Trade remedies notice 2022/04: anti-dumping duty on certain cold rolled flat steel products originating in the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation
Updated 30 August 2022
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This public notice was published on 30 August 2022 with effect from the day after the date of publication.
This public notice is published by the Secretary of State under regulation 101C(2)(a) of the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the Regulations).
The public notice;
- relates to certain cold rolled flat steel products (the “goods”, as described in more detail under the heading “Goods subject to anti-dumping duty” below)
- gives effect to a recommendation by the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) to vary the anti-dumping duty on the goods so that it applies for 5 years from 5 August 2021
- supersedes Taxation notice 2020/10: anti-dumping duty on certain cold rolled flat steel products originating in the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation (Taxation Notice 2020/10)
Variation of anti-dumping duty on the goods
The import duty (“the anti-dumping duty”) on the goods given effect to by Taxation Notice 2020/10 is varied in accordance with this public notice from 5 August 2021.
Amount of anti-dumping duty
The anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-the-frontier price, before other amounts of import duty, of the goods imported into the UK from the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation, is maintained at the following rates.
Table 1: duty amount and additional codes
| Foreign country | Overseas exporter | Duty rate | Additional codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| People’s Republic of China | Angang Steel Company Limited, Anshan | 19.7% | C097 |
| People’s Republic of China | Tianjin Angang Tiantie Cold Rolled Sheets Co. Ltd., Tianjin | 19.7% | C098 |
| People’s Republic of China | Overseas exporters specified in Annex 1 | 20.5% | Per Annex 1 |
| People’s Republic of China | All other overseas exporters (residual amount) | 22.1% | C999 |
| Russian Federation | Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works, OJSK, Magnitogorsk | 18.7% | C099 |
| Russian Federation | PAO Severstal, Cherepovets | 34% | C100 |
| Russian Federation | All other Russian exporters | 36.1% | C999 |
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 using document code D008.
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] ([additional code]) in [country]. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.
Date:
Signature:
Name (printed):”
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 anti-dumping duty
The anti-dumping duty applies to:
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, or other alloy steel but excluding of stainless steel, of all widths, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated and not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced);
excluding:
- flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of all widths, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated, not further worked than cold-rolled, whether or not in coils, of all thickness, electrical
- flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of all widths, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated, in coils, of a thickness of less than 0.35 mm, annealed, also known as ‘black plates’
- flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of all widths, of silicon-electrical steel
- flat-rolled products of alloy steel, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced), of high-speed steel
Categories of the product subject to countervailing duty are imported into the UK under the following UK Global Tariff (UKGT) commodity codes:
Table 2: commodity codes subject to countervailing duty
| 72 09 15 00 90 | 72 09 27 90 00 | 72 11 23 80 99 |
| 72 09 16 90 00 | 72 09 28 90 00 | 72 11 29 00 19 |
| 72 09 17 90 00 | 72 11 23 30 10 | 72 11 29 00 99 |
| 72 09 18 91 00 | 72 11 23 30 91 | 72 25 50 80 00 |
| 72 09 18 99 90 | 72 11 23 30 99 | 72 26 92 00 10 |
| 72 09 25 00 90 | 72 11 23 80 19 | 72 26 92 00 90 |
| 72 09 26 90 00 | 72 11 23 80 95 |
Transition review TD0011
Transition review TD0011: Transition Review of an anti-dumping measure applying to certain cold-rolled flat steel products originating in the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation
On 29 April 2021 the Secretary of State for International Trade initiated a transition review of the anti-dumping duty on certain cold-rolled flat steel products originating in the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation (notice of initiation TD0011).
Summary of the transition review
The TRA conducted the transition review in accordance with regulation 100 of the Regulations.
In accordance with regulations 99A(1)(a)-(b) of the Regulations, the TRA:
- assessed the likelihood that dumping would be likely to continue or recur if the measure were no longer applied (the likelihood of dumping assessment); and
- considered whether injury to the UK industry of the relevant goods would continue or recur if the measure were no longer applied (the likelihood of injury assessment).
One domestic producer, 2 domestic trade bodies, 2 foreign governments, 3 overseas exporters, 2 overseas trade bodies, 1 domestic importer, 1 trade union and 1 overseas contributor registered an interest in the transition review.
The TRA also considered information from other interested parties.
Following the likelihood of injury assessment, the TRA concluded that the anti-dumping duty on the products should be varied.
Recommendation of the TRA
In accordance with regulations 100 and 100A of the Regulations, the TRA recommended that, from 5 August 2021, the anti-dumping duty on the products be varied so that it applies until 5 August 2026.
Annex 1: Overseas exporters subject to the 20.5% duty amount
Table 3: overseas exporters subject to the 20.5% duty amount
| Overseas exporter | Additional code |
|---|---|
| Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd, Shanghai | C105 |
| Bengang Steel Plates Co., Ltf, Benxi | C108 |
| BX Steel POSCO Cold Rolled Sheet Co., Ltd, Benxi | C107 |
| Handan Iron & Steel Group Han-Bao Co., Ltd, Handan | C104 |
| Hesteel Co. Ltd. Tangshan Branch, Tangshan (formerly Hebei Iron and Steel Co., Ltd, Shijiazhuang) | C103 |
| Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co., Ltd, Baotou City | C113 |
| Maanshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd, Maanshan | C110 |
| Shanghai Meishan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd, Nanjing | C106 |
| Tianjin Rolling-one Steel Co., Ltd, Tianjin | C111 |
| WISCO International Economic & Trading Co, Ltd, Wuhan | C109 |
| Zhangjiagang Yangtze River Cold Rolled Sheet Co., Ltd, Zhangjiajang | C112 |