Case review
December 21, 2020
The EU launched an anti-dumping case against Chinese steel fasteners!
June 17, 2021
The European Commission announced that it decided to implement import registration for iron or steel fasteners originating in China.
July 20, 2021
The European Commission has made an announcement on the anti-dumping case of steel fasteners originating from China and does not intend to implement temporary anti-dumping measures at this stage.
November 16, 2021
According to the final disclosure document issued by the European Commission, the EU will impose clear anti-dumping duties on steel fasteners originating in the people's Republic of China.
December 14, 2021
The European Commission issued an additional final information disclosure document), and the EU will impose dumping tax rates ranging from 22.1% to 86.5% on steel fasteners originating in the people's Republic of China.
February 16, 2022
Decision C (2022) 839 issued by the European Union makes the final anti-dumping decision on steel fasteners originating in China.
The final decision is as follows
Article 1
Impose clear anti-dumping duties on some steel fasteners (excluding stainless steel). Wood screws (excluding square head screws), self tapping screws, other head screws and bolts (with or without nuts or washers, but excluding screws and bolts used to fix railway track construction materials), and washers, which are currently classified as CN codes 7318 12 90, 7318 14 91, 7318 14 99, 7318 15 58, 7318 15 68, 7318 15 82, 7318 15 88, ex 7318 15 95 (TARIC codes 7318 15 95 19 and 7318 15 95 89), ex 7318 21 00 (TARIC codes 7318 21 00 31, 7318 21 00 39, 7318 21 00 95 and 7318 21 00 98) and ex 7318 22 00 (TARIC codes 7318 22 00 31, 7318 22 00 39, 7318 22 00 95 and 7318 22 00 98)。
The final anti-dumping duty rate of the products mentioned in Article 1 produced by the following companies is as follows:

3. An application for a separate tax rate for the company referred to in Article 2 shall submit a valid commercial invoice to the customs authorities of the member states with a statement signed by the official of the entity issuing the invoice, Drafted as follows: "I, the undersigned, certify that the (relevant products) exported to the EU are manufactured by (company name and address) (Taric codes) in [relevant country]. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct. If such invoice is not submitted, the tax rate of all other companies shall apply.
4. Unless otherwise specified, the current provisions on tariffs shall apply.
Article 2
Paragraph (2) of Article 1 may be amended to add a new export production enterprise of the people's Republic of China, and the appropriate weighted average anti-dumping tax rate shall be applied to the cooperative enterprises outside the sample.
The new export manufacturer shall provide the following certificates:
(a) Goods not exported from the people's Republic of China during the period from January to July 30, 2020;
(b) Has nothing to do with exporters or producers who comply with the measures set out in this regulation;
(c) It has actually exported relevant products or signed an irrevocable contractual obligation to export a large number of products to the EU after the end of the investigation period.
Article 3
1. The customs authorities are hereby instructed to cease the registration of imported goods established in accordance with Article 1 of commission Implementation Regulation (EU) 2021 / 970, which is hereby repealed.
2. Clear anti-dumping duties will not be retroactively levied on registered imported products.
3. Data collected in accordance with Article 1 of the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021 / 970 shall no longer be kept.
Article 4
These Regulations shall come into force on the day following the day of the notice of this Ordinance
Official magazine of the European Union
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable to all Member States. Completed in Brussels on February 16, 2022
List of other cooperative companies listed in the annex









