The European Commission (EC) will investigate dumping allegations on hot-dipped galvanized (HDG) steel imports from Turkey and Russia.
EC opened the investigation on Thursday after it received a complaint from the European Steel Federation (Eurofer) on May 12 that the two countries were dumping certain corrosion-resistant steel products during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2020, to December 30, 2020.
The commission added that the allegations were made after comparing the products’ domestic price with its export price (at ex-works level) when it was sold for export to Europe. EC will determine if the dumping has caused any injury to the EU industry and therefore will examine relevant trends from January 1, 2017, until the end of the investigation.
Russia and Turkey’s HDG steel products under investigation are currently classified by the following CN codes:
ex 7210 41 00, ex 7210 49 00, ex 7210 61 00, ex 7210 69 00, ex 7210 90 80, ex 7212 30 00, ex 7212 50 61, ex 7212 50 69, ex 7212 50 90, ex 7225 92 00, ex 7225 99 00, ex 7226 99 30, ex 7226 99 70.