Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/61 of 15 January 2025 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain pneumatic tyres, new or retreaded, of rubber, of a kind used for buses or lorries, with a load index exceeding 121 originating in the People's Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council
1. A definitive countervailing duty is imposed on imports of certain pneumatic tyres, new or retreaded, of rubber, of a kind used for buses or lorries, with a load index exceeding 121, currently falling under CN codes 4011 20 90 and ex 4012 12 00 (TARIC code 4012 12 00 10) and originating in the People's Republic of China.
2. The definitive countervailing duties applicable in euros per item of the product described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies listed below shall be as follows:
Company
Countervailing duty
TARIC additional code
Xingyuan Tire Group Ltd, Co.; Guangrao Xinhongyuan Tyre Co., Ltd
57,28
C331
GITI Radial Tire (Anhui) Company Ltd.; GITI Tire (Fujian) Company Ltd.; GITI Tire (Hualin) Company Ltd.; GITI Tire (Yinchuan) Company Ltd.
11,07
C332
Chongqing Hankook Tire Co., Ltd; Jiangsu Hankook Tire Co., Ltd
3,75
C334
Aeolus Tyre Co., Ltd, Aeolus Tyre (Taiyuan) Co., Ltd; Qingdao Yellow Sea Rubber Co., Ltd; Pirelli Tyre Co., Ltd
39,77
C877
Other companies cooperating in both anti-subsidy and anti-dumping investigation listed in the Annex I
27,69
See Annex I
Other companies cooperating in anti-dumping investigation but not in anti-subsidy investigation listed in the Annex II
57,28
See Annex II
Other companies subject to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/738cooperating in both anti- subsidy and anti-dumping investigation listed in Annex III
27,69
See Annex III
Zhongce Rubber Group Co., Ltd
57,28
C379
Weifang Yuelong Rubber Co., Ltd
57,28
C875
Hefei Wanli Tire Co., Ltd
57,28
C876
All other companies
57,28
C999
3. The application of the individual countervailing duty rates specified for the companies mentioned in paragraph 2 or in Annexes I, II or III 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 (item(s)) 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 People's Republic of China. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’ Until such invoice is presented, the duty rate applicable to ‘all other companies’ shall apply.
4. In cases where goods have been damaged before entry into free circulation and, therefore, the price actually paid or payable is apportioned for the determination of the customs value pursuant to Article 131 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447, the amount of anti-subsidy duty laid down in paragraph 2 shall be reduced by a percentage which corresponds to the apportioning of the price actually paid or payable.
5. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Supplementary provisions
ANNEX ISupplementary provisions
ANNEX I
Cooperating Chinese exporting producers not sampled cooperating in both anti-subsidy and anti-dumping original investigations:
Name of the Company
TARIC additional code
Bayi Rubber Co., Ltd
C335
Bridgestone (Huizhou) Tire Co., Ltd
C336
Megalith Industrial Group Co., Ltd
C342
Michelin Shenyang Tire Co., Ltd
C343
Nanjing Kumho Tire Co., Ltd
C344
Qingdao Fudong Tyre Co., Ltd
C348
Qingdao Hairunsen Tyre Co., Ltd
C349
Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group Rubber Co., Ltd
C352
Shandong Changfeng Tyres Co., Ltd
C354
Shandong Haohua Tire Co., Ltd
C355
Shandong Hengfeng Rubber & Plastic Co., Ltd
C357
Shandong Homerun Tires Co., Ltd
C359
Shandong Hugerubber Co., Ltd
C361
Shandong Mirage Tyres Co., Ltd
C364
Shandong Vheal Group Co., Ltd
C365
Shandong Wosen Rubber Co., Ltd
C367
Shandong Yongfeng Tyres Co., Ltd
C368
Shandong Yongsheng Rubber Group Co., Ltd; Shandong Santai Rubber Co., Ltd
C369
Shandong Yongtai Group Co., Ltd
C370
Shengtai Group Co., Ltd
C372
Toyo Tire (Zhucheng) Co., Ltd
C374
Weifang Goldshield Tire Co., Ltd
C376
Xuzhou Armour Rubber Company Ltd
C378
ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
ANNEX II
Other companies cooperating in the original anti-dumping investigation but not in the original anti-subsidy investigation:
Name of the Company
TARIC additional code
Briway Tire Co., Ltd
C337
Goodyear Dalian Tire Co., Ltd
C339
Shandong Hawk International Rubber Industry Co., Ltd
C356
Sichuan Kalevei Technology Co., Ltd
C373
ANNEX IIISupplementary provisions
ANNEX III
Other cooperating companies subject to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/738:
Name of the Company
TARIC additional code
Chaoyang Long March Tyre Co., Ltd
C338
Triangle Tyre Co., Ltd
C375
Shandong Wanda Boto Tyre Co., Ltd
C366
Qingdao Doublestar Tire Industrial Co., Ltd
C347
Ningxia Shenzhou Tire Co., Ltd
C345
Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd
C340
Shandong Huasheng Rubber Co., Ltd
C360
Prinx Chengshan (Shandong) Tire Co., Ltd
C346
Shandong Linglong Tyre Co., Ltd
C363
Shandong Jinyu Tire Co., Ltd
C362
Sailun Group Co., Ltd
C351
Shandong Kaixuan Rubber Co., Ltd
C353
Weifang Shunfuchang Rubber And Plastic Products Co., Ltd
C377
Shandong Hengyu Science & Technology Co., Ltd
C358
Jiangsu General Science Technology Co., Ltd
C341
Shanghai Huayi Group Corp. Ltd; Double Coin Group (Jiang Su) Tyre Co., Ltd
C878
Qingdao GRT Rubber Co., Ltd
C350
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