Taxation notice 2020/01: anti-dumping duty on certain welded tubes and pipes of iron or non-alloy steel originating in Belarus, the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation
Updated 29 June 2023
This public notice was superseded on 9 August 2021 by trade remedies notice 2021/08: anti-dumping duty on welded tubes and pipes from Belarus and China
This notice is published under regulation 96A(1) of the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
Transition of EU trade remedies measure
This notice gives effect to the EU trade remedies measure specified in Notice of Determination 2020/01: Anti-dumping duty on certain welded tubes and pipes of iron or non-alloy steel originating in Belarus, the People’s Republic of China and Russia Federation.
Duty amount and additional TAP codes
The additional amount of import duty (the anti-dumping duty) applicable to the net, free-at-the-frontier price, before other amounts of import duty, of goods subject to duty (described below) originating in Belarus, the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation is specified in Table 1.
Table 1: Duty amount and additional TAP codes
Foreign country or territory | Overseas exporter | Duty amount | Additional TAP code |
---|---|---|---|
Belarus | All overseas exporters | 38.1% | – |
People’s Republic of China | All overseas exporters | 90.6% | – |
Russian Federation | OMK Group (Open Joint Stock Company Vyksa Steel Works and Joint Stock Company Almetjvesk Pipe Plant | 10.1% | A893 |
Russian Federation | TMK Group (Seversky Pipe Plant Open Joint Stock Company and Joint Stock Company Taganrog Metallurgical Works) | 16.8% | A892 |
Russian Federation | All other overseas exporters (residual amount) | 20.5% | A999 |
Declaration required to qualify for duty amount
In order to qualify for the duty amount applicable to goods produced by an overseas exporter specified in Table 1, a valid commercial invoice with an accompanying declaration must be presented to HMRC on importation of the goods. The text of the declaration is set out in the Annex.
If an invoice is not presented, or the declaration is not made, the residual amount is the duty amount applicable to the goods.
Goods subject to duty
The duty specified in Table 1 applies to goods described, or imported under a commodity code specified, below.
Goods description:
Welded tubes and pipes, of iron or non-alloy steel, of circular cross-section and of an external diameter not exceeding 168.3 mm, excluding line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas, precision tubes and tubes and pipes with attached fittings suitable for conducting gases or liquids for use in civil aircraft.
Commodity codes:
- 73 06 30 41 20
- 73 06 30 72 80
- 73 06 30 77 80
- 73 06 30 49 20
Imposition date
This notice takes effect, and the duty applies, on replacement of EU trade duty.
Expiry date
The duty applies until either: 30 days after replacement of EU trade duty (if the duty is revoked following transition review); or the date the Secretary of State specifies in a notice published under regulation 101C(2)(a) of the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
Note: Regulation 97C of the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 provides that a duty that would otherwise expire during a transition review continues to apply until the review concludes.
Duty subject to transition review
The duty applied by this notice is subject to a transition review, initiated on 10 February 2020, under regulation 97(2)(b) Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
Information on investigations and reviews may be found on the Trade Remedies Service website.
Annex: Declaration required to qualify for specified overseas exporter duty amount
The following declaration must be completed, dated and signed by an official of the entity issuing the valid commercial invoice who is identifiable by name and function:
“I, the undersigned, certify that the [volume] of [goods] sold for export to the United Kingdom included in this invoice was produced by [company name and address] ([TAP additional code]) in [country]. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.
Date:
Signature:
Name (printed):”
Note: If an invoice is not presented, or the declaration is not made, the residual amount is the duty amount applicable to the goods.