Trade remedies notice 2023/03: anti-dumping duty on high fatigue performance steel concrete reinforcement bar (rebar) originating in the People's Republic of China
Updated 31 July 2024
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This public notice was originally published on 1 March 2023 with effect from the day after the date of publication.
This notice was amended to reflect updated commodity codes on 31 July 2024 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 Regulation”).
The public notice:
- relates to high fatigue performance steel concrete reinforcement bar (rebar) (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 high fatigue performance steel concrete reinforcement bar (rebar) so that it applies for 5 years from 30 July 2021 until 30 July 2026, and maintain the duty rate set out in Taxation notice 2020/09: anti-dumping duty on high fatigue performance steel concrete reinforcement bar (rebar) originating in the People’s Republic of China (“Taxation Notice 2020/09”) for those goods.
- supersedes Taxation Notice 2020/09
1. Variation of anti-dumping duty on the product
The import duty (the anti-dumping duty) on the goods given effect to by Taxation Notice 2020/09 is varied in accordance with this public notice from 30 July 2021.
1.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| People’s Republic of China | Jiangsu Lianfeng Industrial Co., Ltd, Zhangjiagang | 22.5% | C063 |
| People’s Republic of China | Jiangsu Yonggang Group Co., Ltd, Zhangjiagang | 22.5% | C062 |
| People’s Republic of China | Jiangyin Ruihe Metal Products Co., Ltd, Jiangyin | 18.4% | C061 |
| People’s Republic of China | Jiangyin Xicheng Steel Co., Ltd, Jiangyin | 18.4% | C060 |
| People’s Republic of China | Zhangjiagang Hongchang High Wires Co., Ltd, Zhangjiagang | 22.5% | C064 |
| People’s Republic of China | Zhangjiagang Shatai Steel Co., Ltd, Zhangjiagang | 22.5% | C065 |
| People’s Republic of China | All other overseas exporters (residual amount) | 22.5% | C999 |
2. 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.
3. Goods Description
3.1 Goods subject to anti-dumping duty
The anti-dumping duty applies to:
High fatigue performance iron or steel concrete reinforcing bars and rods made of iron, non-alloy steel or alloy steel (but excluding of stainless steel, high-speed steel and silico-manganese steel), not further worked than hot-rolled, but including those twisted after rolling. These bars and rods contain indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or are twisted after rolling. The key characteristic of high fatigue performance is the ability to endure repeated stress without breaking and, specifically, the ability to resist in excess of 4.5 million fatigue cycles using a stress ratio (min/max) of 0.2 and a stress range exceeding 150 MegaPascal
Categories of the product subject to anti-dumping duty are imported into the UK under the following UK Global Tariff (UKGT) commodity codes:
- 72 14 20 00 10
- 72 28 30 20 00
- 72 28 30 41 00
- 72 28 30 49 00
- 72 28 30 61 00
- 72 28 30 69 00
- 72 28 30 70 00
- 72 28 30 89 00
3.2 Expiry of anti-dumping duty
The anti-dumping duty on the product given effect to by this public notice ceases to apply on 30 July 2026.
The Trade Remedies Authority (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.
4. Transition review TD0010: Transition Review of anti-dumping measures applying to certain High Fatigue Performance Steel Concrete Reinforcement Bars originating in the People’s Republic of China
On 29 April 2021 the Secretary of State for Business and Trade initiated a transition review of the anti-dumping duty on high fatigue performance steel concrete reinforcement bar (rebar) originating in the People’s Republic of China (notice of initiation TD0010).
4.1 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) of the Regulations, the TRA considered whether the application of the anti-dumping duty was necessary or sufficient to offset the importation of dumped goods, and whether dumping would be likely to continue or recur if the measure were no longer applied (the “likelihood of dumping assessment”). In accordance with regulation 99A(1)(b) the TRA also considered whether injury to UK producers of high fatigue performance steel concrete reinforcement bar (rebar) was likely to occur if the anti-dumping duty was no longer applied (the “likelihood of injury assessment”).
One domestic producer, one domestic trade body, one foreign government, and 2 foreign trade bodies and one other contributor registered an interest in the transition review.
The TRA based its consideration of whether the anti-dumping duty was necessary or sufficient on a range of data provided by interested parties.
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.
4.2 Recommendation of the TRA
The TRA recommended that, from 30 July 2021, the anti-dumping duty on the products given effect to by Taxation notice 2020/09 should be varied so that it applies until 30 July 2026. 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.