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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/181 of 10 February 2016 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain cold-rolled flat steel products originating in the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/181 of 10 February 2016 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain cold-rolled flat steel products originating in the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/181 · Regulation · 5 articles

Data as of 2026-07-04 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗

Article 1

1.   A provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, or other alloy steel but excluding of stainless steel, of all widths, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated and not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced), currently falling within CN ex 7209 15 00 (TARIC code 7209150090), 7209 16 90, 7209 17 90, 7209 18 91, ex 7209 18 99 (TARIC code 7209189990), ex 7209 25 00 (TARIC code 7209250090), 7209 26 90, 7209 27 90, 7209 28 90, 7211 23 30, ex 7211 23 80 (TARIC codes 7211238019, 7211238095 and 7211238099), ex 7211 29 00 (TARIC codes 7211290019 and 7211290099), 7225 50 80 and 7226 92 00 and originating in the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation. The following product types are excluded from the definition of the product concerned: — flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of all width, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated, not further worked than cold-rolled, whether or not in coils, of all thickness, electrical, — flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of all width, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated, in coils, of a thickness of less than 0,35 mm, annealed (known as ‘black plates’), — flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of all width, of silicon-electrical steel, and — flat-rolled products of alloy steel, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced), of high-speed steel. 2.   The rates of the provisional anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, of the product described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies listed below shall be as follows: Country Company Provisional duty rate (%) TARIC Additional Code PRC Angang Steel Company Limited, Anshan 13,8 C097 Tianjin Angang Tiantie Cold Rolled Sheets Co. Ltd, Tianjin 13,8 C098 Other cooperating companies listed in the Annex 14,5   All other companies 16,0 C999 Russia Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works OJSC, Magnitogorsk 19,8 C099 PAO Severstal, Cherepovets 25,4 C100 All other companies 26,2 C999 3.   The application of the individual duty rate specified for the companies mentioned in paragraph 2 shall be conditional upon presentation to the customs authorities of the Member States of a valid commercial invoice, on which shall appear a declaration dated and signed by an official of the entity issuing such invoice, identified by his/her name and function, drafted as follows: ‘I, the undersigned, certify that the (volume) of (product concerned) sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in the (country concerned). I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct’. If no such invoice is presented, the duty rate applicable to ‘all other companies’ shall apply. 4.   The release for free circulation in the Union of the product referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the provision of a security deposit equivalent to the amount of the provisional duty. 5.   Unless otherwise specified, the relevant provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.

Article 2

1.   Within 25 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation, interested parties may: (a) request disclosure of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which this Regulation was adopted; (b) submit their written comments to the Commission; and (c) request a hearing with the Commission and/or the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings. 2.   Within 25 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation, the parties referred to in Article 21(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 may comment on the application of the provisional measures.

Article 3

1.   Customs authorities are hereby directed to discontinue the registration of imports established in accordance with Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2325. 2.   Data collected regarding products which were entered not more than 90 days prior to the date of entry into force of this Regulation shall be kept until the entry into force of possible definitive measures, or the termination of this proceeding.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . Article 1 shall apply for a period of six months.

Supplementary provisions

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX CHINESE COOPERATING EXPORTING PRODUCERS NOT SAMPLED Country Name TARIC additional code PRC Hebei Iron and Steel Co., Ltd, Shijiazhuang C103 PRC Handan Iron & Steel Group Han-Bao Co., Ltd, Handan C104 PRC Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd, Shanghai C105 PRC Shanghai Meishan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd, Nanjing C106 PRC BX Steel POSCO Cold Rolled Sheet Co., Ltd, Benxi C107 PRC Bengang Steel Plates Co., Ltd, Benxi C108 PRC WISCO International Economic & Trading Co. Ltd, Wuhan C109 PRC Maanshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd, Maanshan C110 PRC Tianjin Rolling-one Steel Co., Ltd, Tianjin C111 PRC Zhangjiagang Yangtze River Cold Rolled Sheet Co., Ltd, Zhangjiagang C112 PRC Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co., Ltd, Baotou City C113

Source: EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), © European Union, reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

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