Guidance

Anti-dumping duty on aluminium extrusions from China (Tariff stop press notice 7)

From 16 June 2022, anti-dumping duty on these products from China requires importers to provide HMRC with a bank guarantee until the provision expires.

This guidance was withdrawn on

The date of implementation for this measure has been postponed. This tariff stop press notice has been withdrawn as the guidance it contained is being reviewed. A further update will be issued shortly.

Important information for importers of aluminium extrusions from China.

The Secretary of State for International Trade has accepted the Trade Remedies Authority’s (TRA) recommendation to require a guarantee from importers in respect of certain aluminium extrusions from China.

Importers of these products must provide HMRC with a bank guarantee whilst this provisional remedy is in place.

Changes introduced by the provision

From 16 June 2022, these changes will take effect.

  1. A provisional tariff will apply to goods from China falling within the goods description and commodity codes listed in this notice. The provisional tariff is to be covered by the guarantee, and is not payable during the period of the provisional remedy.

  2. Duty rates between 9.50% and 22.35% will apply to imports from the Chinese companies detailed in this notice that have co-operated with the Trade Remedies Authority investigation.

  3. For all other Chinese exporters, a duty rate of 128.17% will apply.

  4. Importers of goods from China must secure a bank guarantee equal to the estimated provisional anti-dumping amount due on their imports.

  5. The guaranteed amount will only become payable if definitive measures are imposed. The amount paid will be at the duty rate set out in the definitive measures.

Action to take

Importers of the goods in this notice need to apply to HMRC for a general guarantee account and obtain a bank guarantee for the provisional anti-dumping duty applicable to their imports.

Find guidance on how to apply for a general guarantee account.

The public file section of the Trade Remedies Authority website is regularly updated with information relating to the case. Interested parties can use this to increase their understanding of the investigation.

Ask about bank guarantees

Email bank guarantee queries to HMRC: customspolicyguarantees@hmrc.gov.uk

Ask about the Investigation

Email questions about the investigation to the Trade Remedies Authority: ad0012@traderemedies.gov.uk

Co-operating exporters

The duty rates and TAP codes shown in the table below will apply to imports from the following exporters.

Sampled co-operating exporters (group companies)

The Press Metal Group Duty rate TAP code
Press Metal International Ltd (China) 22.35% 8A00
Press Metal International Technology Ltd (China) 22.35% 8A00
Press Metal UK Limited 22.35% 8A00
The Shandong Nanshan Group Duty rate TAP code
Shandong Nanshan Aluminium Co. Ltd 9.50% 8A01
Yantai Jintai International Trade Co. Ltd 9.50% 8A01
The Haomei Group Duty rate TAP code
Guangdong Haomei New Materials Co. Ltd 19.93% 8A02
Guangdong King Metal Light Alloy Technology Co. Ltd 19.93% 8A02
Haomei Aluminium Products Company Ltd (Hong Kong) 19.93% 8A02

Non sampled co-operating exporters

Duty rate Company TAP code
20.86% Guangdong Huachang Group Co. Ltd 8A03
20.86% Guangdong Jiangsheng Aluminium Co. Ltd 8A03
20.86% Guangdong JMA Aluminium Profile Factory (Group) Co. Ltd 8A03
20.86% Guangdong Nanhai Light Industrial Products Imp. & Exp. Co. Ltd 8A03
20.86% Guangdong Xingfa Aluminium Co. Ltd 8A03
20.86% Guangdong Xinhe Aluminium Xinxing Co. Ltd 8A03
20.86% Guangya Aluminium Industries Co. Ltd 8A03
20.86% Guangdong Yaoyinshan Aluminium Co. Ltd 8A03
20.86% JMA (HK) Company Limited 8A03
20.86% Shandong Mengshan Aluminium Co. Ltd 8A03
20.86% Shandong Orient Aluminium Co. Ltd 8A03
20.86% Taishan City Kam Kiu Aluminium Extrusion Co. Ltd. 8A03
20.86% Yingkou Liaohe Aluminium Products Co. Ltd 8A03
20.86% Anyang Hoonly International Co. Ltd 8A03
20.86% Foshan City Nanhai Yongfeng Aluminium Co. Ltd 8A03
20.86% Foshan JMA Aluminium Co. Ltd 8A03
20.86% Foshan Kengye Metal Products Co. Ltd 8A03
20.86% Foshan Sanshui Fenglu Aluminium Company Limited 8A03

Other exporters

Duty rate Company TAP code
128.17% PanAsia Aluminium (China) Limited 8A99
128.17% PanAsia Enterprises (Nanyang) Company Limited 8A99
128.17% All other exporters from China 8A99

For aluminium extrusions with a weight of greater than 14kg per meter goods TAP code 8A05 must be used.

Imports excluded from the provisional remedy

Duty rate Goods description TAP code
0% Aluminium structures or parts of structures, subassemblies, products that are imported in ‘finished goods kit’, and welded tubes and pipes 8A04
0% Extrusions with a maximum cross-sectional diameter of more than 310mm are also excluded from the provisional remedies 8A04

Goods description

Certain aluminium extrusion products originating from China described as bars, rods, profiles (whether or not hollow), tubes, pipes; unassembled; whether or not prepared for use in structures (for example, cut to length, drilled, bent, chamfered, threaded); made from aluminium whether or not alloyed, containing not more than 99.3% aluminium (“the product”).

The product is commonly referred to as ‘aluminium extrusions’, referring to its most common manufacturing process even if it can also be produced by other production processes such as rolling, forging or casting.

Products within the goods description excluded from the provisional remedy

Aluminium structures or parts of structures, subassemblies, products that are imported in ‘finished goods kit’, and welded tubes and pipes.

Extrusions with a maximum cross-sectional diameter of more than 310mm.

UK Global Tariff commodity codes affected

The following commodity codes are subject to provisional anti-dumping duty:

7604101011

7604101090

7604109011

7604109019

7604109025

7604109029

7604109080

7604109089

7604210010

7604210090

7604291010

7604291030

7604291040

7604291090

7604299010

7604299020

7604299090

7608100011

7608100019

7608100020

7608100080

7608100089

7608208110

7608208190

7608208910

7608208920

7608208930

7608208990

7610909010

7610909095

More information

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See the UK Trade Tariff for the full duty rate, unit of quantity, preferences, quotas, footnotes and VAT rate.

Updates to this page

Published 23 May 2022
Last updated 7 June 2022 + show all updates
  1. The named co-operating exporters in the The Shandong Nanshan Group have been corrected due to an error.

  2. The section 'Action to take' has been added.

  3. The date of implementation for this measure has changed to 16 June 2022. A new section on 'Goods description' has been added.

  4. First published.

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