The European Commission has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel plated or coated with tin – commonly known as tinplate – originating in China, Kallanish notes from the Official Journal of the European Union.
The move follows an investigation launched in May 2024 after a complaint by the European Steel Association (Eurofer), which claimed that dumped imports were causing material injury to the EU tinplate industry. Provisional duties had already been imposed on 14 January 2025. The regulation confirms and replaces these provisional measures with definitive duties.
The duties apply to tinplate imports from China regardless of whether the goods are declared as originating from China or not.
For imports produced by Baosteel Group’s Baoshan Iron & Steel Co and WISCO-Nippon Steel Tinplate Co, the definitive anti-dumping duty is set at 13.1%. Imports from Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co are subject to a 46.8% duty, while other cooperating Chinese companies face a 24.6% duty. For all other Chinese exporters, a 62.3% duty applies.
These duties cover CN codes 7210 11 00, 7210 12, ex 7210 70, 7210 90 40, ex 7210 90 80, 7212 10, and ex 7212 40. The regulation requires importers to present a valid commercial invoice from the Chinese exporter to benefit from company-specific duty rates; otherwise, the general duty rate of 62.3% applies.
The amounts secured by the provisional anti-dumping duties since January 2025 are definitively collected, with any excess above the final rates released.
The regulation also establishes a framework for adding new Chinese exporters to the list of cooperating companies if they can prove they did not export the product during the investigation period, are not related to a company subject to the measures, and have either already exported or have an irrevocable contractual obligation to export a significant quantity to the EU.
The regulation coordinates with the above-quota tariff duties. Where these tariff duties exceed the anti-dumping duties, only the above-quota tariffs will be collected, and the anti-dumping duties will be suspended during that period. Conversely, if the above-quota tariff duties are lower, they will be collected alongside the difference up to the higher anti-dumping duty.
Elina Virchenko Turkey
