Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/74 of 13 January 2025 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of lysine originating in the People’s Republic of China

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/74
• Articles: 5

Article 1

1.   A provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of lysine and its esters, salts thereof, and feed additives, consisting of dry weight basis of 68 % or more, but not more than 80 % of L-lysine sulphate, and not more than 32 % of other components such as carbohydrates and other amino acids, currently falling under CN codes ex 2309 90 31 , ex 2309 90 96 , and 2922 41 00 (TARIC codes: 2309 90 31 41, 2309 90 31 49, 2309 90 96 41, 2309 90 96 49) and originating in the People’s Republic of China.

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:

Company

Provisional anti-dumping duty (%)

TARIC additional code

Meihua Group:

—

Jilin Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd

—

Xinjiang Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd

—

Meihua Holdings Group., Ltd

—

Meihua International Trading (Hong Kong) Limited

84,8

89IE

Eppen Group:

—

Heilongjiang Eppen Biotech Co., Ltd

—

Eppen Asia Pte. Ltd.

58,3

89IF

Other cooperating companies listed in the Annex

71,6

All other imports originating in the People’s Republic of China

84,8

8999

3.   The application of the individual duty rates specified for the companies mentioned in paragraph 2 shall be conditional upon presentation to the Member States’ customs authorities 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 in tonnes) of lysine 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 applicable to all other imports originating in the People’s Republic of China 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 provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.

Article 2

1.   Interested parties shall submit their written comments on this regulation to the Commission within 15 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

2.   Interested parties wishing to request a hearing with the Commission shall do so within 5 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

3.   Interested parties wishing to request a hearing with the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings are invited to do so within 5 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Hearing Officer may examine requests submitted outside this time limit and may decide whether to accept to such requests if appropriate.

Article 3

1.   Customs authorities are hereby directed to discontinue the registration of imports established in accordance with Article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2732 of 24 October 2024.

2.   Data collected regarding products which entered the EU for consumption not more than 90 days prior to the date of the 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.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX Cooperating exporting producers in the People’s Republic of China not sampled

ANNEX

Cooperating exporting producers in the People’s Republic of China not sampled

Name

TARIC additional code

Anhui BBCA Biochemical Co., Ltd.

CJ (Liaocheng) Biotech Co., Ltd.

Dongxiao Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Qiqihar Longjiang Fufeng Biotechnology Co., Ltd.