The European Commission has announced that it has imposed a preliminary antidumping (AD) duty on imports of certain hot rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel from China.
The provisional antidumping (AD) duty rates range between 13.2 percent and 22.6 percent for hot rolled flat products imports from China.
The investigation launched on February 13, 2016, following the application filed by the European Steel Association (EUROFER), covers the period from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015.
The products in question currently fall under Customs Tariff Statistics Position Numbers 7208 10 00, 7208 25 00, 7208 26 00, 7208 27 00, 7208 36 00, 7208 37 00, 7208 38 00, 7208 39 00, 7208 40 00, 7208 52 99, 7208 53 90, 7208 54 00, 7211 14 00, 7211 19 00, 7225 19 10, 7225 30 10, 7225 30 30, 7225 30 90, 7225 40 12, 7225 40 15, 7225 40 60, 7225 40 90, 7226 19 10, 7226 20 00, 7226 91 20, 7226 91 91 and 7226 91 99.
| Country | Exporter/Producer | Dumping margin | Preliminary AD duty rate |
| China | Bengang Steel Plates Co., Ltd | 96.5% | 17.1% |
| Hebei Iron & Steel Group | 95.0% | 13.2% | |
| Jiangsu Shagang Group | 106.9% | 22.6% | |
| Other cooperating companies | 100.1% | 18.0% | |
| All other companies | 106.9% | 22.6% |