Anti-dumping warning: EU steel investigation dynamics and response strategies against China
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2025-06-27 17:31
Ⅰ. A quick overview of recent key rulings
1. Final ruling on tin-coated steel plates
The European Commission imposed differentiated anti-dumping duties on Chinese tin-coated (coated) flat-rolled steel products on May 28, 2025, with a tax rate range of 13.1%-62.3%. Baosteel, Wuhan Iron and Steel and Nippon Steel received the lowest tax rate of 13.1%, and non-cooperative enterprises faced a punitive tax rate of 62.3%. This measure directly impacted China's annual export volume of about 450 million euros in tin-coated steel plate trade.
2. Preliminary ruling on hardwood plywood
The preliminary ruling results announced on June 10, 2025 showed that Pizhou Jiangshan Wood Industry was subject to a temporary tax rate of 25.1%, and other Chinese companies were uniformly subject to a tax rate of 62.4%, involving products in the 4412 series of tax numbers. Stakeholders are required to submit defense materials within 15 days.
3.The investigation of seamless steel pipes was unexpectedly terminated. Due to the withdrawal of the application by the European Steel Tube Association (ESTA), the EU terminated the anti-dumping investigation on seamless steel pipes from China on June 2, involving products with the 7304 series tariff number. This case was originally regarded as an important indicator of the continuation of the EU's steel protection policy.
Ⅱ. Sunset review dynamics
1. The Eurasian Economic Union extended key measures
On June 24, it decided to extend the 15.5% anti-dumping duty on seamless steel pipes from China until 2030, and the tax rate of galvanized steel sheets remained at 12.69%-17% during the same period.
2. EU steel wheel hub review launched
The first sunset review of the 2020 measures was launched on March 3, 2025, and the results will affect China's annual export of 12,000 containers of wheel hub products.
Ⅲ. Countermeasures
1. Differential tax rate response
The EU tinplate steel plate case shows that companies that cooperate with the investigation can obtain low tax rates (such as Baosteel's 13.1%), while those who respond passively face a tax rate of more than 60%. It is recommended that export enterprises improve their cost accounting system and actively participate in the questionnaire defense.
2. Feasibility of re-export trade
The Malaysian re-export model has been used by some enterprises to circumvent the high EU tariffs. For example, a Guangdong enterprise successfully reduced the tax burden of 210,000 yuan per cabinet by converting the certificate of origin through the bonded warehouse in Port Klang.
3. Legal remedies
For disputes over the EU's use of the "representative country cost method" (such as the Malaysian benchmark), the Joint Chamber of Commerce can appeal through the WTO dispute settlement mechanism. The Ministry of Commerce of China has clearly opposed such investigation methods.
IV. Trend analysis
In the second half of 2025, the EU may launch a new investigation on products such as stainless steel welded pipes and cold-rolled coils. It is recommended that enterprises pay attention to the EU Official Gazette (EUR-Lex) and the China Trade Relief Information Network warning.
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