UK reviews China hot rolled flat steel trade measures

The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has initiated transition reviews into anti-dumping and countervailing measures on imports of hot rolled flat steel from China to decide whether the duties are still needed, Kallanish notes.

The HS codes impacted in each investigation are 72 08 10 00 00, 72 08 40 00 00, 72 11 19 00 10, 72 08 26 00 00, 72 08 52 99 00, 72 25 30 90 00, 72 08 27 00 00, 72 08 53 10 00, 72 25 40 60 90, 72 08 36 00 00, 72 08 53 90 00, 72 25 40 90 00, 72 08 37 00 10, 72 08 37 00 90, 72 08 54 00 00, 72 26 19 10 90, 72 08 38 00 10, 72 08 38 00 90, 72 08 39 00 10, 72 08 39 00 90, 72 08 40 00 10, 72 08 40 00 90, 72 11 13 00 00, 72 26 91 91 00, 72 11 14 00 10, 72 11 14 00 90, 72 26 91 99 00, 72 11 19 00 90, 72 08 25 00 00, 72 08 52 10 00 and 72 25 19 10 90.

For each investigation, the period of investigation is 1 April 2021-31 March 2022. In order to assess injury, the period from 1 April 2018-31 March 2022 will be examined.

Excluded products are products of stainless steel and grain-oriented silicon electrical steel; products of tool steel and high-speed steel; products, not in coils, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm and of a width of 600mm or more; products, not in coils, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm and of a width of 2.05m or more.

Adam Smith Germany