The European Commission announced, on Tuesday 7 April, the imposition of a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain hot rolled stainless steel sheets and coil of between 6% and 18.9% originating from China, Indonesia and Taiwan.
While the Commission provisionally concluded that the imposition of anti-dumping duties would be in the interest of the Union industry in order to enable it to overcome the effects of dumping, the Commission nevertheless preferred not to set the level of the measures at the level of dumping. It considers, in essence, that a disproportionate negative effect on the supply chains of EU companies must be avoided.
The anti-dumping investigation, initiated on 13 August 2019, was based, inter alia, on the Commission report describing the situation in China (see EUROPE 12310/11). The dumping margin was assessed in accordance with the new EU anti-dumping methodology, i.e. taking into account not only market distortions, but also distorted raw material and energy prices and distorted labour costs.
To read the implementing regulations: https://bit.ly/2xg9v90 (Original version in French by Hermine Donceel)