Trade Remedies Notice 2023/08: anti-dumping duty on certain heavy plate of non-alloy or other alloy steel products originating in the People's Republic of China
Updated 28 June 2023
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This notice was originally published on 28 June 2023 with effect from 29 June 2023.
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 Regulation”).
The public notice:
- relates to certain heavy plate of non-alloy or other alloy steel products (the “goods” it relates to, are described under the heading “goods description” below)
- gives effect to the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) recommendation to:
- vary the anti-dumping duty on certain heavy plate of non-alloy or other alloy steel products so that it applies for 5 years from 1 March 2022 until 1 March 2027, and maintain the duty rate set out in Taxation notice 2020/12: anti-dumping duty on certain heavy plate of non-alloy or other alloy steel products originating in the People’s Republic of China (“Taxation Notice 2020/12”) for those goods
- supersedes Taxation Notice 2020/12
Variation of anti-dumping duty on the product
The import duty (the anti-dumping duty) on the goods given effect to by Taxation Notice 2020/12 is varied in accordance with this public notice from 1 March 2022.
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 product imported into the UK from the People’s Republic of China is maintained at the rates listed in table 1:
Table 1: duty amount and additional codes
| Foreign country | Overseas exporter | Duty rate | Additional codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRC | Nanjing Iron and Steel Co., Ltd | 73.1% | C143 |
| PRC | Minmetals Yingkou Medium Plate Co., Ltd | 65.1% | C144 |
| PRC | Wuyang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd, and Wuyang New Heavy & Wide Steel Plate Co., Ltd | 73.7% | C145 |
| PRC | Angang Steel Company Limited | 70.6% | C150 |
| PRC | Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co., Ltd | 70.6% | C151 |
| PRC | Jiangsu Tiangong Tools Company Limited | 70.6% | C155 |
| PRC | Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co., Ltd | 70.6% | C147 |
| PRC | Laiwu Steel Yinshan Section Co., Ltd | 70.6% | C154 |
| PRC | Nanyang Hanye Special Steel Co., Ltd | 70.6% | C152 |
| PRC | Qinhuangdao Shouqin Metal Materials Co., Ltd | 70.6% | C153 |
| PRC | Shandong Iron & Steel Co., Ltd, Jinan Company | 70.6% | C149 |
| PRC | Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd | 70.6% | C156 |
| PRC | Xinyu Iron & Steel Co., Ltd | 70.6% | C148 |
| PRC | Zhangjiagang Shajing Heavy Plate Co., Ltd | 70.6% | C146 |
| PRC | All other companies | 73.7% | 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, drafted 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 (all other overseas exporters) amount is the duty amount applicable to the goods.
Goods description
Goods subject to anti-dumping duty
The anti-dumping duty applies to:
Flat products of non-alloy or alloy steel (excluding stainless steel, silicon-electrical steel, tool steel and high-speed steel), hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, not in coils, of a thickness exceeding 10mm and of a width of 600mm or more or of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm and of a width of 2.05m or more.
Categories of the product subject to anti-dumping duty are imported into the UK under the following UK Global Tariff (UKGT) commodity codes:
- 72 08 51 20 10
- 72 08 51 91 10
- 72 08 51 98 10
- 72 08 52 91 10
- 72 08 90 20 10
- 72 08 90 80 20
- 72 25 40 40 00
- 72 25 40 60 10
- 72 25 99 00 45
Expiry of anti-dumping duty
The anti-dumping duty on the product given effect to by this public notice ceases to apply on 1 March 2027.
The TRA will notify interested parties of the expiry of the anti-dumping duty in sufficient time to allow an interested party to make an application for an expiry review.
Transition review TD0014: Transition review of anti-dumping measures applying to certain heavy plate of non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC)
On 25 January 2022, the Trade Remedies Authority initiated a transition review of the anti-dumping duty on certain heavy plate of non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in the People’s Republic of China (notice of initiation TD0014).
Summary of the transition review
The TRA conducted the transition review in accordance with regulation 100 of the Regulations.
In accordance with regulation 99A(1)(a) of the Regulations, the TRA considered whether the dumping of Goods would be likely to continue or recur if the duty was no longer applied (the “likelihood of dumping assessment”). In accordance with regulation 99A(1)(b) of the Regulations the TRA considered whether injury to UK producers of stainless steel bars and rods would be likely to continue or recur if the countervailing duty was no longer applied (the “likelihood of injury assessment”).
Two domestic producers, one domestic trade body, the Scottish Government, one foreign government, and 5 other contributors registered an interest in the transition review.
The TRA assessed the scope of the transition review under regulations 99A(2)(a)(iii) and 74 of the Regulations. The TRA did not receive any application for a review of the scope of the measure and an assessment was undertaken to ensure that the scope remained appropriate for the UK-specific context. Having conducted the assessment, the TRA decided not to vary the description of the Goods Subject to Review or the scope of this transition review.
Following the likelihood of injury assessments, the TRA concluded that the anti-dumping duty on the products should be extended.
Further information on the investigation can be found on the TRA’s public file.
Recommendation of the TRA
The TRA recommended that, from 1 March 2022, the anti-dumping duty on the products given effect to by Taxation notice 2020/12 should be varied so that it applies until 1 March 2027. In addition, the TRA recommended that the anti-dumping duty be maintained on the goods at the existing amount as it had not been possible for the TRA to recalculate that amount.
The TRA made the recommendation in accordance with regulation 100 and 100A of the Regulations.
After reviewing the TRA recommendation, the Secretary of State for Business and Trade has accepted the TRA’s recommendation under regulation 101C(2)(a) of the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the Regulations”).