A definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of certain fasteners of iron or steel, other than of stainless steel, i.e. wood screws (excluding coach screws), self-tapping screws, other screws and bolts with heads (whether or not with their nuts or washers, but excluding screws and bolts for fixing railway track construction material), and washers originating in the People’s Republic of China, currently classified under CN codes 7318 12 90, 7318 14 91, 7318 14 99, 7318 15 58, 7318 15 68, 7318 15 82, 7318 15 88, ex73181595 (TARIC codes 7318159519 and 7318159589), ex73182100 (TARIC codes 7318210031, 7318210039, 7318210095 and 7318210098) and ex73182200 (TARIC codes 7318220031, 7318220039, 7318220095 and 7318220098).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/191 of 16 February 2022 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating in the People’s Republic of China
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/191 of 16 February 2022 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating in the People’s Republic of China
Article 1
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2.
The rates of the definitive 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 |
Definitive anti-dumping duty rate (%) |
TARIC additional code |
|---|---|---|
Jiangsu Yongyi Fastener Co., Ltd. |
22,1 |
C856 |
Ningbo Jinding Fastening Piece Co., Ltd. |
46,1 |
C857 |
Wenzhou Junhao Industry Co., Ltd. |
48,8 |
C858 |
Other cooperating companies listed in Annex |
39,6 |
|
All other companies |
86,5 |
C999 |
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) 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 [country concerned]. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’ If no such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to all other companies shall apply.
4.
Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
Article 2
Article 1(2) may be amended to add new exporting producers from the People’s Republic of China and make them subject to the appropriate weighted average anti-dumping duty rate for cooperating companies not included in the sample.
A new exporting producer shall provide evidence that:
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it did not export the goods described in Article 1(1) originating in People’s Republic of China during the period of investigation (1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020);
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it is not related to an exporter or producer subject to the measures imposed by this Regulation; and
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it has either actually exported the product concerned or has entered into an irrevocable contractual obligation to export a significant quantity to the Union after the end of the period of investigation.
Article 3
1.
Customs authorities are hereby directed to discontinue the registration of imports established in accordance with Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/970 which is hereby repealed.
2.
No definitive anti-dumping duty will be levied retroactively for registered imports.
3.
Data collected in accordance with Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/970 shall no longer be kept.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.