Notice

Trade remedies notice 2023/20: suspension of anti-dumping duty on hot-rolled flat iron, non-alloy, or other alloy steel goods originating in Iran or Russia

Updated 31 December 2023

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This notice was published on 6 November 2023.

This notice has been revoked by Trade remedies notice 2023/30.

This public notice is published by the Secretary of State under regulation 94D(2) of the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

The public notice suspends, in full or in part, the anti-dumping duty on hot-rolled flat iron, non-alloy, or other alloy steel goods originating in Iran or Russia in the event those hot-rolled flat iron, non-alloy, or other alloy steel goods are subject to safeguard duty.

Suspension of the anti-dumping duty

The public notice relates to hot-rolled flat iron, non-alloy, or other alloy steel goods originating in Iran or Russia subject to both:

The effect of this suspension is that the anti-dumping duty is charged on imports of hot-rolled flat iron, non-alloy, or other alloy steel goods originating in Iran or Russia until such time as the relevant import quota is exceeded. After such time only the portion of the anti-dumping duty exceeding the safeguard duty (together with the safeguard duty) is charged. As such, once the safeguard quota is exceeded the anti-dumping duty payable on hot-rolled flat iron, non-alloy, or other alloy steel goods originating in Iran or Russia to which this public notice relates is as follows:

Table 1: duty amount and additional codes

Origin country or territory Overseas exporter Additional code Anti-dumping duty before suspension GBP per tonne (per cent ad valorem) Anti-dumping duty after suspension GBP per tonne (per cent ad valorem)
Iran Mobarakeh Steel Company C215 £48.12 (17.9%) Nil
Iran All others C999 £48.12 (17.9%) Nil
Russia Novolipetsk Steel C216 £44.605 (15%) Nil
Russia Public Joint Stock Company Magnitogorsk Iron Steel Works (PJSC MMK) C217 £80.758 (33%) £19.57 (8%)
Russia PAO Severstal C218 £14.729 (5.3%) Nil
Russia All others C999 £80.758 (33%) £19.57 (8%)

This public notice does not relate to hot-rolled flat iron, non-alloy, or other alloy steel goods originating from Brazil, which are excluded from safeguard duty: tariff-rate quota on steel goods under Trade remedies notice 2023/10 and Trade remedies notice 2022/01.

Goods description

Hot-rolled flat iron, non-alloy, or other alloy steel goods that may be subject to both anti-dumping and safeguard duty under Trade remedies notice 2023/16 and Trade remedies notice 2023/10 are:

Certain flat-rolled products of iron, non-alloy steel or other alloy steel, whether or not in coils (including ‘cut-to-length’ and ‘narrow strip’ products), not further worked than hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated. 

The following product types are excluded:

  • products of stainless steel and grain-oriented silicon electrical steel
  • products of tool steel and high-speed steel
  • products, not in coils, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm and of a width of 600mm or more
  • products, not in coils, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm and of a width of 2.05m or more

The hot-rolled flat iron, non-alloy, or other alloy steel goods subject to both anti-dumping and safeguard duty are usually imported into the UK under the following UK Global Tariff (UKGT) commodity codes:

  • 72 08 10 00 00
  • 72 08 25 00 00
  • 72 08 26 00 00
  • 72 08 27 00 00
  • 72 08 36 00 00
  • 72 08 37 00 10
  • 72 08 37 00 90
  • 72 08 38 00 10
  • 72 08 38 00 90
  • 72 08 39 00 10
  • 72 08 39 00 90
  • 72 08 40 00 10
  • 72 08 40 00 90
  • 72 08 52 10 00
  • 72 08 52 99 00
  • 72 08 53 10 00
  • 72 08 53 90 00
  • 72 08 54 00 00
  • 72 11 13 00 11
  • 72 11 13 00 19
  • 72 11 14 00 10
  • 72 11 14 00 91
  • 72 11 14 00 95
  • 72 11 19 00 10
  • 72 11 19 00 91
  • 72 11 19 00 95
  • 72 25 19 10 90
  • 72 25 30 90 00
  • 72 25 40 90 00
  • 72 26 19 10 91
  • 72 26 19 10 95
  • 72 26 91 91 11
  • 72 26 91 91 19
  • 72 26 91 99 00

You can use the online trade tariff tool to find UKGT commodity codes.

Duration of the anti-dumping duty

This public notice does not suspend or otherwise affect the period for which Trade remedies notice 2023/16 has effect in relation to anti-dumping duty on certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel.

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