Notice

Trade remedies notice 2022/07: anti-dumping duty on wire rod products originating in the People's Republic of China

Updated 10 November 2022

This public notice was published on 10 November 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 wire rod 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 30 January 2021 and maintains the duty rates as set out in taxation notice 2020/07: anti-dumping duty on wire rod originating in the People’s Republic of China (“taxation notice 2020/07”)
• supersedes taxation notice 2020/07

Variation of anti-dumping duty on the goods

The import duty (the “anti-dumping duty”) on the goods given effect to by taxation notice 2020/07 is varied in accordance with this public notice from 30 January 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, is maintained at the following rates:

Table 1: duty amount and additional codes for category 1 goods

Foreign Country	Overseas exporter	Duty rate	Additional codes
People’s Republic of China	Valin Group	7.9%	A930
People’s Republic of China	All other overseas exporters (residual amount)	24.0%	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 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] ([TAP 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 bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron, non-alloy steel or alloy steel other than of stainless steel.

Categories of the goods subject to the anti-dumping duty are imported into the UK under the following UK Global Tariff (UKGT) commodity codes:

• 72 13 10 00
• 72 13 20 00
• 72 13 91 10
• 72 13 91 20
• 72 13 91 41
• 72 13 91 49
• 72 13 91 70
• 72 13 91 90
• 72 13 99 10
• 72 13 99 90
• 72 27 10 00
• 72 27 20 00
• 72 27 90 10
• 72 27 90 50
• 72 27 90 95

Transition review TD0007: transition review of anti-dumping measures applying to certain wire rod products originating in the People’s Republic of China

On 5 November 2020, the Secretary of State for International Trade initiated a transition review of the anti-dumping duty on wire rod products originating in the People’s Republic of China (notice of initiation TD0007).

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)

• 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)

Three domestic producers, 2 domestic trade body, 1 overseas exporter, 1 foreign government and 2 domestic importers registered an interest in the transition review.

The TRA also considered information from other interested parties.

Following the likelihood of injury assessments, the TRA concluded that the anti-dumping duty on the Goods should be varied.

Further information on the investigation can be found on the TRA’s public file: TD0007.

Recommendation of the TRA

In accordance with regulations 100 and 100A of the Regulations, the TRA recommended that, from 30 January 2021, the anti-dumping duty on the goods given effect to by taxation notice 2020/07 be varied so that it applies until 30 January 2026.