Suspension notice 2020/07: countervailing duty on hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in the People's Republic of China
Updated 29 August 2023
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This notice was originally published on 31 December 2020 and was revoked by Trade remedies notice 2021/04 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-remedies-notices-anti-dumping-duty-on-cold-rolled-iron-and-steel-products-from-china-and-russia/trade-remedies-notice-202104-suspension-of-anti-dumping-duty-on-cold-rolled-flat-steel-goods-originating-in-russia) on 1 July 2021.
This notice is made under regulation 94D(2) of The Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
This notice suspends the application of a trade remedies measure in the event the goods covered by the measure are also subject to a safeguarding measure.
Trade remedies measure suspended
The trade remedies measures applied by Taxation Notice 2020/13: Anti-dumping duty on certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in the People’s Republic of China and Taxation Notice 2020/15: Countervailing duty on certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in the People’s Republic of China are suspended and not to be charged if the goods to which the measure applies, on importation into the United Kingdom, are also subject to the charge of a safeguarding measure applied by Taxation Notice 2020/06: Safeguard measures on certain steel products – application of tariff rate quotas.
The effect of this suspension is that anti-dumping and countervailing duties are charged on imports of hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other steel (certain) originating in the People’s Republic of China until such time as the relevant import quota is exceeded; after such time only the portion of the combined anti-dumping and countervailing duty exceeding the safeguard duty (together with the safeguard duty) is charged. Further details are set out in Annex 1.
Trade remedies measure application period unaffected
This notice does not suspend the period, to which the anti-dumping duty applies, that is specified in Taxation Notice 2020/13: Anti-dumping duty on certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in the People’s Republic of China and Taxation Notice 2020/15: Countervailing duty on certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in the People’s Republic of China.
Annex 1: The additional amount of import duty (“the anti-dumping duty” and “the countervailing duty”) applicable once suspended.
| Overseas exporter | Additional TAP codes | Original AD duty amount | Original CV duty amount | AD duty amount once safeguard duty is charged | CV duty once safeguard duty is charged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengang Steel Plates Co., Ltd | C157 | 0% | 28.1% | 0% | 3.1% |
| Handan Iron & Steel Group Han-Bao Co., Ltd | C158 | 10.3% | 7.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Hesteel Co., Ltd Tangshan Branch | C159 | 10.3% | 7.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Hesteel Co., Ltd Chengde Branch | C160 | 10.3% | 7.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Zhangjiagang Hongchang Plate Co., Ltd | C161 | 31.3% | 4.6% | 6.3% | 4.6% |
| Zhangjiagang GTA Plate Co., Ltd | C162 | 31.3% | 4.6% | 6.3% | 4.6% |
| Shougang Jingtang United Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. | C164 | 0% | 31.5% | 0% | 6.5% |
| Tangshan Yanshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd | C168 | 0% | 35.9% | 0% | 10.9% |
| Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co., Ltd | C163 | 0% | 35.9% | 0% | 10.9% |
| Hesteel Co., Ltd. Tangshan Branch | C151 | 0% | 35.9% | 0% | 10.9% |
| Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co., Ltd | C147 | 0% | 35.9% | 0% | 10.9% |
| Beijing Shougang Co. Ltd., Qian’an Iron & Steel branch | C208 | 0% | 31.5 % | 0% | 6.5% |
| Angang Steel Company Limited | C150 | 10.8% | 17.1% | 0% | 2.9% |
| Wuhan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd | C156 | 10.8% | 17.1% | 0% | 2.9% |
| Maanshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd | C165 | 10.8% | 17.1% | 0% | 2.9% |
| Rizhao Steel Wire Co., Ltd | C166 | 10.8% | 17.1% | 0% | 2.9% |
| Rizhao Baohua New Material Co., Ltd | C167 | 10.8% | 17.1% | 0% | 2.9% |
| All other companies | C999 | 0% | 35.9 % | 0% | 10.9% |